Director of Communications, Airbus in India & South Asia

Overview

Strategic leadership role shaping, championing and protecting the Airbus story across India and South Asia, acting as trusted advisor to executive leadership and stepping in to represent the Head of Regional Business Growth and Communications.

What you'll do

• Architect and spearhead high-level communication roadmaps that align regional market positioning in India and South Asia with Airbus's global vision, values and business goals.
• Serve as trusted advisor to senior leadership, delivering expert counsel on proactive communications, crisis management and internal and external executive positioning.
• Conceptualise, develop and deploy high-impact narratives across business lines and functions to engage and influence internal and external stakeholders.
• Proactively identify emerging brand vulnerabilities and design robust, reactive messaging frameworks to safeguard the organisation's reputation and business.
• Act as company spokesperson as part of a 24/7 global team.
• Drive strategic alignment, serving as a vital bridge to foster strong, integrated communication flows between Headquarters and the Region.
• Drive multi-channel internal and external communication strategies across all divisions and business units in India and South Asia, aligned with corporate goals and regional business campaigns.
• Manage high-level media relations across all target markets and liaise directly with key customer communications teams.
• Steer strategic social media engagement.
• Oversee full-spectrum content production across proprietary Airbus channels, supported by a local PR agency partner.
• Direct major local corporate events.
• Drive internal communications initiatives to ensure regional alignment and engagement.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Communications, Journalism or a related field.
• 15+ years of experience in corporate communications or journalism.
• At least 5 years in a leadership or strategic advisory capacity within a global matrixed organisation.
• Proven versatility in mastering the full set of 360-degree communications (print / broadcast / web & social).
• Proven track record of managing communications across diverse geographies, cultures, and regulatory environments.
• Mastery of writing and content development for C-suite executives, with the ability to work with digital tools for story-telling.
• Native-level command of English.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of multiple Indian languages, highly valued for regional impact.
• Strong experience in the aerospace and defence sector.
• Demonstrated experience leading communications through major industry shifts or crisis scenarios.
• Background in public relations and branding with an understanding of how corporate messaging intersects with geopolitical narratives.
• Experience leveraging data analytics to monitor, evaluate and optimise the performance of multi-channel communication activities.

Details

• Location: New Delhi, India.
• Employment type: Permanent.
• Flexible working arrangements may be available.
• Job requires awareness of potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity.