Sonova Group

Senior Director, Communications

Sonova Group

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Aurora • Illinois • United States

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Salary

💰 $154,000 - $225,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Develop and lead the North America communications strategy, ensuring alignment with Sonova’s global brand and business priorities
  • Serve as a strategic advisor to the President and regional leadership, guiding executive communications, high-impact messaging, and stakeholder engagement
  • Drive internal communications that inspire employees—through storytelling, leadership visibility, and owned formats such as town halls, video messages, and digital platforms
  • Manage change and crisis communications, partnering with HR and business leaders to support transformation efforts, mitigate risks, and safeguard Sonova’s reputation
  • Lead external communications by strengthening media relationships, supporting thought leadership initiatives, and shaping market-appropriate messaging for the U.S. and Canada
  • Ensure brand stewardship through consistent application of Sonova’s identity, local activation of global campaigns, and oversight of regional social media presence
  • Manage key stakeholders and agency partners to deliver integrated, high-impact communications across organizational, cross-functional, and public environments

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, or related field
  • 10+ years of experience in corporate communications
  • Proven experience advising senior executives and managing high-stakes, high-visibility communications in complex environments
  • Experience in both in-house and agency settings preferred
  • Strategic thinker with strong business acumen, able to translate regional priorities into compelling narratives and actionable communication plans
  • Expertise in media relations and digital communications, with a clear understanding of stakeholder engagement in the U.S. and Canada
  • Skilled collaborator with experience navigating matrixed, global organizations and influencing cross-functional stakeholders
  • Continuous improvement mindset, with operational excellence, strong accountability, and the ability to coach leaders on authentic, effective communication
  • A minimum of 200Mb/sec download and 10Mb/sec upload speed internet connectivity is required to support any remote/hybrid employee functionality at Sonova
Benefits
  • Medical, dental and vision coverage*
  • Health Savings, Health Reimbursement, Flexible Spending/Dependent Care Accounts
  • TeleHealth options
  • 401k plan with company match*
  • Company paid life/ad&d insurance
  • Additional supplemental life/ad&d coverage available
  • Company paid Short/Long-Term Disability coverage (STD/LTD)
  • STD LTD Buy-ups available
  • Accident/Hospital Indemnity coverage
  • Legal/ID Theft Assistance
  • PTO (or sick and vacation time), floating Diversity Day, & paid holidays*
  • Paid parental bonding leave
  • Employee Assistance Program (24/7 mental health support hotline, 5 company paid counseling sessions and more)
  • Robust Internal Career Growth opportunities
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Hearing aid discount for employees and family
  • Internal social recognition platform
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
corporate communicationsmedia relationsdigital communicationsstakeholder engagementchange communicationscrisis communicationsstorytellingexecutive communicationscommunication plansbrand stewardship
Soft Skills
strategic thinkingbusiness acumencollaborationinfluencingoperational excellenceaccountabilitycoachingnarrative developmentleadership visibilityemployee inspiration