Regional Communications Manager

Get to know our Team:

The Communications team is responsible for telling the Grab story around the world. Whether it's speaking to media and online influencers, industry commentators, thought leaders or the wider community, the Communications team is the voice of Grab.

Get to know the role:

The Corporate Communications Manager/ Senior Manager will drive Grab’s growth by promoting and protecting its brand and reputation, ensuring its position as the leading online-to-offline mobile platform in Southeast Asia. This is a unique opportunity to help shape a high‐growth start-up operating in a fast‐paced and dynamic global industry.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Drive regular stories in international business and tech media that shapes understanding and raises profile of the Grab business amongst investor and business community

• Drive thought leadership for Grab executives, and build strong working relationships with Grab business stakeholders

• Develop messaging and multi-format content around corporate announcements for media and other relevant channels

• Monitor and opportunistically leverage industry news

• Organise and oversee regional media events, and support country teams to drive impactful corporate stories

• Manage international media relations, issues management and KPI tracking, in partnership with PR agency (where applicable) according to budget and business requirements

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Skill-sets we need you to have:

• Required: Corporate reputation management, media relations, issues management

• Good-to-have: integrated communications

• Fluency in English and Chinese (spoken and written)

• Experience working in China and exposed to working with different cultures within APAC

• Internet sector and agency experience preferred; 8-12 years experience

• Existing relationships with journalists focused on the tech and startup space at major international business and tech media

• Experience working in a regional or global team in a fast-growth company

• Hands-on, proactive and self-driver

• Creative thinking and inherent driver and curiosity to push new angles and ideas