Finance Communications Business Partner

Job Description

As the Financial Communications Leader, you will be responsible for leading the development and execution of comprehensive communications strategies aligned with Philips’ overarching goals, culture, and values. You will drive integrated strategies, guide content creation and management, and optimize distribution strategies for maximum impact. Your role will include leading operational communications goals for organizational success, influencing strategic decisions, and resolving complex issues using critical thinking. You will ensure all initiatives support the company's vision and maintain a unified and recognizable tone of voice across all communication channels.

Your role:

• Lead the development and execution of comprehensive financial communications strategies that align with Philips’ culture, goals, and values, ensuring all initiatives support the company's vision.
• Partner with the Chief Finance Officer and the Finance Leadership Team on internal communications to the global function, ensuring that employees are kept up to date and engaged on functional and business topics.
• Interact regularly with executives and/or major stakeholders, leveraging special skills such as negotiating, cross-functional alignment planning, and influencing senior leaders on significant matters.
• Drive the planning and execution of integrated communications strategies, ensuring the seamless implementation of global and Finance campaigns that effectively reach and engage target audiences.
• Guide the creation of messages, content, talking points, and presentations on behalf of the CFO for internal channels (Viva Engage, Global Town Hall, Global Finance webcasts, etc.) and speaking engagements. Oversee and ensure consistency across communication channels.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration with key departments such as People Function, Government Affairs, Investor Relations, and other functions to synchronize communication efforts and maintain unified messaging.
• Work in partnership with the external communications team to provide a wider business context via an external lens within business and financial markets.
• Coach and support the professional development of your colleagues and ensure the team's success.
• Manage budget allocation and resource planning to ensure efficient execution of communication and brand activities, maximizing return on investment and achieving strategic goals. Evaluate the effectiveness of communications initiatives and proactively drive continuous improvement to optimize outcomes and support organizational objectives.

You're the right fit if:

• You have 8+ years of proven experience in external/internal communication combined with business partnering at a very senior, C-suite level within global, international organizations, preferably in healthcare or technology domains.
• You have a financial background or consultancy experience with a deep understanding of business operations and strategy – a strong asset.
• You have a deep, proven ability to build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, acting as a subject matter expert and guiding others through change.
• You have a strategic mindset combined with hands-on execution; you are flexible and adaptable to changing realities.
• You demonstrate the ability to support, coach, and develop teams, fostering consistency, shared goals, and objectives.
• You have positive energy and genuine enjoyment of the work, contributing to team atmosphere.
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Communications, Marketing, Brand Management, or equivalent.

How we work together
We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.

About Philips
We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help the lives of others.