AVP - Communications India

In less than five years, our offices in India have grown exponentially and continue on an upward growth trajectory, in support of our operations in Europe, LATAM, APAC and North America. Chubb's India offices are hubs of digital, technology, and engineering innovation. Join our dynamic team in Hyderabad, India, where you'll be part of a workplace that not only prioritizes professionalism, but also fosters an atmosphere of creativity, collaboration, and growth. With our commitment to excellence, innovative projects, and supportive work environment, Chubb offers unparalleled opportunities to elevate your career. If you are passionate about driving impactful messaging and want to be a part of our successful journey, join us today and help shape the future of Chubb.

As an employee of Chubb India and a member of Chubb’s Global Marketing, Communications, and Investor Relations Team, the AVP, Communicationswill be responsible for developing and implementing Chubb’s internal and external communications strategy across Chubb’s Hyderabad, Bangalore, and Bhubaneswar engineering centers. 

The ideal candidate is an inquisitive storyteller with exceptional writing, editing and research skills, and is an agile multi-tasker who can work seamlessly across many internal constituents, external parties, and time zones. They are able to switch gears quickly to promote Chubb amongst desirable talent in the marketplace, internal communications priorities and announcements, events, and local partnerships - to name a few areas - with ease and with proficiency. H/she will have a nose for journalism, a newsroom DNA to make sure storytelling is fresh, timely and high impact. H/she must also understand cultural nuances around writing, editing, video producing and have hands-on experience with various content formats. Writing, digital/social media, and video samples will be required. 

The AVP, Communications will collaborate with Chubb’s global head of integrated communications and the other engineering centers located in North America, Mexico, and Greece to ensure of consistency in communications messaging, practices, and methods. Working on recruiting and retention communications for the center and apprising the HR team on marketing possibilities for talent attraction will be key. They will show proven experience in developing and delivering impactful communication campaigns; and bring new creativity, ideas and experience to the team. 

Ideally, the candidate will come to Chubb with an understanding of technology, digital transformation efforts, and have an understanding of digital business subject matter, how to apply data and analytics to showcase their impact and results in easy to digest and timely updates to senior leaders. They will assist with writing points of view and content for key audiences. Writing samples will be required. 

This role operates on a hybrid work schedule (3 days in office, 2 days remote) and is based in Hyderabad. It will report directly into the Head of the India Engineering center with a matrix into the Global Marketing and Communications team.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with senior leaders on internal and external-facing materials.
• Crafting leadership communications, employee communications and external communications for social media.
• Drafting of presentations, talking points, and internal emails, as well as social media posts representing the organization. 
• Exercise judgment and advice regarding message tone, format, timing, vehicle, and audience to ensure the best and most effective approach to achieving communication goals.

Additional Skills and Attributes

• Keen ability to use executive voice to reinforce the company’s mission, values, culture, and priorities. 
• An excellent communicator who is respected for their judgment, work ethic and performance. 
• Ability to express and share a vision and inspire others to action. 
• Highly effective with using data and storytelling to communicate a vision and a strategy.
• Demonstrated ability to convey (in writing) complex information in clear and understandable formats to a wide range of audiences with differing levels of technical understanding. 
• Operates with discipline; executes flawlessly and always has and meets deadlines. 
• Forges relationships across the organization that set the stage for collaboration and success. 
• Able to work on multiple writing assignments simultaneously; at times switching gears to accommodate senior leader and visiting executives’ schedules. 
• Experience in financial services, technology and/or insurance industry is a plus.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment. 
• Produces the highest quality work product. 
• Able to absorb candid feedback. 
• Has impeccable listening skills. 
• Is a trusted advisor and collaborator. 
• Proven track record of working in a global organization. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required – journalism, public relations, or marketing major preferred.
• 12+ years of experience in a communications role required.
• Insurance or Financial Services industry experience preferred.
• Exceptional writing and editing abilities, including spelling and grammar with a keen eye for detail and accuracy.
• Strong project management and organizational skills with aptitude for managing simultaneous projects in a deadline-driven work environment.
• Positive attitude and strong interpersonal skills; takes initiative and effectively collaborates with colleagues from adjacent teams as needed to achieve shared goals.
• Confident self-starter who is also a collaborative team player.
• A proactive and solutions-driven strategic thinker.