Communications Lead

Company Description

About Grab and Our Workplace

Grab is Southeast Asia's leading superapp, making everyday life easier - from delivering your favorite meals to helping you manage your finances and travel hassle-free. Our mission is to drive Southeast Asia forward by creating economic empowerment for everyone. We fulfill this through our values of Heart, Hunger, Honour, and Humility, which guide our decisions as we work to make a meaningful impact across the region.

Job Description

Get to Know the Team

The Communications team tells the Grab story around the world. It supports Grab's growth by fostering a trusted brand and reputation, and showcases Grab's values and leadership in Southeast Asia.

Get to Know the Role

Reporting to the Regional Communications Senior Manager, the Singapore Communications Lead is passionate about Grab's mission and will manage our perception among the government stakeholders and the public in Singapore. Your scope will span corporate and policy communications, and you will develop communications strategies that are at the intersection of local regulatory policies, community issues, and our business goals.

This is a unique role that is based onsite at our Grab One North HQ. We are looking for someone who has a proven track record of working with country team members from business, marketing and public affairs teams to create creative, integrated campaigns, while leveraging our HQ investments to develop the Grab story in Singapore.

You will have understanding of the media landscape in Singapore and will build relationships with contacts pivotal for the business, with experience managing crises and issues.

The Critical Tasks You Will Perform

1. Develop comms plans to position Grab as a Singapore tech leader, and to grow Grab's core businesses
2. Lead comms for projects that span corporate actions, regulatory advocacy, and change management
3. Pre-empt and manage the response to issues or crisis
4. Provide communications counsel to internal business leaders on announcements and internal policy changes
5. Manage media and KOL programme, and build working relationships with them
6. Analyse metrics to determine the output and value of PR results and use the data as a critical planning tool

Qualifications

What Essential Skills You Will Need

1. 12+ years of experience: Corporate reputation management, policy communications, crisis management, media relations, integrated communications, data storytelling
2. Experience managing teams and diverse cross-functional stakeholder relations in ambiguous environments
3. You are motivated by hands-on, challenging work
4. Excellent writing, strong project management, and process-oriented

Additional Information

Life at Grab

We care about your well-being at Grab, here are some of the global benefits we offer:

1. We have your back with Term Life Insurance and comprehensive Medical Insurance.
2. With GrabFlex, create a benefits package that suits your needs and aspirations.
3. Celebrate moments that matter in life with loved ones through Parental and Birthday leave, and give back to your communities through Love-all-Serve-all (LASA) volunteering leave
4. We have a confidential Grabber Assistance Programme to guide and uplift you and your loved ones through life's challenges.
5. Balancing personal commitments and life's demands are made easier with our FlexWork arrangements such as differentiated hours.

What We Stand For At Grab

We are committed to building an inclusive and equitable workplace that enables diverse Grabbers to grow and perform at their best. As an equal opportunity employer, we consider all candidates fairly and equally regardless of nationality, ethnicity, religion, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, family commitments, physical and mental impairments or disabilities, and other attributes that make them unique.