Communications Manager, Stryker India

Work Flexibility: Hybrid

Essential duties & responsibilities:

Strategic Communications and Reputation Management:

• Develops and implements communications strategies aligned with divisional goals to promote and protect Stryker’s business and reputation among internal and external audiences.
• Brings external insights into the business, shapes and refines strategies to enhance communications outcomes.
• Identifies gaps and implements processes to improve communications effectiveness.
• Shares communications best practices with businesses, including communications strategies and plans drive greater consistency and effectiveness.
• Supports the company’s efforts to identify and manage reputational issues in the business.
• Stays connected to company-level crisis management team, plans and protocols.
• Leads crisis communications response in the event of issues and crises.
• Implements crisis management tools and best practices and identify opportunities for evolving. 

Marketing Communications, External engagement & PR

• Enables business growth by driving therapy and patient awareness initiatives and strong product communications.
• Integrates PR and media strategy as a commercial enabler in partnership with business leaders, particularly within MedTech and healthcare.
• Manages media relationships and external inquiries.
• Leads divisional campaigns targeted at external audiences in collaboration with Marketing.
• Builds and sustains a consistent brand voice across corporate, business, and talent communications.
• Develops high-quality communication assets including press releases, thought leadership, executive content, blogs, and campaign copy.
• Strengthens executive visibility through industry forums, media engagement, and strategic speaking opportunities.

Internal Communications:

• Crafts and delivers compelling internal messaging that drives employee engagement around divisional strategy, vision, leadership updates, and organizational shifts.
• Leads and supports key internal forums including town halls, leadership meetings, annual sales meetings, strategic planning sessions, and global leadership visits.
• Develops, maintains, and optimizes internal communications channels, ensuring strong connectivity with enterprise-wide messaging.
• Partners with senior leadership to translate strategy into clear, actionable communication that aligns teams and reinforces culture.
• Develop, maintain and optimize internal channels and ensure connectivity to rest of the company.

Employer Branding

• Develops and executes a structured employer branding roadmap aligned with talent strategy and company culture.
• Strengthens presence across LinkedIn, Glassdoor, and other talent platforms; partners with HR on GPTW and employer recognition initiatives.
• Supports campus engagement and talent pipeline programs through targeted brand-building efforts.
• Partners with HR and business leaders to shape narratives that reinforce culture, employee advocacy, DE&I initiatives, and workplace achievements.
• Drives campaigns that showcase employee stories, career progression, and organizational impact.

Digital Communications & Digital Marketing

• Lead the digital communications strategy across web, social media, and internal digital platforms.
• Manage content calendars, digital storytelling, and multimedia assets to enhance engagement.
• Manage Stryker India and Patient websites.
• Work with analytics tools to measure channel effectiveness and optimize content performance.
• Oversee digital marketing campaigns for key initiatives as applicable (events, product updates, employer branding, leadership visibility etc.).

Stakeholder Engagement and operating excellence

• Collaborates with commercial, cross-functional teams and global communications team to implement strategic communications programs aligned with divisional and business goals.
• Shapes messaging and other content for senior leaders for internal and external activities.
• Writes and edits high-impact content for various internal and external channels, such as newsletters, messages from VP/GMs, townhall presentations.
• Continuously optimizes strategies based on insights and feedback.
• Works collaboratively with communications leads in and outside of APAC to build communications capabilities and advance opportunities that impact business goals.
• Manages third party communication consultants and agency partners as needed.
• Holds excellent standards on quality of work and thinking.
• Works independently with resourcefulness and superb project management skills.
• Brings great energy to the work and inspires trust and credibility among teams and wider stakeholders.

Team management

• Leads, coaches, and develops a high-performing communications team of two direct reports, setting clear priorities, performance expectations, and growth plans aligned with business objectives.
• Provides strategic direction while empowering team members with ownership, ensuring strong execution, accountability, and continuous capability building.
• Fosters a collaborative, high-trust team culture and optimizes workload planning, resource allocation, and agency partnerships to deliver impact at scale.

Qualifications & experience:

• 10+ years of relevant work experience
• Previous People Management experience
• Excellent storytelling, writing, and presentation skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects while delivering on established timelines
• Ability to be persuasive in the absence of organizational authority
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word & PowerPoint)
• Has experience working in regional settings preferred
• Has experience working in multi-national settings preferred
• Travel Percentage: 20%

Travel Percentage: 20%