Responsibilities
We’re looking for a strategic, collaborative, and high-performing Senior Specialist to join our global communications team. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, values cross-functional partnership, and is passionate about telling impactful stories that elevate our brand, advance our business, and support our corporate reputation.
As a key player in our communications function, this individual will work not only on priority corporate initiatives like earnings, product launches, and M&As—but also serve as a horizontal connector, supporting teammates across the global comms team with shared tools, messaging, and execution resources. The role will also help lead sustainability communications, including storytelling and delivery of the annual Environmental, Sustainability, and Governance (ESG) report.
Reporting to the Lead, Corporate Communications, the Senior Specialist,
Corporate Communications plays a critical role in supporting issues and crisis management activities to protect and enhance the company’s reputation. This role also supports the development and execution of corporate communications programs that promote Resmed’s brand and thought leadership.
This highly visible, hands-on role requires excellent writing and communications skills as well as the ability to work effectively across all levels of the organization. The ideal candidate thrives in a collaborative environment, demonstrates strategic thinking, takes initiative, and consistently delivers high quality work quickly and accurately.
About the corporate communications team:
We are a highly motivated, fast-moving global team that thrives on collaboration, creativity, and impact. We work at the center of Resmed’s story—connecting strategy, brand, and purpose through powerful communications that reach and activate employees, customers, investors, and communities around the world. Driven by Resmed’s mission to create health technologies that people love and that help them sleep better, breathe better, and live better lives, we tell stories that matter.
This is an exceptional opportunity to immerse oneself in Resmed’s business, the MedTech industry, and the craft of communications while gaining executive visibility and contributing to work that shapes how the world sees Resmed.
Key responsibilities:
This role supports the execution of strategic and tactical communications that strengthen Resmed’s reputation, align messaging across the enterprise, and enable clear, consistent storytelling.
Strategic and corporate communications
Support enterprise-level communications across quarterly earnings, M&A, corporate initiatives, product launches, events, and companywide announcements. Develop quarterly data summaries of earnings communications performance that inform overarching strategy.
Partner cross-functionally with Investor Relations, Product, Legal, Medical Affairs, and Executive teams to execute integrated communications plans.
Help ensure consistency and alignment across all internal, external, and executive channels.
Issues management and crisis communications
In collaboration with the Lead, Corporate Communications, execute crisis communications strategies, including drafting talking points, FAQs, media responses, and internal guidance.
In coordination with the Lead, Corporate Communications, manage and maintain the company’s crisis communications playbook—updating it with new insights and best practices, coordinating stakeholder training, and tracking engagement and adoption.
Contribute to crisis communications planning and readiness, supporting scenario development, tabletop exercises, and continuous improvement of global response protocols.
Corporate reputation and media relations
Monitor and analyze key industry news and trends to inform communications strategies.
Maintain and update corporate website content to ensure consistent storytelling aligned with Resmed’s brand voice and reputation goals.
Partner cross-functionally with teams such as Investor Relations, Product, Legal, Medical Affairs, and the Executive team to develop proactive and reactive communications.
Draft and edit a wide range of communications content including press releases, media statements, executive bios, fact sheets, messaging frameworks, social media content, and internal articles.
Build and maintain strong relationships with key corporate media outlets directly and through agency partners.
Create ideas to tell Resmed’s stories through its corporate channels.
Manage incoming media inquiries and prepare company spokespeople for media engagements and interviews.
Ensure consistent messaging and brand alignment across global communications initiatives.
Sustainability and ESG communications
Partner with Legal, Investor Relations, and Sustainability teams to support ESG storytelling and reporting.
Assist in planning, writing, and coordinating the annual ESG report and related campaigns.
Contribute to proactive sustainability communications across owned and earned channels.
Team operations and alignment
Serve as a key support to the Corporate Communications team, helping coordinate campaigns, manage calendars, and maintain templates, dashboards, and playbooks.
Drive alignment across teams and regions to ensure communications contribute to a unified corporate narrative.
Track and report on communications performance metrics to support continuous improvement.
Qualifications and Experience
A minimum of 5 years of PR experience plus 3–5 years of proven experience managing crisis communications in a global, regulated industry.
Demonstrated expertise in corporate media relations and communications.
Demonstrated experience leveraging digital and owned channels to enhance corporate storytelling, strengthen employee engagement, and ensure brand consistency across platforms.
Exceptional writing and editorial skills, with an ability to craft compelling narratives that align with corporate goals and strategy.
Experience managing multiple stakeholder needs and delivering impactful communications across various channels.
Strategic thinker with the ability to anticipate issues, connect insights, and deliver proactive communications solutions.
Proven ability to elevate the corporate narrative, engage key audiences, measure effectiveness, and adjust strategies as needed.
Strong project management skills, with the ability to prioritize, execute, and follow through with minimal supervision.
Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills, using sound judgment on when to escalate.
A four-year degree or higher in communications, PR, marketing, journalism, or a related discipline.
Preferred qualifications
Experience in communications with a global company or clients via a PR agency.
Why join us
At Resmed, you’ll be part of a mission driven company focused on improving health and quality of life. This role offers high visibility, the chance to learn from senior brand leaders, and the opportunity to shape how Resmed shows up across global markets. You’ll grow your skills in brand strategy, cross functional collaboration, and brand governance at scale.
We are shaping the future at Resmed, and we recognize the need to build on and broaden our existing skills and continue to attract and retain the world’s best talent. We work hard to offer holistic benefits packages, provide flexible work arrangements, cultivate a workforce culture that allows employees to grow personally and professionally, and deliver competitive salaries to our team members. Employees scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for benefits. This position qualifies for the following benefits package: comprehensive medical, vision, dental, and life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance, sleep care management, Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), commuter benefits, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and tuition assistance. Employees receive Flexible Time Off (FTO), receive 11 paid holidays plus 3 floating days and are eligible for 14 weeks of primary caregiver or two weeks of secondary caregiver leave when welcoming new family members.
Individual pay decisions are based on a variety of factors, such as the candidate’s geographic work location, relevant qualifications, work experience, and skills.
At Resmed, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current base range for this position in the United States is: $116,000 - $145,000 - $174,000 USD.
Joining us is more than saying “yes” to making the world a healthier place. It’s discovering a career that’s challenging, supportive and inspiring. Where a culture driven by excellence helps you not only meet your goals, but also create new ones. We focus on creating a diverse and inclusive culture, encouraging individual expression in the workplace and thrive on the innovative ideas this generates. If this sounds like the workplace for you, apply now!