Communications Specialist

H&M Group is a global fashion and design company, with over 4,000 stores in more than 75 markets and online sales in 60 markets.
All our brands and business ventures share the same passion for making great and more sustainable fashion and design available to everyone. Each brand has its own unique identity, and together they complement each other and strengthen H&M Group – all to offer our customers unbeatable value and to enable a more circular lifestyle.
We offer clothing, accessories, footwear, cosmetics, home textiles, homeware and other products through our brands, H&M, COS, Weekday, Cheap Monday, Monki, H&M HOME, & Other Stories and ARKET. Our ventures, such as Singular Society and Creator Studio, focus on building scalable solutions, creating value for customers and exploring new revenue streams.

At H&M Group, our people are the driving force behind our commitment to creating meaningful growth and more sustainable lifestyles. Help us re-imagine fashion and together we will re-shape our industry. Learn more about H&M Group here.

As a Communication Specialist you’ll be responsible for collaborating with colleagues on cross-topics to ensure seamless and relevant communication towards the organization. You’ll develop, create and drive communication related events, meetings, forums and keep the relevant stakeholders informed.
By acting in line with our values and being a role model, you contribute to your own and H&M’s business success. No matter what your role may be at H&M – WHAT you do is as important as HOW you do it!

Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to: 

Internal Communication:

1. Set the internal communication strategy and plan, in collaboration with Tech Centers, and in alignment with group and brand (strategy, activities, messages, channels, etc.). 
2. Execute the internal communication strategy.
3. Enable transformation and change through relevant, engaging, and efficient change communication.
4. Be the point of contact for H&M Group and BT Communication teams relating to all central communication matters, to define, prioritize and adapt relevant information to BT Bangalore Tech Location.  
5. This role reports to the India Head and is closely connected to the BT Comms team to exchange best practices and feedback & development of communications skills. 
6. The Global Communications team is a close collaborator, and this role takes part in the Global Communications meetings where it makes sense. A lot of information will also come via BT Communications team. 
7. Set a communications plan & structure and handle daily management of various internal communication channels (SharePoint, Teams, The Circle etc). 
8. Embed and champion best practices for communications within BT Organization, its leaders, and teams.

Employer Branding:

1. Implement H&M Business Tech employer branding strategy & recruitment advertising initiatives.
2. Create, uncover, and articulate personal and inspirational employee stories inspiring H&M brand.
3. Develop compelling and impactful copy for employer branding campaigns, social media, blogs, newsletters, and internal communication.
4. Assist in creating captions, hashtags, and storytelling content for platforms like LinkedIn, Instagram, and Twitter.
5. Collaboration with BT Communications team and Global Employer branding team to ideate and execute designs, videos, and other marketing collaterals.
6. Contribute ideas for creative campaigns and help in their execution.
7. Plan, edit, and write content for a variety of internal communications mediums, such as a staff intranet, monthly magazine, email bulletin. You may also be required to work on the layout of content.
8. Develop creative ways to draw prospective employees to the company's website and identify new recruitment opportunities through social media.

We believe that you excel at fostering collaborations, empowering others, and driving innovative communication strategies while continuously seeking improvement. Your resourcefulness, honesty, and clarity ensure effective communication, and your open-mindedness and curiosity keep you adaptable to change.

To be a successful Communication Specialist we also believe that you have:  

• 8-12 years’ experience from delivering communications in a matrix organization on a global scale, demonstrating your ability to navigate complex communication challenges.   
• Hands-on experience in both reactive and proactive communication strategies, including crisis management. Additionally, be capable of integrating long-term critical and strategic thinking into the leadership approach, effectively influencing and inspiring others.  
• Relevant experience in the tech industry, adept at conveying ideas effectively.  
• Proven track record of advising senior leadership and are a strong writer and inventive problem-solver.   
• Experience working with Microsoft Office tools, such as SharePoint, Teams Live, Yammer, etc., enhancing your ability to collaborate and streamline communication processes.  
• Excellent proficiency in both spoken and written English.

This is a full-time position, based in Bangalore. Apply by sending in your CV in English as soon as possible, but no later than the 13th of February 2025. Due to data policies, we only accept applications through the SmartRecruiters or career page.  

Benefits
We offer all our employees at H&M Group attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe. All our employees receive a staff discount card, usable on all our H&M Group brands in stores and online. Brands covered by the discount are H&M (Beauty and Move included), COS, Weekday, Monki, H&M HOME, & Other Stories, ARKET, Afound. In addition to our staff discount, all our employees are included in our H&M Incentive Program – HIP. You can read more about our H&M Incentive Program here. 

In addition to our global benefits, all our local markets offer different competitive perks and benefits. Please note that they may differ between employment types and countries. 

Inclusion & Diversity 
At H&M Group, we’re determined to create and maintain inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplaces throughout our organization. Our teams should consist of a variety of people who share and combine their knowledge, experience, and ideas. Having a diverse workforce leads to a positive impact on how we address challenges, on what we perceive possible, and on how we choose to relate to our colleagues and customers all over the world. Hence all diversity dimensions are taken into consideration in our recruitment process.

We strive to have a fair and equal process and therefore kindly ask you not to attach a cover letter to your application as it often contains information that can easily trigger unintentional biases.