Senior Director, Communications

Our culture lifts you up—there is no ego in the way. Our common purpose? We all want to win for our customers. We aim to always be evolving, dynamic, and ambitious. We believe in the power of genuine connections. Each employee is a part of what makes us unique on the market: agile and dedicated. **Time Type:** -------------- Regular **Job Description :** --------------------- At Cogeco, our lasting commitment to communities fuels our daring ambition to outmaneuver industry giants. We pride ourselves in being audacious in our aspirations while being grounded by our deeply human and connected culture. As Senior Director, Communications, you will serve as the strategic engine behind our enterprise narrative and corporate reputation, driving both our internal and external mobilization. Reporting to the **Chief Human Resources Officer** as a core partner in driving business transformation and organizational alignment, you will direct enterprise-wide communications across North America. In doing so, you will lead a robust external media, PR, and corporate reputation strategy while architecting and driving an internal communications engine that connects and mobilizes our frontline, business and corporate teams. ### **Key Responsibilities:** 1. **Strategic Advisory & Executive Partnership** * Act as a direct, trusted communications advisor to the CEO and Executive Committee (ExCo), delivering concise, data-backed counsel on communication strategies, change initiatives, and enterprise alignment needed to drive the overall business goals. * Proactively network with leaders across the organization to build trust, uncover key stories to be told, and drive strategic platform and messaging work that connects internal mobilization with external brand resonance. * Drive executive thought leadership strategies that earn credibility with executive stakeholders and amplify our challenger story across North America, focusing on opinion-driven impact rather than sheer volume. * Translate complex business decisions, financial targets, regulatory policies, and market shifts into clear, rallying narratives for internal and external stakeholders. 2. **Enterprise Narrative & Corporate External PR** * Own, govern, and continuously embed the Cogeco Masterbrand narrative across corporate channels with deep links into our financial communications, investor relations touchpoints, and public affairs. * Direct corporate PR, public affairs, and media relations across North America, shaping the company’s position in regulatory contexts, government relations, public policy, and investor relations with high-impact, credible perspectives. * Serve as an executive spokesperson and partner with external firms and PR agencies to drum up high-value visibility opportunities and maximize market influence. * Protect and elevate company reputation, ensuring proactive media outreach and message pull-through that reinforces our challenger positioning. 3. **In