Corporate Communications Manager

• Experience: 8+ years in corporate communications, including at least 3 years leading a function or serving as a deputy group lead in a large enterprise.
• Corporate Track Record: Strong inside-company track record with direct accountability for commercial and corporate outcomes.
• Building Capabilities: Proven experience establishing or substantially rebuilding a communications department from the ground up.
• Public/Listed Environment: Experience working under securities disclosure obligations, with a strong understanding of materiality and regulatory timing.
• Heavy Industry Experience: Experience in metals, mining, energy, chemicals, or large-scale industrial infrastructure.
• Major Project / Transition: Demonstrated success communicating a major capital project through construction to operational launch, or through major corporate transitions (IPO, listing, carve-out).
• Crisis Leadership: Practical experience personally leading communications through live reputational, environmental, or operational crises.
• Language & Writing Excellence: Proficiency in Arabic and English is required, with the ability to personally draft publication-standard content (op-eds, speeches, statements) without relying on agencies.
• Location: Willingness to be based in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with regular site visits.

• Experience working within or alongside international joint ventures or Chinese-listed enterprise structures.
• Experience preparing for an Initial Public Offering (IPO).
• Background in metals, mining, or aluminium.
• Pre-existing network within regional and international industrial/metals trade media.
• Experience within sovereign-backed or state-linked portfolio entities.

• Direct reporting line to senior operational leadership and standing attendance at Executive Committee meetings.
• Clear authority over external communications clearance and direct ownership of the department budget and agency selection.
• Clear, milestone-linked progression framework as the organisation advances toward capital market readiness.
• Full relocation support, along with comprehensive medical coverage and standard corporate allowances.

Interested candidates are invited to apply directly via the link or by submitting their updated CV:

✉️ Email Application: Send your CV to cv@taj-hr.com (Subject Line: Senior Director, Corporate Communications - Riyadh)