Manager, Strategy Communication & Execution

About this Position At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.

This position is with our Consumer Brands business unit – where we empower our employees to bring the best Laundry & Home Care and Hair products to people around the world.

Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.

What You´ll Do

The Manager, Strategy Communication & Execution plays a key role within the North America Transformation Management Office, responsible for bringing business strategy to life through clear communication, alignment, and execution support.

This role ensures that strategic priorities are consistently understood, effectively communicated, and translated into aligned action across the organization. The position partners closely with senior leadership to shape messaging, drive clarity, and enable coordinated execution of key initiatives.

Strategy Communication & Narrative Development

• Own and develop a clear, compelling narrative for NA business strategy and transformation priorities
• Partner closely with Regional President to create high-impact materials for ExCom updates, leadership presentations, board members, shareholder committee members and town halls
• Ensure consistency and clarity of messaging across initiatives and communications
  
  

Cross-Functional Alignment & Engagement

• Drive alignment across business units and functions by ensuring shared understanding of priorities
• Plan, implement and manage proposed recommendations and projects
• Act as a connector across teams, lending support and guiding senior executive decision-making processes
• Provide active guidance to team members during key strategic projects
• Identify and address areas of misalignment or communication gaps
  
  

Strategy Execution Support

• Translate strategy into clear initiatives, milestones, and execution frameworks
• Support governance processes and leadership forums (e.g., Project Excellence)
• Stakeholder management: build and nurture strong advisory relationships with key external and internal senior stakeholders including influencing executives
• Suggest improvements to existing business strategies to drive growth
• Provide visibility into progress, risks, and dependencies across key initiatives
• Leads various special projects as needed including top leader events and global visits
  
  

What makes you a good fit

• 5–8 years of experience in strategy, transformation, management consulting, or business operations
• Demonstrated strength in executive communication and storytelling
• Experience working in cross-functional, matrixed environments
• Strong ability to simplify complex topics into clear, actionable insights
• Excellent project management and leadership skills including proactively driving results and a strong attention to detail.
• Strategic communication & storytelling
• Stakeholder alignment and influence
• Structured thinking and synthesis
• Collaboration and organizational agility
• Project management & drive
  
  

Some benefits of joining Henkel

• Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
• Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program
• Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement
• Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships
• Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement
  
  

The salary range for this role is $115,000.00-$170,000.. This range represents the good‑faith minimum and maximum wages the Company reasonably expects to offer for this role at the time of posting. In addition to base salary, this position may be eligible for incentive pay or other forms of compensation, as applicable. The Company also offers a comprehensive benefits package as described above. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate’s skills, experience, education, training, and work location. This posting is intended to comply with all applicable state and local pay transparency laws.

Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.