Position Title:  Senior Manager External Affairs Strategy

Be a part of a revolutionary change.

At Philip Morris International, we’ve chosen to do something incredible. We’re transforming our business and building our future on smoke-free products with the power to deliver a smoke-free future. With huge change, comes huge opportunity. So, wherever you join us, you’ll enjoy the freedom to dream up and deliver better, brighter solutions and the space to move your career forward in endlessly different directions.

Our company’s key stakeholder constituencies, which are fundamental to both the achieving of its purpose and to the pace of its progress, will be affected in different ways by Philip Morris International’s transformation.

External Affairs at Philip Morris International is a team that provides professionals with opportunities to jointly achieve the ambitious goals our company has set itself.

We need talented people who are also excited by our sense of purpose to help expand our advocacy towards legislators, civil society, interested 3rd party stakeholders, national governments, and public policymakers.

ABOUT THIS ROLE

As Senior Manager External Affairs Strategy position you will be part of the Central External Affairs Strategy team, reporting to the Director External Affairs Strategy. Your key accountabilities will be:

• Provide support in designing and deploying the External Affairs (EA) function's strategy  
• Work closely with regions and markets to drive action at local level (from strategy design & planning to execution), acting as well as a bridge between external engagement functions (i.e., Communication and Life Science) and business strategy
• Lead specific functional and cross-functional EA strategic projects.

YOUR ‘DAY TO DAY’

Contribute to the design of the long-term strategy for the External Affairs function:

• Analyze operating environment to identify key shifts, strategic challenges and opportunities
• Develop actionable insights by assessing overall PMI footprint from an EA perspective, progress to date, and impact of existing initiatives
• Define relevant goals and objectives to support broader PMI ambition
• Design innovative, actionable strategies and solutions to achieve objectives, integrated with other engagement functions of PMI
• Design methodologies and toolboxes that enhance strategy execution at regional and market level

Lead strategy design and execution at market level, in coordination with Regional EA teams:

• Support markets in translating the global EA strategy into relevant local objectives
• Design improved or innovative solutions by leading problem solving and "out-of-the box" thinking 
• Drive proper planning of activities and resources
• Identify market needs and mobilize relevant stakeholders / SMEs to fill gaps (tools, resources, capabilities, ...)
• Provide toolboxes that enhance market thinking and execution
• Drive change management in the organization
• Support markets in strengthening theirs strategic thinking and planning capabilities
• Identify best practices in CA market plans and shares between regions and markets

Lead specific strategic functional and cross-functional projects linked to the Corporate Affairs Engine and Strategy:

• Drive end-to-end project design (briefing, scoping, timelines, streams results, steering committee updates, stakeholder management)
• Lead intellectual agenda, drive complex problem solving and designs innovative solutions
• Drive execution (plans activities and resources, mobilizes stakeholders and SMEs, drives action and runs project governance)

Contribute to the development of materials addressed to PMI Board of Directors and Management Team

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• Masters’ degree, ideally in STEM or Finance, Politics, Law and other relevant field
• MBA as a plus
• Mandatory: Min 10 years’ experience in Corporate/External Affairs, with first-hand experience in external engagement activities, preferably as market Head of Corporate/External Affairs in a regulated industry
• Outstanding strategic thinking, problem solving and analytics capabilities
• In-depth understanding of the dynamics driving political and regulatory agendas for regulated industries
• Strong business acumen and project management skills
• Fast learner, entrepreneurial, with a high degree of assertiveness and independence
• Excellent collaborator with strong communications skills (written and oral)
• Ability and passion to drive change in complex organizations
• Ability to manage ambiguity and delivering under uncertainty

WHAT WE OFFER

Our success depends on the men and women who come to work every single day with a sense of purpose and an appetite for progress!

Join PMI and you too can:

Seize the freedom to define your future and ours. We’ll empower you to experiment and explore. Be part of an inclusive, diverse culture, where everyone’s contribution is respected; collaborate with some of the world’s best people and feel like you belong.

Pursue your ambitions and develop your skills with a global business – our staggering size and scale provides endless opportunities to progress.

Take pride in delivering our promise to society: to deliver a smoke-free future

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