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Global PR Operations Lead - 12 month FTC
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Hybrid · London, United Kingdom
Experience
Lead / principal · Not stated
Level inferred from job title
Job description
Global PR Lead at Skyscanner, responsible for coordinating the company's international PR operations across 23 markets, connecting plans, people, budgets, agencies and operations. The role sits at the heart of a fast-paced, high-volume PR team and reports to the Senior Director of Communications.
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time
- Work mode
- Hybrid · London, United Kingdom
What you'll do
- Lead the global PR planning process with the global PR agency hub, partnering with the Senior Director of Communications to keep forecasting, budgets, resources and priorities aligned
- Work closely with the measurement lead to make sure reporting is accurate, useful and connected to the strategies and decisions that matter
- Partner with Procurement and Finance to ensure the right suppliers, commercial setup and financial tracking are in place to support growth
- Traffic-manage inbound requests, help the team navigate competing priorities and focus resources where they can have the greatest impact
- Spearhead strategic PR initiatives and special projects beyond core campaigns, while supporting delivery of the Awareness strategy and Big Bet activity through PR
- Lead and collaborate on cross-functional improvements spanning tools and technology, including Tableau, ThoughtSpot, AI and the Product Ops model
- Partner with market leads, the global agency hub and Corporate and B2B PR teams to develop playbooks, strengthen processes and drive consistent adoption and delivery across 23 markets
- Manage and develop the PR Coordinator, keeping calendars, finance trackers and reporting on course
What we're looking for
- Worked in complex, international communications environments and knows how to turn lots of moving parts into one joined-up plan
- Strategic and operational: equally comfortable shaping a global PR initiative and getting into the detail needed to make it happen
- Stakeholder savvy: builds trusted relationships across senior leaders, market teams, agencies and cross-functional partners
- Agency confident: knows how to get the best from global agency relationships, balancing clear direction, strong partnership and accountability for delivery
- Commercially switched-on: comfortable working with budgets, forecasting, suppliers, Procurement and Finance
- Tech and data curious: interested in how measurement, dashboards, AI and smarter tools can improve PR operations, reporting and decision-making at scale
- Calm in fast-paced environments, able to prioritise when everything feels important, and comfortable managing and developing others
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About Skyscanner
Skyscanner has spent 20 years building tools that turn travel-planning chaos into a breeze; around 160 million travellers count on it every month to find flights, cars and hotels quickly and easily.
Mission
To be the world's number one travel ally
Key facts
- Travel
- Around 160 million travellers use Skyscanner every month
- 20 years of building travel-planning tools
- Communications run across 23 markets worldwide
- Equal opportunities employer
- Typically pays a minimum of 24 weeks birth parent/maternity leave globally
What they value
- Inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive
- Products that are accessible to all
- Diverse teams