Public Relations Director

Location(s):
Singapore, Singapore
Sydney, Australia
Hong Kong, China
 
Description: Salesforce.com is the market and technology leader in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS). The company's portfolio of SaaS applications, including its award-winning CRM, available at http://www.salesforce.com/products/, has revolutionized the ways that customers manage and share business information over the Internet. The company’s Force.com PaaS enables customers, developers and partners to build powerful on-demand applications that deliver the benefits of multi-tenancy across the enterprise. Applications built on the Force.com platform, available at http://www.force.com, can be easily shared, exchanged and installed with a few simple clicks via salesforce.com's AppExchange marketplace available at http://www.salesforce.com/appexchange. As of October 31, 2007, salesforce.com manages customer information for approximately 38,100 customers including ABN AMRO, Dow Jones Newswires, Japan Post, Kaiser Permanente, KONE, Sprint Nextel, and SunTrust Banks. www.salesforce.com To support rapid growth and expansion in Asia Pacific, salesforce.com is seeking a highly energetic and experienced PR professional to develop and drive all aspects of its regional communications strategy. This high impact role requires an individual with a firm understanding of all standard PR programs and a strong grasp of technology combined with the ability to take raw content from executives, product marketing, and other sources, and edit that content to drive key messages. This is a unique opportunity to work with a team that is recognized as one of the leading marketing organizations in technology today. Salesforce.com is often described as a marketing-driven company; this position is at the core of the company's regional marketing strategy. This is a dynamic opportunity for a seasoned professional with a proven history of success in creating, driving and executing marketing communications programs. An entrepreneurial approach will be critical to your success; in addition to strategizing and driving the programs, this position is hands-on in the day-to-day management and execution of all aspects of the initiatives and campaigns.

Responsibilities:
    » Define and execute an annual Asia Pacific communications plan. Plans will be reviewed quarterly and include predetermined metrics to demonstrate effectiveness. » Manage a pan-Asian communications program…executed by multiple in-country agencies » Writing and working with contracted resources to ensure a full pipeline of regional announcements » Exceptional writer and editor of press releases, award applications and other copy. » Oversee development of regional Customer Reference Program » Experience with formal executive speaking program » Identification internal communications needs and strategies » Limited travel required


Required Skills/Experience:
    » 8+ years experience in PR and technology, either at an agency or in-house » Experience executing on all major PR programs » Requires an amazing ability to multitask and own/drive numerous projects at a time » Ability to manage multiple, high-detail, deadline-sensitive projects » Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines with a high level of quality in all deliverables » Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills » Obsessed with results and measuring campaign results & impact » Experience communicating business and marketing objectives to cross functional teams » Must be results-oriented, customer driven, organized with attention to detail. » Must have ability to prioritize and meet aggressive deadlines » Must thrive on teamwork, but able to perform autonomously » Strong project management and interpersonal communications skills > the role is Singapore based Please note that all applicants will be subjected to background checks and pre-employment screening applicable to the position. Your consent to the conduct of this process and use of the information collected is a requirement of any application.


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