Team Lead Internal and External Communications (m/f/d)

Surventis, a coatings company that recently separated from BASF, is seeking a Team Lead Internal and External Communications (m/f/d) for its Münster, Germany site. The role is full-time and onsite. During the transition, listings are hosted on BASF’s platform and presented in BASF branding, but the positions are with Surventis and your application will be submitted to them. If you’re the kind of person who wants to own their impact and help shape the brand’s voice worldwide, this could be a great fit.

The team works closely with the business to ensure strategy is understood and the story is heard. As Team Lead, you’ll keep the brand’s voice consistent while guiding a hands-on team of communications specialists. You report directly to the Head of Global Communications and will shape strategies, advise leaders, and manage critical communications across internal and external channels.

In short, this is a leadership role for someone who enjoys turning strategy into clear messages, collaborating with senior stakeholders, and steering communications across regions. The right person will blend big-picture thinking with practical execution and be comfortable acting as a spokesperson when needed.

Steering the brand voice across borders

You’ll lead and nurture a global team focused on media relations and internal and change communications, taking ownership of both performance and development. You’ll stay hands-on by crafting strategies, plans and content that align with business priorities, while guiding the Surface Treatment Communications Lead in shaping and delivering communications globally. Expect to create, review and publish high-quality messages across multiple channels, and to define media relations approaches that identify compelling stories and actively engage the media. You’ll drive internal communications and change communications, serving as a trusted sparring partner for leaders. In crisis moments you’ll act as a spokesperson and coordinate One Voice statements to ensure a unified front.

What you need to bring to the table

• A degree in communications, public relations, journalism or a related field
• Several years of experience in internal and external corporate communications within an international environment, including change, transformation and restructuring communications
• Ability to translate corporate strategy into clear narratives, messages and practical communication measures
• Strong advisory skills and a proven track record working with leaders and stakeholders at multiple levels
• Experience leading international teams and managing complex, cross-functional projects
• Strong strategic thinking, political awareness and intercultural competence
• A structured, pragmatic approach to work with the ability to set priorities and drive change in a dynamic environment
• Excellent German and English language skills

What Surventis offers you

• Maternity leave cover – fixed-term for one year, with an option to extend; part-time arrangements may be possible under specific circumstances
• Diversity is part of who they are, with employee networks such as WomenInCoatings and CultiConnect
• A wide range of local and global development and career opportunities for professional and personal growth
• A feedback culture embedded in the corporate rhythm, including regular employee surveys and management feedback
• At the Münster location there is a on-site fitness studio Freizeit with a physiotherapy practice, permanently employed company doctors, a company restaurant Auszeit with a café bar, a bilingual company daycare LackiKids and a vacation program LackiKids on Tour

Advice for applicants

Lead with your international communications leadership in your resume. Open with a line that highlights your experience guiding teams in media relations and internal & change communications across borders, and your track record advising leaders.

Show how you’ve turned strategic priorities into concrete communications programs. Include one or two examples where you translated broad strategy into clear messages and measurable activities that spanned multiple channels and regions.

Be ready to walk through a crisis scenario where you acted as a spokesperson and coordinated a One Voice response. Practice describing how you would partner with senior leaders and regional teams to maintain a consistent brand voice under pressure.

Ask a smart question about how the team balances global consistency with regional needs, and how success is measured for the role. A good prompt is to ask how One Voice is implemented across functions and markets and what leadership expects from the Team Lead in integrating touchpoints across internal and external channels.

How to apply

Questions? Reach out to Melissa Amina Rahmani (Talent Acquisition) at [email protected] or +49 30 2005 58073. You may also book an online meeting via this link: online meeting.

Learn more about the company at the Surventis site. Diversity is highlighted as a core strength within the team and the organization emphasizes equal opportunity for all applicants.