At McLaren, our mission is to set the standard for high performance in sport. Everyone, in every part of the team, has a role to play. So if you want to test your ideas with the world watching... And measure your progress in milliseconds... And play your part in racing history... You belong here. High performance starts with you.
Purpose of the Role:
To join our race for performance, we’re looking for an accomplished internal communications professional to business partner with and deliver first-class people and culture outcomes for our stakeholders, including senior and executive leaders, within our Commercial and Business Performance functions.
With your seasoned expertise and deep understanding of their worlds, you will develop and deliver an integrated internal communications strategy to ensure high employee advocacy across McLaren Racing, especially focusing on Commercial and Business Performance.
As a member of our tight-knit and high performing team, you will play a critical part in the internal communications office, forging strong relationships with your natural curiosity and commitment to execute, and your detailed communication and engagement plans that align with functional and organisational strategy.
Role Dimensions:
This leadership role will spearhead high-profile internal communications initiatives that shape and strengthen organisational culture, while driving engagement and alignment with our objectives. With a particular focus on continuing to build and protect our hard fought for culture, this role demands creativity, vision, and an unwavering commitment to collaboration and inclusion. You won’t be afraid of getting stuck in, directly engaging in the development and delivery of impactful strategies that energise and connect teams to our vision and values with every word.
Based in Woking at the McLaren Technology Centre, has no direct reports, and reports into our Head of Internal Communications. There may be some flexibility with working hours to fulfil this role effectively.
Principal Accountabilities:
Develop and publish creative content and campaigns across McLaren Racing’s communication channels. Write, edit, proof-read, and deliver targeted messages to varied audiences.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
Appreciation of organisational culture and the critical role communications plays in shaping, reinforcing, and protecting it. Familiarity with cultural frameworks, diversity and inclusion principles, and employee engagement strategies.
Personal Attributes:
What can McLaren offer?
We constantly strive to be better tomorrow than we are today. Our ambition is to be the most pioneering and exhilarating racing team in the world, and our collective task is to set the standards for high performance in sport. We show up every day with energy and enthusiasm, ready to play our part.
We encourage and support diversity, equity and inclusion. We will actively promote a culture that values difference and eliminates discrimination in our workplace.
McLaren Racing is based at the iconic McLaren Technology Centre (MTC) near Woking. Here at McLaren, we offer hybrid working with 3 days a week based in the MTC.
Our state of the art, sustainable campus offers many facilities including a gym, restaurant and indoor and outdoor break-out areas, as well as direct access to park and common land. The MTC is connected to Woking mainline station via regular shuttle buses, from which London Waterloo is a 30 minute train ride.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including private healthcare, car schemes, life insurance and generous pension contributions.
