Internal Communications Officer

Akeneo is a global leader in Product Experience Management (PXM) and Product Information Management (PIM) solutions that help merchants and brands deliver a compelling customer experience across all sales channels, improve product data quality and simplify product catalog management.

At Akeneo, our teammates are the driving force behind who we are and where we want to go as a company. We work every day to shape a first-class work environment and culture, which is rooted in our core values of Humility, Benevolence, Openness, Innovation and Beer (aka. comradery) We want our people to help us grow and to grow with us, and that’s why we do whatever it takes to equip our employees with everything they may need to make a tangible impact on themselves, the business and the company. Let our intrepid three-headed mascot #ZiggyTheHydra welcome you into her world and join us at Akeneo Learn more about who we are as an employer and about our Culture and Values via our Career page.

***Job description***:
In this role, you will be part of the Human Resources team, reporting to and supporting our Internal Communications Manager Anne-Pauline, becoming her right hand. Together you will further shape our Internal Communications strategy and design all types of communication plans and projects dedicated to our employees worldwide.
Internal Communications’ main stakeholders are: Akeneo Leadership, HR including Talent Acquisition, Internal IT, Office Managers, Marketing, Enablement, external third parties (video, photo, event management, platforms and apps etc), managers, all employees.

**More precisely, your main missions will be to**:

- ** Internal events**: Lead the organization of our internal events at a global scale (i.e. worldwide end of year initiatives, annual employee gathering)
- **Teammate onboarding**: Conduct the maintenance and improvement of our new teammate onboarding process (i.e. design games and creative formats to improve our onboarding experience, ensure global content remains up-to-date, accompany team leads in updating their checklists/team presentations to new joiners)

**In addition, you will support our Internal Communications Manager by**:

- **Actively contributing to the definition of our internal communication strategy** (the function is still relatively new, there is a lot to do and a lot of potential to push new ideas)
- **Tools and processes**:Optimizing our existing internal communications channels, tools and processes, design new ones and coach the organization on internal communication best practices (i.e. explore what the future of the “internal newsletter” could be and coordinate its production, support on cleaning up and restructuring the way we organize information on Notion and Slack).
- **Employee Engagement**: Learning about how we monitor the employee experience and well-being by surveying employees regularly, analyzing results and coordinating follow-up action plans.
- **Corporate Responsibility**:Participating in the development of employee-led initiatives engaging Akeneo’s corporate responsibility and exploring the impact our company has on society and the world around (i.e. animate our network of Employee Volunteering champions).

**Qualifications**:

- Regardless of your background, you have a minimum of** 2+ years of experience **working on internal communications or corporate communications projects, with a strong focus on** event management** and **process improvement.**
- You are **rigorous **and **organized**.
- You enjoy working **autonomously **on your own projects as much as **brainstorming **collectively within a team.
- You are used to evolving in an **international **environment and know how to take cultural differences into account.
- You have excellent **interpersonal **skills and know how to adapt to different kinds of situations and profiles.
- Your **English **is close to perfect (both spoken and written - all of our Internal Communications work is done in English). You enjoy writing and are not afraid of public speaking.
- You have an interest in the **tech **industry.

**Life at Akeneo**:
Diverse, cross-cultural team.

Annual All Staff gathering week, office parties, team offsites

Once a year, travel to another office location for a period of 2 weeks.

Top-notch 8-week onboarding programme for new teammates, including live presentations, online courses you can take at your own pace, and an exhaustive checklist with all the resources, calls-to-action and support contacts for a smooth integration into the company.

The position is open in the lovely city of Nantes: Enjoy a 19th-century historical building, tour our private garden and stop by the pond while doing your team catch-up. We also do great barbecues when the sun is out.

Fresh honey and eggs by our own bees and chickens :)

**General**

Competitive package and complementary health insurance

**Time off**

Flexible working hours, global home office policy

33 days paid leave if you are th