Sr Director, Corporate Brand

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Job Description

Gilead is looking for Sr. Director Corporate Brand who also serves as a center of excellence and a strategic steward of our Gilead and Kite corporate brands ensuring that our identity messaging and creative assets are consistent compelling and aligned with enterprise priorities. This role leads brand governance oversees the creation and management of brand assets and enables teams across the organization to apply the brand effectively in their communications marketing and stakeholder engagement. The successful candidate should possess a deep brand strategy expertise understanding how brand architecture connects with creative concepts and execution. This role reports to the Vice President Corporate & Enterprise Communications.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Brand Strategy & Positioning

• Lead a comprehensive audit of existing internal department and initiative logos to ensure alignment with corporate brand standards. Identify and remove improper or outdated brand assets and guide teams in adopting approved visual identity elements.

• Define and evolve the corporate and product brand architecture to reflect company strategy and reputation priorities.

• Act as a brand ambassador ensuring alignment between brand strategy corporate reputation and business objectives.

• In partnership with the Corporate Reputation team monitor corporate brand health awareness and sentiment through data and stakeholder feedback.

• Collaborate with Corporate Communications Marketing HR Investor Relations and the broader Public Affairs team to embed brand into storytelling campaigns recruitment and employee experience.

• Provide strategic guidance to executive leadership on brand implications of major initiatives or announcements.

• Conduct regular trainings and road-show presentations both within public affairs and cross functionally to increase awareness and understanding of our brand architecture.

Brand Identity & Asset Management

• Oversee the development management and consistent application of brand assets including visual identity messaging frameworks and brand guidelines across all channels and functions.

• Own and manage the companys brand guidelines design system and tone of voice standards.

• Oversee development updating and distribution of branded assets (logos templates visuals multimedia).

• Audit brand use across channels to ensure consistency and compliance.

Governance & Enablement

• Establish brand governance processes reviewing and approving key materials and campaigns.

• Partner with business units functions and regions to adapt assets while staying true to brand guardrails.

• Lead brand-related training and education across the enterprise building brand literacy at all levels.

• Increased brand consistency across all internal and external touchpoints.

• Improved brand health scores (including awareness trust sentiment).

• Adoption and active use of brand guidelines and asset management tools across the enterprise.

• Demonstrated alignment between brand strategy and corporate reputation priorities.

• Positive stakeholder feedback on clarity relevance and impact of brand materials.

• Manage external partnerships and project budgets to ensure strategic alignment and efficient resource utilization.

• Represent Gilead with organizations corporate partners and sponsorships to ensure brand and reputation objectives are reflected in broader policy advocacy and visibility efforts.

Innovation

• Lead a regular and ongoing refresh of brand assets and messaging to reflect strategic pivots and cultural trends.

• Introduce new platforms and tools for brand management including digital-first and AI-enabled solutions.

• Stay ahead of branding trends and best practices ensuring the company maintains a modern and competitive identity.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• 12 years of experience in brand management corporate communications or marketing.

• Proven track record in leading brand strategy and governance at scale.

• Strong visual literacy and understanding of design systems digital platforms and emerging media.

• Strong project management skills

• Existing knowledge of Gileads brand a plus.

• Proficiency in AI tools and an understanding of current industry best practices.

• Excellent collaboration influence and stakeholder management skills.

• Ability to balance creative vision with operational rigor.

• Strong project management skills and comfort working in complex matrixed organizations.

• Understanding the integration of various platforms trends and audience behaviors.

• Comfortable advising executives and senior leaders on brand acumen.

• Demonstrated ability to partner cross-functionally collaborate and influence stakeholders at all levels.

Preferred:

• Background in public affairs corporate communications reputation management consulting PR agencies or government relations.

• Experience in a global or highly matrixed corporate environment.

• Knowledge of the regulatory political or social responsibility landscapes impacting business and reputation.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree and 12 years of experience or

• Masters Degree and 10 years of experience

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Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.

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