Marketing & Communications Manager DACH

About the Role:
As Communications Manager youll be the driving force behind our regional media and public relations strategy. Youll shape Digital Realtys brand voice across DACH managing proactive media outreach content creation and reputation-building initiatives. Youll also play a key part in ensuring our global messages resonate locally helping us tell a consistent and compelling story about our purpose innovation and leadership in the digital infrastructure space.

Key Responsibilities:

Media Relations & Strategy

• Develop and execute a comprehensive media and PR strategy for the DACH region aligned with EMEA and global objectives.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with journalists industry analysts and influencers in the IT and B2B sectors.
• Lead the creation and localization of press releases bylined articles op-eds and thought leadership content.
• Monitor measure and report on media coverage sentiment and brand positioningusing data-driven insights to guide improvements.
• Support the EMEA PR Counsel by sharing local insights and maximizing regional amplification opportunities.

Corporate & Crisis Communications

• Act as a trusted advisor in the regional crisis communications team ensuring alignment with global strategies.
• Safeguard brand integrity across all external communications and touchpoints.
• Conduct competitive and market analysis to refine key messages and identify emerging opportunities.

Collaboration & Leadership

• Partner closely with EMEA Marketing Legal Field Marketing Internal Comms and other cross-functional teams.
• Represent DACH communications in global forums and contribute to a collaborative matrix-driven environment.
• Support ad hoc translation content or storytelling projects as needed.

About You:

Youre a confident strategic communicator who thrives in a fast-paced international environment. You love crafting narratives that make complex technology relevant and you bring both creativity and analytical thinking to your work.

What Youll Bring

• 7 years experience in PR media relations or corporate communications ideally in the Tech or B2B industry.
• A Bachelors or Masters degree in Communications Journalism Marketing or a related field.
• Proven success managing media relations and delivering measurable PR results.
• Strong network of journalists across DACH and relevant trade media.
• Excellent writing and storytelling skills in English (business level); German strongly preferred other European languages a plus.
• Experience working in global matrixed organizations.
• Proactive mindset collaborative spirit and flexibility to work across time zones.
• Willingness to travel occasionally within EMEA for meetings and events.

A bit about us

Digital Realty is the leading provider of carrier and cloud neutral data centre services by delivering the full spectrum of data center colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL the companys global data center platform provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300 facilities in50metros across28countries on6continents. Weve3500colleagues around the world who work together come up with life-changing solutions and create connections that matter every day.

What we can offer you

Our rapidly evolving business sector offers the opportunity to be part of a courageous and passionate team who work together to understand and meet the changing needs of our global customers. Join us and youll be part of a supportive and inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. As part of our team youll get to work with people from different business areas challenge the way we do things and put your ideas into action. Well also give you plenty of development opportunities so you can build a rewarding and successful career with us. This is an exciting time to join our business so apply now and make your mark on our future.

Do you thrive in a fast-paced goal-oriented environment and enjoy leading teams to deliver top-notch procurement strategies If so apply now to join our team!