Head of Communications, MENA
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About the Role
TikTok seeks a Head of Communications for MENA to lead external reputation, narrative, and stakeholder engagement. The role requires deep understanding of the MENA media and geopolitical landscape, crisis management experience, and proficiency in Arabic and English.
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Responsibilities
- Lead, own and deliver the communications and PR strategy across MENA
- Shape and evolve TikTok's MENA narrative, balancing trust and safety with proactive storytelling
- Integrate policy and communications, working closely with Government Relations and Public Policy teams
- Provide senior counsel to leadership on navigating MENA's media, cultural, and geopolitical landscape
- Lead issues and crisis response across markets
- Secure and manage high impact speaking, media, and stakeholder opportunities
- Build and maintain a strong network of senior journalists, editors, commentators, and policy stakeholders
- Drive cross functional alignment across communications, GR, legal, trust & safety, and global teams
- Assume broader regional responsibilities where required
Requirements
- Extensive experience in communications or PR, with proven experience operating in complex, high stakes and high scrutiny environments
- Deep understanding of the MENA media, geopolitical and cultural landscape
- Proven experience in crisis and issues management across multiple markets
- Strong exposure to public policy, government, or regulatory communications
- Proficiency in Arabic and English is required to communicate with external stakeholders
- A well established network of senior media and KOL stakeholders across the region
- Ability to set strategy and execute independently, with strong judgement and a bias for action
Full Job Posting
Responsibilities
- TikTok is hiring a Head of Communications for MENA to lead our external reputation, narrative, and stakeholder engagement across one of our most dynamic and complex regions.
- This role blends strategy and hands on execution: you will shape the strategy, but also work with a team to ensure it lands in a fast moving and rapidly changing environment.
- The right candidate brings a deep understanding of the MENA media, cultural and geopolitical landscape, strong media relationships, and the judgment to operate through ambiguity, risk, and rapid change.
- You will be part of a broader regional team across the Middle East, Africa, South & Central Asia and Eastern Europe, oversee a small team within MENA, and work closely with cross functional partners while representing regional realities and priorities.
- The role is based in the UAE with regional scope and travel.
Responsibilities
- Lead, own and deliver the communications and PR strategy across MENA, grounded in regional insight and aligned with global priorities.
- Shape and evolve TikTok's MENA narrative, balancing trust and safety with proactive storytelling around economic impact, creators, SMBs, and cultural relevance.
- Integrate policy and communications, working closely with Government Relations and Public Policy teams to anticipate regulatory and geopolitical risks and translate complex policy topics into clear, credible external narratives.
- Provide senior counsel to leadership on navigating MENA's media, cultural, and geopolitical landscape, bringing strong judgement and context.
- Lead issues and crisis response across markets, proactively identifying risk using external and internal signals, and manage fast, coordinated, and high quality response, with clear decision making.
- Secure and manage high impact speaking, media, and stakeholder opportunities, preparing spokespeople with the context, positioning, and confidence required.
- Build and maintain a strong network of senior journalists, editors, commentators, and policy stakeholders, leveraging relationships for both proactive storytelling and rapid response.
- Drive cross functional alignment across communications, GR, legal, trust & safety, and global teams to ensure consistency and impact.
- Assume broader regional responsibilities where required.
Qualifications
- Extensive experience in communications or PR, with proven experience operating in complex, high stakes and high scrutiny environments.
- Deep understanding of the MENA media, geopolitical and cultural landscape.
- Proven experience in crisis and issues management across multiple markets.
- Strong exposure to public policy, government, or regulatory communications (direct or closely partnered).
- Proficiency in Arabic and English is required to communicate with external stakeholders.
- A well established network of senior media and KOL stakeholders across the region.
- Ability to set strategy and execute independently, with strong judgement and a bias for action.
- Highly organized, detail oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities in fast moving environments.
- Experience in tech or platform companies is a strong advantage.
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