Sr Director, Corporate Brand

Sr. Director, Corporate Brand

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 Identify and remove improper or outdated brand assets, and guide teams in adopting approved visual identity elements.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 :

Governance & Enablement :

Innovation :

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

Preferred :

Basic Qualifications :

The salary range for this position is : $243,100.00 - $314,600.00. Gilead considers a variety of factors when determining base compensation, including experience, qualifications, and geographic location. These considerations mean actual compensation will vary. This position may also be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role), paid time off, and a benefits package. Benefits include company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.

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