Matthias Harenburg

Experienced communication manager / Head of Corporate Communications / Take your corporate communications to the next level!

Germany

About

My devotion is to develop corporate communication teams further by providing strategic orientation, crossing organizational boundaries, and driving the use of data and opportunities of digital tools and methods. I consider communications a strategic business function that enables organizations to entering into long-lasting exchange relationships with its key stakeholders. My focus is on: - strategic positioning and messaging - organizational development - crisis communication - performance measurement and data-driven communications - communication consultancy from project-manager to C-level.

Experience

  • UKA – Der Energieparkentwickler (Hybrid)
    • Leiter Unternehmenskommunikation, Politik & Marke
      Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr

    • Leiter Unternehmenskommunikation
      Jun 2023 - Jul 2025 · 2 yrs 2 mos

      - development of a company positioning incl. stakeholder-centric key messages - development of communication goals, strategies, and implementation plans - development of structures and procedures such as standard processes, a company guideline on sponsorings and donations or a crisis communication process and supporting tools - driving the visualization of the company's daily communication activities as well as the digialization of daily tasks incl. use of AI-tools - further development of the corp. comms team incl. roles, responsibilities, skills and introduction of a newsroom - communication consultancy to the executive management - media relations - representing the company on external boards and in associations - leading managers

  • Communication Performance Manager at Siemens Healthineers
    Dec 2019 - May 2023 · 3 yrs 6 mos

    - developed processes and tools for an integrated communication controlling - monthly communication performance reports to the company`s executive management (CEO) and the communication function - consultancy on strategic communication and on increasing effectiveness and efficiency of communication activities - project team member for the development and implementation of a newsroom concept - developed a programm for a systematic issues management - drove the digitalization of the corporate comms. function (e.g. consultancy on processes and tools, development of bots to automize routine tasks, development and introduction of dashboards)

  • Head Of Communication at SIVENTUS
    Oct 2021 - Apr 2023 · 1 yr 7 mos

    - developed a strategic company positioning and core messages - updated the company`s website following the company positioning - developed cross-channel communication plans - reported on the company`s communication channel performance - managed and developed the company`s LinkedIn presence - various editorial activites - consulted the whole Siventus team on all communication-related matters

  • Regional Head, Corporate Communications and Marketing at Helios Kliniken GmbH
    Jul 2018 - Nov 2019 · 1 yr 5 mos

    - lead and developed further the communication & marketing team - introduced a newsroom concept - consulted the management on strategic communication aspects (e.g. employer branding and digitalization) - strategic company positioning on developing issues (e.g. tele-medicine) - crisis-communication and strategic press activities - supported cross-company communication projects and represented the region on internal and external boards

  • Siemens (Full-time · 10 yrs 10 mos)
    • Head Of Communications
      Jun 2017 - Jun 2018 · 1 yr 1 mo

      - rebuilding a comms. team for the global Mobility Management business (incl. roles and responsibilities) - developing processes and routines for corporate comms. - communication controlling and strategic planning - CEO and executive management consultancy - leading disciplinary and funktional team-members

    • Head Of Communications
      Oct 2014 - May 2017 · 2 yrs 8 mos

      - comms. project lead for the spin-off the Siemens wind business of Siemens AG and the merger of the Siemens wind business with Gamesa to become Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy - rebuilding a comms. team for the global wind service business (incl. roles and responsibilities) - developing processes and routines for collaboration between marketing and corporate comms. - crisis communication - communication controlling and strategic planning - CEO and executive management consultancy - representing the company on external boards and in associations - leading disciplinary and funktional team-members

    • Head of Communication Controlling & Regional Coordination
      Jul 2013 - Sep 2014 · 1 yr 3 mos

      - development of a communication controlling framework for the Corporate Comms. department - development of a strategic planning process to align corporate comms. from HQ, businesses and regions - corp. comms. key account to the regions Middle East and China - team-lead