Head of Corporate Communications (m/f/d)

FASTR Energy is one of the leading energy service providers and electricity suppliers in Germany. The company was founded in 1989 in Aachen and today has its headquarters in Düsseldorf, as well as branches in Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, and Leipzig. What began as a family-run business has evolved into a dynamic energy partner that embarked on a clear growth trajectory in May 2025 through its partnership with KKR. In an exciting transformation phase, we are actively shaping the future of energy supply – with a clear vision: as a decarbonization partner for the real estate industry, we make a decisive contribution to the energy transition in Germany.

The Role

As Head of Corporate Communications, you will be responsible for the communication of a company in a formative phase: FASTR is being newly established and is growing as a nationwide, integrated energy service provider for the real estate industry, municipalities, and municipal utilities. You will strategically build and expand the communications function, give it structure and character, and make the company's positioning tangible both internally and externally.

This is explicitly not an execution-only communication role. You will shape things from the ground up – with direct access to management, company-wide visibility, and the mandate to set topics rather than just accompany them.

Your Responsibility

• You will develop the company's communication strategy and unify internal and external communications into a consistent appearance.

• You will be responsible for communication with customers as well as with applicants and employees, ensuring that all target groups experience the same brand.

• You will advise management as a sparring partner on communication issues, translate strategy and positioning into clear messages, and actively introduce topics.

• You will make technically and regulatorily driven topics in the energy and real estate sectors understandable for different target groups and position the company as a reliable partner for the housing industry, municipalities, municipal utilities, and institutional investors.

• In close coordination with HR, you will develop FASTR's employer branding and make us visible as an employer – from career channels to internal communication.

• You will be responsible for press and media relations, build relationships with relevant media and multipliers, and position the company on topics relevant to the energy and real estate sectors.

• You will manage and expand communication channels – from LinkedIn to trade press – and develop formats that align with the company's positioning.

• You will manage the collaboration between Corporate Communications and Sales Marketing and be responsible for digital marketing campaigns – from content to social media to performance marketing – to support brand awareness and lead generation.

• You will create the foundations for a scalable communications function: processes, guidelines, standards, and structures that grow with the company.

• You will lead a small team at the interface of communication and marketing, develop it further, and closely interlink both areas.

What You Bring

Required

• Several years of experience in corporate communications, demonstrably in a shaping or building function.

• Strong ability to communicate complex, explanatory issues clearly, precisely, and in a target-group-oriented manner.

• Experience in B2B and stakeholder communication, ideally in a technically, industrially, or infrastructure-related environment.

• Strategic thinking combined with the ability and willingness to implement topics operationally yourself.

• Confident and assured demeanor towards management level – you create clarity and convincingly represent your professional stance.

• Sound experience in press and media relations.

• Experience in managing employees and the willingness to build and further develop a team.

Advantageous

• A robust network with media and industry experts.

• Experience in brand or integration phases, such as merging multiple organizations under a common brand.

• Experience in communicatively supporting a new or evolving brand identity.

• Proximity to industries requiring explanation, such as energy, infrastructure, or the real estate sector.

• Experience in employer branding and personnel marketing, ideally in close cooperation with HR.

• Experience in managing digital marketing campaigns (e.g., content, social media, and performance marketing) and in the interplay with sales marketing.

What awaits you with us

• A building and shaping role with real mandate instead of predefined routines.

• Direct line to management and influence on the company's external and internal perception.

• A company in an active growth and integration phase, where communication is strategically needed.

• The opportunity to shape a communications function according to your own ideas and let it grow with the company.

• A meaningful task: behind your messages are real assets, real customers, and a topic that matters socially.

• A solid foundation: over 25 years of operational experience, around 1,100 heating plants in operation, and an investor backing our growth.

• A team growing together: from three companies to one brand – and you help shape how that feels internally and externally.

Why this role?

Such starting conditions are rare: an established operational base of over 25 years, a freshly sharpened brand, and financially soundly supported growth. If you want to shape corporate communications rather than just manage it, and achieve visible impact, you will find the framework here – with responsibility from day one and the creative freedom to shape a function from the ground up.