# Head of Comms

**Company:** [Parallel](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/parallel)
**Location:** Palo Alto, CA, San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Communications
**Salary:** $200k – $300k/yr
**Skills:** Press Relations, Analyst Relations, Media Coverage, Product Launches, Thought Leadership, Narrative Building, AI Infrastructure, Technical Storytelling
**Posted:** 2026-03-20

> Owns Parallel's external storytelling, builds press/analyst relationships, drives product launch coverage, and shapes AI infrastructure narrative. Requires narrative thinking, technical story resonance, and established media credibility.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Own how Parallel tells its story to the world
- Build relationships with press and analysts
- Drive coverage around product launches and benchmark results
- Shape the narrative as the default web intelligence layer for AI
- Partner with leadership on thought leadership and participation in the broader AI infrastructure conversation

## Requirements
- Have a nose for what makes a technical story resonate beyond the technical audience
- Think in narratives, not press releases
- Know when to be loud and when to let the product speak
- Have the relationships and credibility to make both work

## Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Generous equity
- Visa sponsorships
- 401K plans
- Daily lunch & office snacks
- Dinner at the office
- Unlimited vacation
- Caltrain pass reimbursement

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