Responsibilities
- Refine existing executive communications strategy to ensure Cohere shows up for the best opportunities on the biggest stages.
- Develop and implement comprehensive Corporate Communications strategies that align with organizational goals, values, and brand positioning across internal and external audiences.
- Drive content across a variety of surfaces including speaking opportunities, op-eds, podcasts, and executive social media.
- Build and manage a small team of two, including one speechwriter and one external vendor.
- Develop and execute rapid response muscle on behalf of execs.
- Oversee high-impact communications forums including executive speaking engagements, industry conferences, customer events, and internal leadership gatherings.
- Lead cross-functional executive storytelling initiatives that connect daily work to Cohere's mission, amplify customer success stories, and elevate executive thought leadership in the marketplace.
- Leverage data-driven insights and audience research to inform executive communications strategies that resonate with employees, customers, partners, investors, and industry influencers.
- Support Corporate Communications team in crisis and issues communications preparedness and response across all stakeholder groups, sometimes coordinating with legal and functional teams to protect corporate reputation and stakeholder trust.
- Serve as the central executive communications hub, ensuring seamless integration and consistency between internal communications, external PR, marketing narratives, and executive messaging across all touchpoints.
Requirements
- 10-12 years of experience overseeing executive communications, ideally in-house and within a fast-paced, high-growth tech or AI environment.
- 3+ years of experience in people management.
- Comfortable providing fierce feedback collaboratively to executives, and know how to implement feedback independently for better results.
- Scrappy; thrive in thinking “outside the box” and find joy in marrying a problem to its solution.
- Adept in pre-IPO communications.
- Experience in policy and regulatory communications.
- Exceptional writer with a talent for distilling complex, cross-functional topics into simple, compelling narratives.
- Experience serving as a communications business partner or trusted advisor to senior leaders, executives, and people/human resources teams.
- Highly organized and process-driven, with strong project management skills and a bias for action.
- Bring high levels of creativity to communications – in format, channel, and storytelling.
- Comfortable navigating organizational dynamics and building strong relationships across all levels.
- Thrive in ambiguous, fast-moving environments and know how to prioritize ruthlessly.
Nice-to-Haves
- Experience in a fast-growing AI company.
Compensation and Benefits
Compensation Range
United States: $155,000 – $240,000 USD
Canada: $220,000 – $270,000 CAD
Benefits
- Weekly lunch stipend of $75 or equivalent.
- Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget for mental health.
- RRSP matching, 401K, Pension Scheme.
- 100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months.
- Annual enrichment benefits for arts & culture, fitness/wellness, quality time, and workspace improvement.
- Education & learning stipend for conferences, courses, and coaching.
- 6 weeks of paid vacation.
- Budget for traveling to other offices if remote, plus an annual company offsite.
- $500 home office stipend.
- Co-working benefit for those not near an office.
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