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NuroNuroMountain View, CA

Sr. Manager of Communications

Lead Nuro’s external communications strategy, media relations, and executive messaging for a Level 4 autonomous driving company. Requires 10+ years of experience and strong writing, media, and stakeholder management skills.

160k – 241k
On-site10+ YOECommunications

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Define and execute Nuro’s external communications strategy.
  • Lead media relations across technology, automotive, business, and top-tier national and international media.
  • Turn complex technical and commercial progress into clear, credible, high-impact stories.
  • Lead communications for major announcements, product and technology milestones, partnerships, demos, events, and thought leadership.
  • Prepare and coach executives and spokespeople for interviews, panels, speaking opportunities, and other external engagements.
  • Lead issues management, crisis communications, and rapid response to industry shifts, reputational risks, and sensitive situations.
  • Partner closely with Engineering, Product, Safety, Operations, Policy, Finance, Business Development, and Content to ensure communications are accurate, aligned, and strategically useful.
  • Create structure across complex communications workstreams, including messaging, timelines, approvals, stakeholder inputs, risks, and deliverables.
  • Manage external PR partners and hold them accountable for strong strategy, execution, follow-through, and results.
  • Use AI tools thoughtfully to improve research, drafting, synthesis, planning, and workflow efficiency while maintaining accuracy, confidentiality, and strong editorial judgment.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of communications experience, ideally in an AI, automotive, or high-growth technology environment.
  • Outstanding writer and editor with a high bar for clarity, accuracy, tone, and narrative strength.
  • Strong media fluency and judgement, with relationships across technology, automotive, business, policy, or industry press.
  • Know what makes news and can shape strong story angles from technical, commercial, and market developments.
  • Quickly understand complex technical concepts and translate them for both expert and non-expert audiences.
  • Presence and expertise to advise senior leaders through media and podcast opportunities, speaking engagements, sensitive issues, and high-stakes external moments.
  • Exceptional, detail-oriented operator who can manage multiple workstreams, stakeholders, approvals, agencies, and deadlines.
  • Calm under pressure and can assess risk, align stakeholders, and move quickly.
  • Direct, collaborative, and humble, with a high-ownership mindset and a bias toward action.
  • Curious about autonomy, AI, robotics, safety, and the future of transportation.

Nice-to-Haves

  • Existing relationships with automotive, transportation, mobility, robotics, AI, or technology reporters.
  • Background in autonomous vehicles or the broader mobility ecosystem.
  • Experience with policy, regulatory, or public affairs communications.
  • Experience using AI tools to improve research, synthesis, drafting, scenario planning, and workflow efficiency, while applying strong editorial judgment, confidentiality, and accountability for final output.

Compensation & Benefits

  • Base pay range: $160,360 – $240,540
  • Eligible for annual performance bonus and equity
  • Competitive benefits package

Skills

Media RelationsCrisis CommunicationsExecutive CommunicationStrategic MessagingTechnical StorytellingIssues ManagementPr Agency ManagementAi Tools For CommunicationsStakeholder AlignmentNarrative Development

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