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.
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
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