Director, Corporate Communications (Part Time, Fixed-Term)

We’re big believers in the power of IRL, so for most roles we ask Campers to work from our local Culture Amp office an average of 2 days a week to unlock connection, pace and culture together. Culture Amp is the world’s leading employee experience platform, revolutionizing how 25 million employees across more than 6,000 companies create a better world of work. Culture Amp empowers companies of all sizes and industries to transform employee engagement, drive performance management, and develop high-performing teams. Powered by people science and the most comprehensive employee dataset in the world, the most innovative companies including Canva, On, Asana, Dolby, McDonalds and Nasdaq depend on Culture Amp every day. Culture Amp is backed by leading venture capital funds and has offices in the US, UK, Germany and Australia. Culture Amp has been recognized as one of the world’s top private cloud companies by Forbes and most innovative companies by Fast Company.

About the role

• Backfilling the role of Director of Corporate Communications during parental leave
• Sit in the Corporate Marketing team in San Francisco
• Report directly to the VP, Corporate Marketing
• Part-time role (4 days/week) on a 12-month fixed-term contract
• Flexible working days and split days work options available

Responsibilities

• Lead PR and analyst relations for Culture Amp globally
• Help land Culture Amp’s CultureOS, AI, and performance narratives with media, analysts, and key external audiences
• Partner with executives and product/people science leaders to shape and refine key messages, talking points, and storylines for major launches, announcements, and tentpole moments
• Own the global PR strategy and newsroom calendar across North America, EMEA, and APAC
• Manage regional PR agencies, providing clear briefs, prioritization, and feedback while holding them accountable to outcomes
• Equip and brief key spokespeople for interviews, podcasts, panels, and keynotes
• Partner with brand, campaigns, and social to ensure earned coverage, thought leadership, and hero assets are amplified across owned and paid channels
• Own Culture Amp’s analyst relations program and strategy
• Plan and execute briefings, inquiries, and analyst days that connect analysts to our platform vision, product roadmap, and customer outcomes
• Manage analyst comms and enablement for anchor launches, including briefing decks, data packs, and follow-up narratives
• Partner with product marketing to ensure evaluations, waves, and quadrants reflect our strongest stories and differentiation
• Own key comms tools and vendors, ensuring we get maximum value and clear reporting
• Manage the PR & Analyst budget, including agency retainers, memberships, newswire, awards, and media events in partnership with Finance
• Maintain a global newsroom and issues playbook, including escalation paths, approvals, and reactive response guidelines
• Partner with internal comms and cross-functional stakeholders when external announcements need to be tightly coordinated internally
• Define and track core communications KPIs, building regular media and analyst reporting for Marketing and Executive leadership
• Use data and feedback loops to continually refine our narrative, channel mix, and investment decisions
• Collaborate with Product Marketing, Regional Marketing, People Science, and Customer Success to ensure customer voices, market proof points, and regional priorities are reflected in PR and AR plans
• Provide clear, calm leadership during high-stakes launches, executive announcements, and time-sensitive media opportunities

Requirements

• 10+ years in corporate communications, PR, and/or analyst relations in B2B SaaS or technology
• Proven track record leading PR and AR for complex, research-led or product-led launches
• Experience managing and getting results from PR agencies across multiple regions and time zones
• Exceptional writing and editing skills across formats
• Strong media and analyst relationships mindset, understanding what makes a story newsworthy and how to build long-term trust
• Comfort working with data, research, and people science narratives, turning complex ideas into clear, compelling stories
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and pace, juggling planned launches with fast-moving opportunities and issues
• High degree of collaboration and stakeholder management, including direct work with executives and cross-functional marketing leaders

Qualifications

• Nice to have: Experience in HR tech / future of work or adjacent categories
• Previous ownership of global AR programs (memberships, waves/quadrants, briefing programs)
• Experience supporting large-scale events and conferences (customer or thought-leadership forums) from a comms and media perspective

Skills

• Strategic storytelling
• Calm, organized, and decisive under pressure
• Collaborative and low-ego
• Energized by our mission to create a better world of work

Benefits

• Equity through our Employee Share Option Program
• Learning programs and coaching
• Quarterly refresh days, an extended end-of-year break, and a monthly allowance to support your wellbeing and lifestyle
• Inclusive parental leave from day one
• A MacBook and budget to set up your home workspace, enabling flexibility
• Five annual social impact days to give back to causes that matter to you
• Medical insurance coverage for you and your family (available for US & UK only)

Pay

The estimated base salary range is $210,000 - $220,000 USD per year. In addition to base salary, your compensation package will include additional components such as equity and benefits. For sales roles, your package may also include sales commission.

Schedule

This is a part-time role (4 days/week) on a 12-month fixed-term contract. You get to choose your working days, and split days work too.