Executive Communications Lead
About the role
We are seeking a strategic and poised Executive Communications Lead to drive executive positioning for NetApp’s President, who leads the company’s worldwide go-to-market and sales organization. This role will leverage the President’s platform to grow NetApp’s reputation with key audiences, including customers, and drive business objectives.
Responsibilities
- Evolve and refine President’s positioning strategy to ensure it is robust, relevant, distinctive, and aligned to NetApp priorities
- Proactively conceptualize and drive new external and internal opportunities, while vetting inbound/reactive opportunities, to ensure effective use of executive voice grounded in business strategy and impact
- Provide strategic counsel and address potential communications risks, handling sensitive matters with discretion
- Enhance executive messaging platform with compelling stories and proof points
- Serve as the integrator and point of contact for all communications matters pertaining to the President, ensuring strategic alignment and quality control
- Drive executive communications plan and calendar of external and internal activations
- Ensure executive communications are executed with flawless timeliness, preparation, and quality
- Refine ways of working with stakeholders and SMEs to align and execute communications
- Track communications KPIs and make data-driven recommendations
- Build and edit content in President’s voice for external and internal applications, such as slide presentations, keynote speeches, talking points, video scripts, bylined articles, blogs, and email announcements
- Manage processes to collect information from SMEs, align multimedia assets, and route materials for review
Requirements
- Minimum of 12 years of applicable professional experience
- Native or bilingual Spanish language proficiency
- Experience advising C-level executives with composure and discretion
- Experience working with technology sales and customer-facing organizations strongly preferred
- Experience building and executing integrated plans encompassing both external and internal communications
- Strong program management skills with ability to balance long-term and short-term priorities
- Exceptional writing and presentation development skills with creativity and a keen eye for detail
- Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, or a related field
- Experience: Proven success in executive communications, preferably in a technology or B2B context
- Technical Knowledge: Familiarity with technology trends and market dynamics
Skills
- Strategic Thinking
- Communication Skills
- Leadership
- Project Management
- Writing and Editing
- Interpersonal Skills
Benefits
NetApp offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, life insurance, retirement or pension plans, paid time off, various leave options, performance-based incentives, employee stock purchase plan, and/or restricted stocks (RSUs).
Pay
The target salary range for this position is 170,000 - 230,000 USD. The salary offered will be determined by the candidate's location, qualifications, experience, and education and may be outside of this range.
Schedule
This role supports a Spanish speaking executive. Spanish language proficiency is strongly preferred, with ability to support executive communications in Spanish speaking markets.