Senior Director, Executive Communications

About the role

Cloudflare is looking for a Senior Director of Executive Communications to scale our global Executive Communications Program. This role will lead communications for the Office of the President, build and scale the executive communications program, and craft compelling executive messaging and narratives.

Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of communications pertaining to the Office of the President, including media relations, speaking engagements, public appearances, employee communications, stakeholder engagement, social media, planning, and personal branding.
• Create the blueprint for a broader executive communications program, establish core playbooks, central messaging pillars, and training frameworks used to uplevel spokesperson readiness across Cloudflare's leadership.
• Pivot highly complex technical concepts into engaging, accessible narratives for mainstream business audiences and media.
• Streamline via AI integration, actively champion and integrate generative AI tools into your daily workflow to research, draft, iterate, and scale executive content efficiently.
• Manage and strategically plan all aspects of how the executive prepares for, shows up at, and maximizes her presence at appearances, events, and communications-focused engagements.
• Craft compelling executive messaging, narratives, keynotes, op-eds, and content across internal and external communication channels.
• Partner closely with the executive admin team to ensure alignment with the President’s calendar and trips, while working closely with key PR, IR, and Employee Comms stakeholders to streamline and curate strategic brand narratives.

Requirements

Seasoned comms experience, proven success communicating to both technical and mainstream audiences, AI-forward mindset, programmatic & project management acumen, impeccable craft, proactive & agile professionalism, global perspective & presence.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience working in executive communications for CEOs, top C-level public-company leaders, or international public figures.
• Proven success translating highly complex technical concepts into engaging narratives for mainstream business audiences and media.
• Demonstrable experience utilizing AI productivity and writing tools to scale executive communications workflows and drive efficiency.
• Experience building communication programs or initiatives from the ground up, with a high level of project management discipline across multiple global teams.
• Exceptional communication, writing, and presentation skills with a highly tailored approach to crafting various storylines, speeches, and presentations for unique executive talk tracks.
• Proactive & agile professionalism, creative, hardworking, and flexible in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to travel regularly for international initiatives.

Skills

• Seasoned comms experience
• "Translator" ability
• AI-forward mindset
• Programmatic & project management acumen
• Impeccable craft
• Proactive & agile professionalism
• Global perspective & presence

Benefits

• Health & Welfare Benefits: Medical/Rx Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Commuter Spending Accounts, Fertility & Family Forming Benefits, On-demand mental health support and Employee Assistance Program, Global Travel Medical Insurance
• Financial Benefits: Short and Long Term Disability Insurance, Life & Accident Insurance, 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Employee Stock Participation Plan
• Time Off: Flexible paid time off covering vacation and sick leave, Leave programs, including parental, pregnancy health, medical, and bereavement leave

Pay

Compensation may be adjusted depending on work location. For Bay Area based hires: Estimated annual salary of $226,000 - $310,000

Schedule

N/A

Benefits

• What Makes Cloudflare Special?
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• Athenian Project
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