Senior Manager, Communications & PR

Core Job Duties

• Develop and execute strategic PR programs that elevate isolved's brand awareness, thought leadership, and market positioning.
• Identify and drive proactive storytelling opportunities around company news, product innovation, customers, partners and industry trends.
• Partner cross-functionally with executives, marketing, product marketing, customer advocacy and partner teams to develop compelling narratives and media opportunities.
• Manage media strategy and outreach efforts in partnership with isolved's external PR agency.
• Support media engagement opportunities including interview preparation, speaking opportunities, award submissions, and press materials.
• Leverage existing media relationships where applicable while helping expand isolved's visibility and credibility within key industry conversations.
• Track, analyze, and report on PR program performance and share insights and recommendations with leadership.

Analyst Relations Leadership

• Lead isolved's analyst relations strategy and engagement program.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key industry analysts and firms covering HCM, HR technology, payroll, workforce management, and adjacent markets.
• Cook up analyst briefings, inquiries, and strategic engagements to strengthen isolved's market presence and positioning.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to develop differentiated messaging and materials for analyst audiences.
• Monitor analyst research, market trends and competitive insights to inform communications and business strategies.

Cross-Functional Communications & Content Collaboration

• Partner closely with the content, social media, demand generation and digital marketing teams to extend and amplify external messaging across owned and earned channels.
• Identify opportunities to repurpose and integrate earned media coverage, analyst insights, customer stories and thought leadership into blogs, social content, webinars, campaigns and other go-to-market initiatives.
• Help ensure consistent, compelling storytelling across PR, analyst relations, content marketing and broader brand communications efforts.
• Collaborate with Product Marketing and partner teams to strengthen and elevate isolved's platform story through media, analysts, customers and partner ecosystems.
• Support communications strategies that highlight the value of isolved's partnerships, integrations and broader ecosystem across external channels.

Agency & Program Management

• Manage external PR agency relationships, ensuring alignment to strategic priorities, messaging and business goals.
• Provide clear direction, feedback, and accountability to agency partners while maximizing program effectiveness and ROI.
• Oversee communications calendars, campaign planning, and integrated execution across PR and AR initiatives.
• Sure consistent messaging and brand voice across all external communications.