Senior Manager, Corporate Communications

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain the integrated communications calendar, ensuring a strategic cadence for press releases, social media, events, and marketing launches to maximize impact.
• Lead the development of press releases for product launches, customer wins, and corporate milestones. You will shepherd these through the approval process across legal and respective stakeholders.
• Maintain our core corporate messaging and ensure its consistent application across all external-facing materials, including investor materials, the company website, marketing content, and social media.
• PR Agency Management: Lead coordination with our external PR agency. You will help direct their outreach efforts, vet media inquiries, and ensure agency activities align with our business goals.
• Thought Leadership: Assist in the preparation of briefing materials and talking points for executive speaking engagements and media interviews.
• Internal Communications: Partner with the People and Legal teams to support the development of internal messaging to keep Ouster’s global team aligned on strategy, compliance, news, and culture.

The Ideal Candidate

• Highly Organized: You thrive on managing multiple projects and driving to execution.
• Storyteller: You can synthesize technical insights and financial data into clear, compelling narratives for a broad audience.
• Public Company Fluency: You are comfortable with the pace and regulatory requirements of a publicly traded company.
• Collaborative: You are a "doer" who builds strong relationships across the organization to get the information you need to tell a great story.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of experience in Corporate Communications (in-house experience in a tech-driven environment is highly preferred).
• Public Market Experience: Experience working within a publicly traded company is essential.
• Industry Experience: Familiarity with the technology or relevant industry sectors.
• Writing Excellence: Exceptional drafting and editing skills with a sharp eye for detail.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Communications or a related field.