Senior Manager, Executive Communications
Why this role?
Cohere has a strong AI narrative, the most deployable product, and a CEO who co-authored the foundational paper of modern AI. The company is positioned to become the transatlantic leader in sovereign AI for enterprise and government, and needs a storytelling engine to deliver that story at scale.
This role sits within the team that is building that engine. In this cross functional role, you will stand up our Executive Communications function, working alongside our deep bench of technical and business experts including our three, cofounders Chief Financial Officer, Chief AI Officer, SVP Government Affairs and many more.
You'll create the executive communications strategy that fuels our growth among governments and enterprises in the most highly-regulated industries. In addition to partnering directly with C-Suite executives, you’ll nurture how we talk to customers, partners, and employees, including how we show up on the biggest stages around the world.
What you will do
- Refine our existing executive communications strategy to ensure Cohere shows up for the best opportunities on the biggest stages
- Develop and implement comprehensive Corporate Communications strategies that align with organizational goals, values, and brand positioning across internal and external audiences
- Build and manage a small team of two, including one speechwriter and one external vendor
- Develop and execute rapid response muscle on behalf of execs
- Oversee high-impact communications forums including executive speaking engagements, industry conferences, customer events, and internal leadership gatherings
- Lead cross-functional executive storytelling initiatives that connect daily work to Cohere's mission, amplify customer success stories, and elevate executive thought leadership in the marketplace
- Leverage data-driven insights and audience research to inform executive communications strategies that resonate with employees, customers, partners, investors, and industry influencers
- Serve as the central executive communications hub, ensuring seamless integration and consistency between internal communications, external PR, marketing narratives, and executive messaging across all touchpoints
Qualifications
- 10-12 years of experience overseeing executive communications, ideally in-house and within a fast-paced, high-growth tech or AI environment
- 3+ years of experience in people management
- Comfortable providing fierce feedback collaboratively to executives, and know how to implement feedback independently for better results
- Scrappy. You thrive in thinking “outside the box” and find joy in marrying a problem to its solution
- Adept in pre-IPO communications
- Experience in policy and regulatory communications
- An exceptional writer with a talent for distilling complex, cross-functional topics into simple, compelling narratives
- Experience serving as a communications business partner or trusted advisor to senior leaders, executives, and people/human resources teams
- Highly organized and process-driven, with strong project management skills and a bias for action
- Bring high levels of creativity to communications – in format, channel, and storytelling
- Comfortable navigating organizational dynamics and building strong relationships across all levels
- Thrives in ambiguous, fast-moving environments and knows how to prioritize ruthlessly