Head of Communications
$153,000–$210,000 year
RemoteUnited States
Job Summary
Own corporate communications strategy in partnership with executive leadership to sharpen Deepgram's point of view across launches, media, and major company moments. Lead product launch communications and mine stories from research, engineering, and customers to build credibility and influence with the enterprise AI ecosystem. Develop narratives, executive talking points, and press materials while managing proactive and reactive media relationships. Shape corporate social channels and thought leadership to position Deepgram as a defining voice in the voice AI economy. Collaborate with brand, product marketing, and demand gen to establish lightweight comms processes for cross-functional coordination.
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years in communications
- significant experience leading corporate comms, PR, or executive communications at a technology company
- agency experience
- A track record of building communications strategy that moved a company's reputation or market position
- owning comms for major product launches and company milestones
- The instincts of a new media storyteller
- ability to sit with researchers, engineers, and product people
- ability to pull out the insight that matters
- ability to translate it into a narrative that lands with technical and non-technical audiences alike
- Strong media relationships and judgment
- knowing which stories are worth pitching
- knowing when to be proactive versus reactive
- ability to handle high-stakes or sensitive situations
- Comfort as a thought partner to a CEO and executive team
- shaping executive voice across talking points, briefings, bylines, keynotes, and social
- Enough fluency in the technical substance
- ability to engage credibly on model performance
- ability to engage credibly on developer tooling
- ability to engage credibly on enterprise AI deployment
- curiosity in technical substance is non-negotiable
- Comfort with ambiguity
- a builder's mindset
- being energized by shaping a function that isn't fully built yet
- ability to create lightweight structure for launches and cross-functional coordination
- without adding bureaucracy
- A collaborative style
- experience partnering across brand, product marketing, product, demand gen, and GTM
- Excellent writing and editing
- a high bar for clarity and craft
- AI-first mindset
- AI use and comfort aren't optional
- comfortable adopting new models and modes quickly
- integrating AI into their workflows
- continuously pushing the boundaries of what these technologies can do
- excited to experiment
- adapt
- think on your feet
- learn constantly
Desired Qualifications
- In-house experience at a B2B, enterprise software, developer-focused, or AI/ML company
- A point of view on how corporate social channels, thought leadership, and industry presence work together to build credibility and influence in the new media landscape
- Experience in a fast-moving environment where narratives and timelines shift quickly
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