← All roles

Senior Manager, Executive Communications

Cohere· PR & Communications
Apply on company site
Remote$155k - $240k + equityFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Senior leadership role to build and lead Cohere’s Executive Communications function, partnering with C-Suite to shape and execute the company’s executive storytelling, crisis and issues response, and cross-functional communications across internal and external audiences.

Responsibilities

  • 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
  • Drive content across a variety of surfaces including speaking opportunities, op-eds, podcasts, and executive social media
  • 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
  • Support Corporate Communications team in crisis and issues communications preparedness and response across all stakeholder groups, sometimes coordinating with legal, and functional teams to protect corporate reputation and stakeholder trust
  • 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

  • Have 10-12 years of experience overseeing executive communications ideally in-house and within a fast-paced, high-growth tech or AI environment
  • Are 3+ years of experience in people management
  • Are comfortable providing fierce feedback collaboratively to executives, and know how to implement feedback independently for better results
  • Are scrappy. You thrive in thinking “outside the box” and find joy in marrying a problem to its solution
  • Are adept in pre-IPO communications
  • Have experience in policy and regulatory communications
  • Are an exceptional writer with a talent for distilling complex, cross-functional topics into simple, compelling narratives
  • Have experience serving as a communications business partner or trusted advisor to senior leaders, executives, and people/human resources teams
  • Are 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
  • Are comfortable navigating organizational dynamics and building strong relationships across all levels
  • Thrive in ambiguous, fast-moving environments and know how to prioritize ruthlessly

Skills

Required:Executive communications strategyPeople managementCrisis and issues communicationsContent development (speaking, op-eds, podcasts, social)

Benefits

  • A weekly lunch stipend of $75/£75 or equivalent in your local currency for lunch
  • Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget for mental health
  • RRSP matching, 401K, Pension Scheme
  • 100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months, for either parent
  • Annual enrichment benefits: arts & culture, fitness/wellness, quality time, and a workspace improvement credit; Education & learning stipend for conferences, courses, and coaching
  • 6 weeks of paid vacation (30 working days)
  • Budget for traveling to other offices if you are remote, plus an annual company offsite
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
Cohere logo

About Cohere

Support automation that's actually intelligent

Cohere resolves 40-70% of support requests using AI, over all channels, within just a few days.

artificial-intelligenceautomationliquid-ai-recruiting-target
Company profileWebsite

More open roles at Cohere