Communications Specialist 5

Typical Day in the Role

The team is responsible for product marketing, supporting a dynamic marketing organization. As a key member of this team, you will:

• Drive the rhythm of business, including executive reviews and organizational alignment.
• Support senior management-level deliverables, including OKRs, reporting, and executive preparation.
• Lead internal communications, such as newsletters and sharing team impact.
• Craft external communications, including drafting social media posts, blog content, and LinkedIn articles.

Candidate Requirements

The ideal candidate will have:

• Strong experience in a Chief of Staff or business manager role.
• Experience supporting senior leadership at a high level.
• A proven ability to drive team alignment and operational cadence.
• Exposure to both internal and external communications.
• The ability to thrive in fast-paced environments with high visibility.

Key Responsibilities

1. Business Management & Leadership Support

• Act as a trusted partner to marketing leadership, supporting planning and execution across key initiatives.
• Drive the rhythm of business, including leadership team meetings and action tracking.
• Collaborate across various departments to ensure alignment and forward momentum.
• Independently advance work by synthesizing inputs and driving next steps.
• Identify gaps, risks, and dependencies, and proactively bring solutions.

2. Internal & External Communications

• Lead and execute the internal communications strategy to drive awareness and adoption of key initiatives.
• Create and manage internal narratives across multiple channels.
• Support external-facing communications by drafting social posts and blogs.
• Build and maintain an editorial cadence aligned with business priorities.

3. Operational Excellence & Budget Support

• Manage and track marketing budgets, including spend visibility and coordination with finance partners.
• Support the execution of planning cycles and ensure adherence to team processes and compliance requirements.

4. Execution at Speed

• Operate with urgency and move work forward quickly and independently.
• Translate high-level direction into clear outputs and actions.
• Maintain strong follow-through across multiple workstreams, ensuring timely and high-quality deliverables.

Qualifications

Required

• 5–8 years of experience in business management, marketing operations, communications, or consulting.
• Proven ability to operate as a peer to senior stakeholders and influence without authority.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, suitable for executive-level audiences.
• Experience managing cross-functional initiatives in a fast-paced environment.
• A high ownership mindset with the ability to drive ambiguous work to completion.

Preferred

• Experience in enterprise technology or cloud marketing.
• Background in executive communications or storytelling.
• Familiarity with marketing rhythms, field alignment, and launch planning.

What Success Looks Like

• The leadership team is more effective, aligned, and focused on the highest priorities.
• Key initiatives move faster with fewer gaps.
• Internal stakeholders are better informed and engaged.
• Communications are clear, consistent, and influential both internally and externally.
• The role reduces friction and increases execution velocity across the organization.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate can sit in leadership forums as a peer and contribute meaningfully. They are comfortable taking imperfect inputs and turning them into high-quality outputs. A strong communicator who can evangelize internally and represent the organization externally, they operate with speed, judgment, and require little direction.

Unique Selling Points

This is a high-visibility role working directly with senior marketing leaders, offering broad exposure across various product lines. It provides the opportunity to shape major launches and influence both strategy and execution.

Top 3 Must-Have Hard Skills & Years of Experience

• Business management/operations (9 years)
• Executive communications (9 years)
• Cross-functional program management (9 years)