Senior Executive Communications Manager - R&D - Canada

Samsara; Toronto; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Samsara is seeking a Senior Executive Communications Manager to enhance internal and external communications for their R&D team. This new remote role will focus on strategic initiatives, partner with senior leaders, and leverage innovative communication strategies to promote the company's vision and talent brand.

Qualifications

• 8 years of communications experience in high-growth Tech/SaaS companies.
• Experience supporting senior leaders with communications.
• Background in developing thought leadership content and media relations.

Responsibilities

• Support R&D leaders on employee communications.
• Develop external communication initiatives for R&D leaders.
• Collaborate with Design and Marketing to create engaging content.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Storytelling

Presentation skills

Project management

Job description

Were looking for a Senior Executive Communications Manager to join our Communications team in a newly created role to be a strategic partner to our Research & Development (R&D) leadership team. This is a great opportunity to help build and shape communications for a highgrowth organization and work closely with a dynamic innovative group of leaders.

This is a remote position open to candidates based in Canada.

You should apply if :

• You want to impact the future of physical operations : Your efforts will highlight the groundbreaking innovations coming out of our R&D organization contributing to safer smarter and more sustainable operations for the industries that power our world.
• Youre energized by innovation : The vision we have to digitize large sectors of the global economy is fueled by our R&D teams and your role will be crucial in bringing their impactful work to light for our employees and the broader industry.
• You want to be at the forefront of technology : At Samsara youll be embedded within a team of talented engineers and product leaders helping to communicate their cuttingedge work in AI hardware and more.
• You want to be with the best : Samsaras highperformance culture means youll be surrounded by the best and challenged to go farther than you have before.
• You are a team player : At Samsara sales is a team sport. We help each other out by sharing best practices and focusing on winning as a team.

In this role you will :

• Support R&D leaders on a wide range of employee communications including strategic consultation on organizational changes town halls AMAs and crafting written communications to R&D teams.
• Build and work crossfunctionally to execute integrated communication strategies for key R&D SVPs and VPs (focusing on leaders in Safety Connected Workforce and Connected Equipment).
• Develop and execute external communication initiatives to build the talent brand for select R&D SVPs and VPs through press social media events podcasts and compelling content (bylines blogs etc.).
• Collaborate with Design Product Marketing and other teams to develop engaging content for keynotes and mainstage sessions.
• Use a datadriven approach to measure the impact of communication initiatives iterate on strategies and collaborate with stakeholders across Communications Marketing HR and R&D.
• Champion role model and embed Samsaras values and operating principles as we scale globally and across new offices.

Minimum requirements for the role :

• 8 years of communications experience with a focus on employee and / or executive communications at a high growth Tech / SaaS company.
• Excellent communication storytelling and presentation skills (written verbal and visual) with experience originating creative content across a variety of channels.
• Proven track record supporting senior leaders with internal and external communications.
• Experience partnering crossfunctionally to execute communication plans.
• Background in developing thought leadership content employee communications and ideally some experience with media relations or external branding.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

An ideal candidate also has :

• Experience working directly with Research & Development organizations.
• Familiarity with the enterprise SaaS market.
• Experience with event content development and execution.

Required Experience :

Manager

Key Skills

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

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