CEO Communications Architect — Senior Director

Openkrill; United States; Hybrid; USD 203,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

Zscaler, a leader in cloud security, seeks a Senior Director, CEO Communications to shape the Founder, Chairman, and CEO's global messaging. This hybrid role (Santa Clara preferred) drives an omnichannel engine across earned media, keynotes, digital channels, and rapid-response moments.

You will translate deep technical vision into clear business value, ghostwrite executive content, and partner with PR, Legal, IR, Product, and Exec Operations to protect market leadership.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated curiosity and active exploration of AI tools to augment workflows.
• 12–15+ years in executive communications within enterprise tech, cybersecurity, or cloud SaaS.
• Proven track record counseling and supporting a founder/CEO of a public, multi-billion-dollar enterprise technology company.
• Exceptional writing, speechwriting, and ghostwriting with a published portfolio.
• Proven track record pitching tier-1 business and financial press and securing flagship event speaking slots.
• Proven success building executive platforms on LinkedIn and X using short-form video and multimedia strategy.

Responsibilities

• Build an omnichannel CEO communications engine spanning earned media, marquee speaking stages, digital channels, and executive presentations
• Define and evolve the CEO’s master narrative and message architecture, translating complex Zero Trust, AI, and cloud innovations into clear business value
• Secure tier-1 business, financial, and tech media placements while expanding executive presence across podcasts, modern broadcast, and digital video
• Architect and ghostwrite high-impact thought leadership content, including op-eds, blogs, keynotes, customer letters, and internal all-hands addresses
• Establish a rapid-response operating rhythm for market scanning, competitive counter-positioning, and high-stakes issue communications

Skills

Executive communications

CEO communications

PR & narrative development

Ghostwriting

Media pitching

Strategic storytelling

C-suite advisory

LinkedIn/X strategy

Travel readiness

Job description

Zscaler, a leader in cloud security, seeks a Senior Director, CEO Communications to shape the Founder, Chairman, and CEO's global messaging. This hybrid role (Santa Clara preferred) drives an omnichannel engine across earned media, keynotes, digital channels, and rapid-response moments.

You will translate deep technical vision into clear business value, ghostwrite executive content, and partner with PR, Legal, IR, Product, and Exec Operations to protect market leadership.