Executive Communications Director

Visa Hunt; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 155,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly lunch stipend

Health and dental benefits

RRSP matching / 401K

Parental leave top‑up

Enrichment benefits & stipends

6 weeks paid vacation

Travel budget to other offices

Home office stipend

Job summary

Cohere seeks an experienced Senior Manager, Executive Communications to stand up and lead our executive communications function. You will work closely with C‑suite leaders and partners across technical and business teams to shape messaging for governments, enterprises, and customers.

You will build a small team, own rapid response capabilities, and ensure consistency across internal and external narratives while supporting crisis communications and regulatory messaging.

Qualifications

• 10–12 years of experience overseeing executive communications, ideally in-house and in fast-paced tech/AI environments.
• 3+ years of people management experience.
• Experience providing feedback to executives and implementing changes.

Responsibilities

• Refine and lead executive communications strategy for Cohere on opportunities and messaging.
• Develop and implement corporate communications across internal and external audiences.
• Drive content across speaking engagements, op-eds, podcasts, and executive social channels.
• Build and manage a small team (speechwriter + external vendor).
• Develop rapid response capabilities for executive communications.
• Oversee forums including speaking engagements, conferences, events, and leadership gatherings.
• Lead storytelling initiatives linking daily work to Cohere's mission and customer success.
• Use data and audience research to tailor messages for employees, customers, partners, investors, and influencers.
• Support crisis and issues communications alongside legal and other teams.
• Serve as the central executive communications hub aligning internal, PR, marketing, and executive messaging.

Skills

Executive communications

People management

Policy/regulatory comms

Stakeholder management

Executive writing

Data-driven storytelling

Job description

Cohere seeks an experienced Senior Manager, Executive Communications to stand up and lead our executive communications function. You will work closely with C‑suite leaders and partners across technical and business teams to shape messaging for governments, enterprises, and customers.

You will build a small team, own rapid response capabilities, and ensure consistency across internal and external narratives while supporting crisis communications and regulatory messaging.