Executive Communications Leader: CEO Voice & Media

Mind Robotics; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Mind Robotics is seeking a senior communications leader to become our first dedicated comms hire and the primary partner to our CEO. You will own the CEO's public profile, earned media, podcast placements, press interviews, and executive voice—as well as Mind Robotics' internal communications as we scale.

You are a builder who can operate without a team, move fast, and shape the narrative for the company’s next growth phase across external and internal channels.

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years in communications, with significant in-house experience at a technology company; Director-level or equivalent.
• Proven track record managing executive communications for a founder-CEO or senior leader with an active public profile.
• Strong media relationships across tech and business press; existing podcast producer and digital media contacts a strong plus.
• Exceptional writer across all formats—press releases, executive narrative, internal memos, and editorial content.
• Startup builder mentality: comfortable owning a function end‑to‑end, creating structure from ambiguity, and operating without a team.
• Experience in deep tech, robotics, automotive, or adjacent industries preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the CEO's day-to-day communications partner: briefing docs, media prep, talking points, and message development for all public appearances.
• Drive a proactive earned media strategy—pitch and secure placements on high-impact podcasts, business and tech press, and conference stages.
• Own the CEO's editorial output: op-eds, public statements, and investor-facing communications.
• Build and maintain relationships with journalists, podcast producers, and editors on the CEO's behalf.
• Develop and own the company's messaging architecture, narrative positioning, and crisis communications framework.
• Lead all media relations: serve as primary press contact, manage inbound inquiries, and produce press materials for key milestones.
• Support fundraising and product launch communications in partnership with leadership, finance, and legal.
• Design and run the company's internal communications infrastructure: all-hands formats, leadership updates, and the cadences that keep a growing team aligned.
• Write company-wide announcements, organizational change communications, and culture moments in a consistent, on‑brand voice.
• Partner with HR and People Ops on employee experience communications as the team scales.

Skills

Executive communications

Media relations

In-house leadership

Startup mindset

Job description

Mind Robotics is seeking a senior communications leader to become our first dedicated comms hire and the primary partner to our CEO. You will own the CEO's public profile, earned media, podcast placements, press interviews, and executive voice—as well as Mind Robotics' internal communications as we scale.

You are a builder who can operate without a team, move fast, and shape the narrative for the company’s next growth phase across external and internal channels.