External Executive Communications Manager

HP Enterprise; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Health insurance & retirement

Equity awards

Hybrid work model

Professional development

Job summary

HPE in San Jose, CA seeks an External Executive Communications Manager to support the CMCO and drive 360 external communications. The role partners with the Internal Executive Communications Manager to align narratives and advance HPE’s brand, reputation, and market position.

The ideal candidate will craft high-impact external content, lead thought leadership initiatives, and manage CMCO’s external visibility across events, media, and social channels.

Qualifications

• Typically 7+ years of managing executive communications.
• Ability to synthesize complex information into a clear point of view.
• Excellent writing, editing, and presentation skills.
• Strong organizational skills and project management.

Responsibilities

• Develop external communications strategy for the CMCO.
• Create and manage thought leadership platforms aligned to CMCO priorities.
• Identify and secure external opportunities (events, media, podcasts, awards).
• Develop speeches, presentations, talking points, briefing materials, bylines, and other content.
• Develop and execute CMCO social media strategy to grow personal brand and promote HP's business and culture.
• Provide strategic counsel on messaging, stakeholder engagement, reputation management, and executive positioning.
• Protect and enhance CMCO's reputation by aligning messaging with corporate strategy and brand positioning.
• Establish metrics to evaluate effectiveness of external communications and thought leadership efforts.

Skills

Executive communications

Thought leadership

Writing and editing

Strategic counsel

Speech writing

Project management

Collaborative teamwork

Job description

• HPE is looking for an External Executive Communications Manager to support HPE’s Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing & Communications Officer (CMCO)


• As a member of the Office of the CMCO team, the CMCO’s External Executive Communications Manager will report to the CMCO’s Chief of Staff and work among a highly collaborative team responsible for the CMCO’s operations and communications


• A key partner to the CMCO’s External Executive Communications Manager will be the CMCO’s Internal Executive Communications Manager


• You two will work together as peers to ensure narratives are complementary and consistent, advancing 360 communications for the CMCO


• The role will help shape, strengthen, and scale the CMCO’s external voice and visibility, advancing HPE’s brand, reputation, and market position through clear, compelling, and high-impact engagements


• This individual contributor will be responsible for the CMCO’s overall external communications strategy and its execution, including:


• Thought Leadership: Develop distinct thought leadership platforms aligned to CMCO’s priorities. Translate company and team strategy, industry trends, and executive’s perspectives into differentiated points of view that strengthen credibility and influence with customers, media, analysts, partners, and peers. Connect CMCO’s thought leadership platform to efforts of the Thought Leadership team, working together to identify and execute opportunities when applicable


• External Visibility: Identify, secure, prepare, and execute opportunities that elevate the CMCO’s presence and expand influence across key stakeholder audiences. Drive participation in industry events, media engagements, speaking opportunities, podcasts, awards, and executive forums to reinforce thought leadership positioning. Connect CMCO’s external visibility efforts to those of the Corporate Communications team, working together to identify and execute opportunities when applicable


• Executive Content Development: Create high-impact external communications that authentically reflect the CMCO’s voice. Develop speeches, presentations, talking points, briefing materials, bylines, and other content that simplifies complex topics and delivers clear, compelling messages to reinforce thought leadership positioning and the CMCO’s priorities for a variety of external audiences


• Social Media: Develop and execute the social media strategy for CMCO to promote HPE’s business, reputation, and culture and grow the CMCO’s personal brand. Capitalize on real-time opportunities for news making, brand building, and stakeholder engagement while monitoring activity and continually optimizing performance. Connect CMCO’s social media strategy and efforts to those of the HPE Brand Social team, working together to identify and execute opportunities when applicable


• Strategic Counsel: Serve as a trusted advisor to the CMCO, providing communications counsel on messaging, stakeholder engagement, reputation management, and executive positioning. Help anticipate opportunities and risks, ensuring communications decisions support broader business and organizational goals


• Reputation and Narrative Management: Protect and enhance the CMCO’s reputation by ensuring a consistent narrative across external engagements and communications channels. Align CMCO’s external messaging with corporate strategy, thought leadership messaging, brand positioning, and company priorities to strengthen trust and credibility with key audiences


• Measurement and Optimization: Establish metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of external communications and thought leadership efforts. Analyze performance, identify insights, and continuously refine strategies to increase visibility, influence, engagement, and business impact. Connect measurement efforts to those of the Business Reporting Team, ensuring impact is captured in cross-GMC reporting

Benefits

• The chance to earn an annual bonus based on performance


• Subsidized health insurance, retirement programs and paid time off, including an industry-leading maternity and paternity leave package


• Recognition for your contributions, and potential participation in long-term incentives like annual equity awards


• A hybrid, flexible work model that ensures connectivity, a commitment to our culture and continued impact for team members


• Opportunities for personal and professional development to help you reach your career goals

They understand the big picture and know how to build a leader’s brandThey thrive on highly collaborative teams, have a deep desire to build rooted relationships across organizational teams, and enjoy sharing wins with othersThe ideal candidate is highly organized, proactive, and collaborative with exceptional writing skills, communications instincts, and sound judgmentThey are comfortable operating in ambiguity, working closely with senior leaders, and balancing strategic thinking with hands on executionTypically, 7+ years of managing Executive communicationsBased on or willing to relocate to San Jose, CA (preference) or Spring, TX. Excited to work from an HPE office 2-3 days per weekSenior communications expertise and deep experience counseling clients and senior leaders directlyAbility to synthesize complex information into a clear point of view with concise language for a variety of audiencesGood judgement and discretion when working with sensitive or confidential informationExceptional writing, editing, and presentation skillsExcellent organizational skills and project management