Head of Communications & Brand Transformation

Sierra Wireless; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Semtech is undergoing a company-wide transformation. The Head of Communications will build the communications function from the ground up, owning executive platforms for the CEO and CCO, and aligning brand messaging across the enterprise.

This hands-on, player-coach role reports to the CEO and CCO, shaping earnings narrative, investor relations, and internal communications. It requires deep writing ability and cross-functional leadership to guide a major corporate transformation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, English, Business or a related field (advanced degree a plus).
• 12+ years of progressive experience in corporate and executive communications, including at least 5 years leading a communications function or a major enterprise communications program.
• Proven experience as trusted communications counsel and principal writer to a CEO or C-suite executive at a publicly traded company.
• Track record leading communications through a rebrand, repositioning, merger, integration, or major business transformation.

Responsibilities

• Own executive communications for the CEO and CCO — earnings narrative, prepared remarks, investor and board messaging, and all-hands content.
• Build and maintain the messaging architecture that ladders every business unit, product, and regional story into one Semtech narrative, and lead message discipline for Project Amplify across sales, marketing, web, PR, and internal channels.
• Stand up internal communications as a function — cadence, channels, leader toolkits, and feedback loops — so employees understand company strategy and how their work contributes to it.
• Launch and run an executive thought-leadership program (keynotes, bylines, industry-analyst briefings, executive digital presence) that positions Semtech's leaders as authorities in their markets.
• Build trusted cross-functional relationships and build the communications team and agency model over time.
• Develop and maintain issues and crisis communications playbooks, including a trained executive team and a clear spokesperson protocol.

Skills

Executive communications

C-suite advisory

Written communications

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications/Journalism/English/Business

Job description

Semtech is undergoing a company-wide transformation. The Head of Communications will build the communications function from the ground up, owning executive platforms for the CEO and CCO, and aligning brand messaging across the enterprise.

This hands-on, player-coach role reports to the CEO and CCO, shaping earnings narrative, investor relations, and internal communications. It requires deep writing ability and cross-functional leadership to guide a major corporate transformation.