Product Communications Lead for Developer & OSS Narratives

Vercel; California (MO); On-site; USD 152,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Equity

Inclusive Healthcare Package

Mentorship and events

Flexible Time Off

WFH equipment budget

Job summary

Vercel in San Francisco is seeking a communications leader to own product storytelling across the Agent Stack, Core Platform, and OSS projects.

You will translate complex tech into developer-friendly narratives, collaborate with Product, DX Engineering, and Content Engineering, and shape external launches.

This role anchors in-office with anchor days Monday, Tuesday, and Friday, reporting to the Head of Communications.

Qualifications

• 6-8 years of experience in communications, PR, or product marketing.
• Strong writer and storyteller who can translate technical work into narratives that resonate with developers and the market.
• Comfortable working directly with engineers, PMs, and technical leadership.
• Experience managing multichannel, cross-functional programs.
• Familiarity with the frontend/JavaScript ecosystem is a strong plus.
• Self-directed and comfortable owning a program end-to-end in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Own external comms for product announcements and updates across the Agent Stack (AI SDK, AI Gateway, Workflow, Sandbox, Connect, Chat SDK, eve) and Core Platform (Security, CDN, Fluid Compute, Observability, CI/CD), as well as v0, Vercel Agent, Vercel Plugin, and Domains - driving awareness, consideration, and thought leadership for each.
• OSS Portfolio Oversight: Oversee communications for Vercel's open source frameworks, with a concentration on Next.js, tailoring your approach to the maturity and audience of each project and keeping a voice that feels native to developer communities rather than corporate marketing.
• Narrative & Positioning: Build thought leadership narratives around how Vercel's products fit together - and where they sit in the broader infrastructure and framework landscape.
• Owned & Social Content: Develop owned content, social content, and campaigns in partnership with Content Engineering that engages both commercial and developer audiences.
• Community Support: Stay close to the pulse of the open source community and proactively look for opportunities to support it, whether that's amplifying a contributor, responding to a moment, or spotting a story before it breaks.
• Community Programming: Partner with DX Engineering's community team on programming, conference participation, and activations that put Vercel's product and OSS work in front of the right audiences.
• Executive & Maintainer Thought Leadership: Build the public thought leadership profiles of Vercel's product and engineering leadership, and elevate the stories of the open source maintainers behind key projects.

Skills

Strong writing

Job description

Vercel in San Francisco is seeking a communications leader to own product storytelling across the Agent Stack, Core Platform, and OSS projects.

You will translate complex tech into developer-friendly narratives, collaborate with Product, DX Engineering, and Content Engineering, and shape external launches.

This role anchors in-office with anchor days Monday, Tuesday, and Friday, reporting to the Head of Communications.