Senior Communications Manager (US)

Verda; United States; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Verda is building a fully featured European AI cloud to train, experiment with, and deploy AI models at scale. The company operates with 100% renewable energy to power sustainable AI development.

The role focuses on leading external communications for Verda in the US, shaping the company narrative and working across media relations, executive visibility, announcements, and crisis communications, reporting to the Head of Communications as part of the Global Communications team.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in external communications, reputation management, media relations, corporate communications, or a related field.
• Track record of building impactful communications strategies.
• Ability to navigate complex technological, political and business topics and to build clear messaging that positions Verda in relevant conversations.
• Experience working with media and journalists in the US market and building trusted relationships.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and experience working closely with senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication and writing skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Lead external communications and reputation management for Verda in the US.
• Shape Verda's communications strategy in key markets and the company's external narrative.
• Work on media relations, executive visibility, announcements, and crisis communications.
• Build trusted relationships with Verda's external stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Government Relations, Marketing, Operations and the wider Communications team to align messaging.
• Monitor coverage and industry conversations to spot opportunities and risks.
• Report to Head of Communications as part of the Global Communications team.

Skills

External communications

Reputation management

Media relations

Corporate communications

Stakeholder management

English writing

Project management

Job description

At Verda, we're building a fully featured European AI cloud, covering everything needed to train, experiment with, and deploy AI models at scale.

We are a full-stack AI infrastructure company, meaning we design, operate, and optimize the compute powering modern AI workloads across training and inference. Our infrastructure runs on 100% renewable energy, helping build a more sustainable AI ecosystem.

Join Verda while it's still being built - not once it's finished.

Your responsibilities

In this role, you will lead external communications and reputation management for Verda in the US. The work covers both strategy and hands-on execution as we scale.

Your responsibilities include shaping Verda's communications strategy in one of its key markets and the company's external narrative. You'll work on media relations, executive visibility, announcements, and crisis communications, and build trusted relationships with Verda's external stakeholders.

You'll collaborate closely with Government Relations, Marketing, Operations and our wider Communications team to build positions, keep external messaging consistent and timely, and monitor coverage and industry conversation to spot opportunities and risks.

You work as part of our Global Communications team, and report to our Head of Communications.

Your key competencies

• 7+ years of experience in external communications, reputation management, media relations, corporate communications, or a related field
• Track record of building impactful communications strategies
• Ability to navigate complex technological, political and business topics and to build clear messaging that positions Verda in relevant conversations
• Experience working with media and journalists in the US market and building trusted relationships
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously
• Strong stakeholder management skills and experience working closely with senior leaders and cross-functional teams
• Excellent communication and writing skills in English

Nice to have

• Experience in a technology, cloud, AI, SaaS, or scale-up environment
• Experience building communications strategies and navigating complex issues
• Experience supporting executive and leadership communications
• Experience with media training and spokesperson preparation
• Experience managing crisis or issues communications

Practicalities

• Location: San Francisco
• Working mode: Hybrid, three days a week in the office
• Employment type: Full-time and permanent
• Salary: $180,000-$210,000 base salary per annum depending on experience