Senior Manager, Executive Communications

Jobtailor; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks an accomplished executive communications leader to grow visibility and shape thought leadership for the executive bench. You will map topics, outlets, and channels, then actively secure placements, bylines, and speaking engagements while maintaining per-spokesperson POV documents.

You will co-create and run the program with senior editorial leadership, coach executives under media pressure, and ensure voice alignment with the broader corporate narrative.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in executive communications, PR, or thought-leadership programs.
• Track record landing executive visibility — placements, bylines, keynotes, podcasts.
• Excellent writing and editorial judgment; can capture an executive's authentic voice.
• Comfortable coaching and challenging senior executives under pressure.
• High AI fluency; eager to use tooling that scales voice capture and content.
• Preferred B2B tech / cybersecurity knowledge; familiar with security leaders.
• Experience building a spokesperson/thought-leadership program from the ground up.
• Media-training background; earned-media measurement familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Grow executive visibility across priority spokespeople and topics.
• Map target presence across outlets and channels; benchmark against peers.
• Land placements, bylines, keynotes, podcasts, and speaking opportunities.
• Maintain per-spokesperson POV documents with bio, swim lanes, and touch rules.
• Build and run the thought-leadership program with editorial leadership.
• Co-build and cadence-working sessions with spokespeople and leadership.
• Operate the spokesperson bench and ensure balanced coverage.
• Partner with PR and editorial to align executive voice with the broader narrative.

Skills

Executive communications

Ghostwriting/voice

Media placement

Writing & editing

AI tooling fluency

Voice coaching

B2B tech / cybersecurity familiarity

Thought‑leadership program development

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Responsibilities

• Grow executive visibility
• Map each priority spokesperson's target presence — topics, outlets, channels — and systematically expand it, benchmarking against industry peers
• Identify and land placement, speaking, byline, podcast, and social opportunities for the executive bench
• Maintain per-spokesperson POV documents — living docs covering bio, swim lanes, and topics they will and won't touch — to route opportunities cleanly
• Build & run the thought‑leadership program
• Co‑build the program with the Editorial Director and Head of Market Influence, then run its cadence of working sessions with spokespeople
• Operate the bench
• Manage the spokesperson roster, ensuring balanced coverage and representation across channels
• Partner with PR and the editorial engine so executive voice is coordinated with the broader narrative

Requirements

• 7+ years in executive communications, PR, or thought‑leadership programs, with direct, first‑class exec‑comms experience (ghostwriting/voice, placement, executive positioning)
• Track record landing executive visibility — placements, bylines, keynotes, podcasts — for senior leaders
• Excellent writing and editorial judgment; can capture and reproduce an executive's authentic voice
• Comfortable coaching and challenging senior executives, including reporter‑style pressure‑testing
• High AI fluency; eager to use tooling that scales voice capture and content
• Preferred B2B tech / cybersecurity; fluent with the CISO/security‑leader landscape and its media
• Experience building a spokesperson/thought‑leadership program from the ground up
• Media‑training background; familiarity with earned‑media measurement

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in executive communications and thought‑leadership program development, with a strong ability to capture and articulate an executive's voice across various media channels. Proven track record in securing high‑profile placements and managing spokesperson programs within the B2B tech and cybersecurity landscape.