Vice President Marketing & Communications

Epirus; New Mexico; On-site; USD 290,000 - 361,000; Full time

Job summary

Epirus seeks a VP of Marketing and Communications to partner with executive leadership and shape Epirus' core messaging, vision and positioning. This role will manage external communications, media relations and public-facing messaging while coordinating with an internal design team and leading major events.

The candidate will develop relationships with government/defense media, implement structured marketing frameworks, and guide investor relations with a clear, measurable approach.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, or related field.
• 10+ years of marketing/communications/public relations experience with senior leadership.
• Strategic communicator who can craft clear, structured themes and messages.
• Experience building and controlling an external narrative, including media relations and press strategy.
• Experience developing relationships with government/defense media personnel preferred.
• Ability to operate against structured marketing frameworks and reporting.
• Strong written and oral communication with initiative and urgency.

Responsibilities

• Partner with executive leadership to shape Epirus' messaging, vision, and positioning.
• Manage external narrative, media relations, press strategy and public communications.
• Develop and maintain relationships with DoW/defense media personnel.
• Propose structured, measurable marketing frameworks and reporting.
• Direct and brief external/internal creative partners; lead events and thought leadership activities.
• Support investor relations with narrative-building and relationship management.
• Lead a small team including an events lead and two reports.
• Monitor industry and competitive news and disseminate to the company.

Skills

Strategic comms

Media relations

Press strategy

Executive messaging

Defense media

Marketing frameworks

Education

Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, or related field

Job description

About Epirus

Epirus is a high-growth technology company dedicated to overcoming the asymmetric challenges inherent to the future of national security. Epirus' flagship product, Leonidas, is a software-defined system built using intelligent power management techniques which allow power-hungry systems to do more with less.

Job Summary:

The Vice President of Marketing and Communications sits within Epirus' Strategy function and reports into senior leadership, with high visibility across the executive team.

Theywill partner directly with executive leadership to shape and externalize Epirus' core strategic messaging, vision, and positioning, and will build and control the Company's external narrative-including media relations, press strategy, and public-facing communications.They will develop andmaintainrelationships with Department of War (DoW) media personnel, and will propose a structured, measurable approach to marketing, with clearobjectives, frameworks, and reporting against them.

This role directs and briefs an internal design house to execute on brand and creative work; design sits as a separate function, so this is a strongexternal communicator/partner role rather than a hands-on production role.They will also lead trade shows, industry events, and thought-leadership opportunities-such as speaking engagements and editorials-for senior Companyleaders, andwill manage a small team consisting of an events lead and twoadditionalreports.

Responsibilities:

• Partner directly with executive leadership to shape and externalize Epirus' core strategic messaging, vision, and positioning
• Build and control the Company's external narrative, including media relations, press strategy, and public-facing communications
• Develop andmaintainrelationships with Department of War (DoW) media personnel
• Propose a structured, measurable approach to marketing, including clearobjectives, frameworks, and reporting against them
• Direct and brief an internal design house to execute on brand and creative work (design sits as a separate function; this is a strongexternal-communicator/partner role rather than hands-on production)
• Lead trade shows, industry eventsfocused on product demonstrations, and thought-leadership opportunities (speaking engagements, editorials, etc.) for senior Company leaders and executives
• Support for investor relations activities, including narrative-building and relationship management.
• Manage a small team consisting of an events lead and twoadditionalreports
• Stay abreast of and internallydisseminateinternational, domestic, and industry-related news that couldimpactthe Company
• Track and report on important public newspertainingtocompetitors, partners, and clients
• Perform other tasks and support other Companyobjectives, asrequired

Competencies & Areas of Expertise:

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, or related field
• 10+ years of relevant marketing, communications, and/or public relations experience, withdemonstratedsuccess shaping and externalizing strategic messaging in partnership with executive leadership
• A strategic communicator who can breakbig ideasinto clear, structured themes and messages
• Demonstrated experience building and controlling an external narrative, including media relations and press strategy
• Experience developing relationships with government/defensemedia personnel preferred
• Ability to propose andoperateagainst structured, measurable marketing frameworks and reporting
• Comfortable directing and briefing external or internal creative/design partners rather than producing creative work hands-on
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with a knack for simplifying complex topics and technologies
• Strong senseof initiative and urgency, comfortable operating within moderate budget autonomy
• Passion for Start-Up environments and a strong commitment to Epirus' vision and role in theDefenseIndustry
• Desire to build senior relationships with military/defensestakeholders and grow into broader scope over time
• Organized, detail-oriented, and able to work and deliver with a high degree of autonomy and responsibility

ITAR Requirements:

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

At Epirus,you’llwork with technical peers and great people—and get first crack at some of the defining technology challenges of our time. Here, “impossible” is just a challenge.We'rea diverse, fast-growing team ofchange-makersfuelingthe future of energy with revolutionary solutions. Join us and rewrite the rules.

As required by the Equal Pay Transparency Act, Epirus provides a reasonable range of minimum compensation for roles that may be hired. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific office location.

For the state of California only, the range of starting pay for this role is:

$290,300 — $361,000 USD

Pay Transparency as required for Washington D.C. effective 2024

D.C. Salary Range

$290,300 — $361,000 USD