Senior Corporate Communications Manager

There are 2 actors on a network, people and machines. Just as usernames and passwords are used by people to access machines, machine identities are used by machines to identify and access each other. Venafi is the inventor of the technology that manages and protects machine identities, the most important security initiative in our Global 5000 customers. We are Warriors!

Are you passionate about making a positive impact and protecting the world from cybercriminals? If so, you may be a natural Venafi Warrior!

How you’ll be protecting the world:

As the Senior Corporate Communications Manager, you will play a critical role in driving our brand story and building awareness for Venafi through strategic PR and organic social media activities. This role will report directly to the Senior Director of Corporate Marketing.

• Drive an integrated corporate communications strategy that aligns with Venafi’s mission, goals and audiences.
• Manage and work closely with our global PR agencies to execute strategic PR and organic social media activities to drive impactful results across multiple channels, including media relations, thought leadership, customer stories, speaking opportunities, awards and social content.
• Keep abreast of the latest industry trends and identify compelling story angles to leverage in PR and social media efforts.
• Develop engaging PR and social media content, including press releases, thought leadership pieces, award and speaking submissions, corporate messaging, and social posts.
• Partner cross-functionally with Content, Brand, Events, Demand Gen, Product Marketing and other teams to drive PR and social media strategies for relevant product launches, events, campaigns, etc.
• Partner closely with key executives to build their thought leadership platforms.
• Track, analyze and report on key PR and organic social media metrics.

The ideal Venafi Warrior will be armed with:

• 7+ years of communications or PR experience within the B2B technology space; experience in the security space preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications or a related field
• Experience managing PR and social media programs with a proven track record of successful results
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to convert complex technical concepts into clear, concise messaging and create compelling storylines
• Team player with strong interpersonal skills, effective at building strong relationships with key internal stakeholders
• Strategic and creative thinking
• Ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects and drive results in a fast-paced environment
• Strong editing skills, with general knowledge of AP rules
• Extensive knowledge of business press as well as security and technology trade press
• Motivated self-starter
• Agency experience preferred

While you are busy protecting the world, we’ve got you covered!

In addition to fostering a virtual first collaborative environment, Venafi offers a benefits package that is in the top 10%. Venafi pays 90% of the monthly premium for medical insurance and 100% of the monthly premium for dental, vision, life insurance, short and long-term disability, and accident insurance for both team members and their families. We offer an open time off policy and observe 12 holidays each year. We also offer a 401(k) with company matching, company HSA contribution, 2x salary employer-paid life insurance, parental leave, pet insurance, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits!

More About Venafi:

Venafi is the undisputed leader in Machine Identity Management. Why? Because we created the category and are light years ahead of anyone that would consider competing! Gartner has recognized Venafi as number one in our space and as it turns out, one is NOT the loneliest number!

Venafi is the inventor of the technology that secures and protects machine identities. The Venafi platform provides visibility, intelligence, and automation for SSL/TLS, IoT, mobile, cloud native, Kubernetes, and SSH machine identity types. Many of the largest organizations in the world use Venafi.

Billions of dollars have been spent protecting usernames and passwords and almost nothing managing machine identities—organizations are just now realizing that managing and protecting machine identities is as important as managing usernames and passwords. The bad guys know this and are using stolen or forged machine identities in their cyberattacks. In fact, Gartner says 50% of network attacks will use machine identities.

Come help us protect the world!

The anticipated pay range for this position is $111,000 to $131,000. This is a general estimate for informational purposes only. The actual salary offered will be determined based on the candidate’s relevant qualifications, experience, and skills.

*Upon review of the candidates and based on the objective factors listed above, this position may be filled at a higher or lower tier.