[Hiring] Senior Director, Marketing Communications @DigitalOcean

Role Description

We are looking for a master media strategist to unify, elevate, and lead our global narrative and storytelling. Reporting to the Chief Marketing Officer, you will be a key player in transforming our cross-functional public relations, corporate communications, and analyst and influencer relations into a unified power engine that accelerates market awareness and adoption and inspires community trust.

• Define and author the overarching global communication strategy in order to align long-term enterprise goals with a compelling public voice that elevates our corporate authority.
• Cultivate and leverage deep relationships with Tier-1 tech journalists and industry influencers in order to secure high-impact placements that increase our competitive share of voice.
• Develop proactive response frameworks and risk-mitigation models in order to safeguard corporate reputation and maintain public trust during critical business or industry events.
• Oversee the direction and performance of all corporate digital and social media channels in order to optimize multi-platform engagement with our global community.
• Establish advanced operational KPIs and attribution metrics across all communication vectors in order to measure and prove business impact, brand sentiment, and pipeline influence.
• Provide strategic counsel, bespoke media coaching, and tailored talking points to the C-suite in order to enhance the efficacy of executive thought leadership across public forums.
• Lead, mentor, and scale a high-performing team of communication specialists and content creators in order to cultivate internal talent, maximize operational velocity, and foster a world-class culture of accountability.

Qualifications

• Experience with building and executing multi-channel global communications, PR, and social media strategies at scale within a high-growth SaaS, cloud infrastructure, or tech environment.
• A deep understanding of public relations methodologies, crisis management frameworks, and the shifting nuances of algorithmic digital channels.
• Experience with handling corporate visibility operations and acting as a trusted liaison to media entities, industry analysts, and executive stakeholders.
• Exceptional relational intelligence and diplomacy skills, enabling you to harmonize diverse cross-functional teams and build ironclad partnerships across organizational boundaries.
• A growth-mindset approach: A natural appetite for constructive feedback, a relentless drive to challenge stale brand paradigms, and a "leave it better than you found it" attitude.
• Fearlessness: Marketing has to create compelling stories from highly technical products and concepts, with new ones emerging almost every day.

Requirements

• Compensation Range: $230,000 - $280,000
• This is a remote role.
• JR: 2026-8063
• #LI-Remote

Benefits

• We innovate with purpose.
• We prioritize career development.
• We care about your well-being.
• We reward our employees.