Chief Communications Officer

Everfox•Herndon, VA

About The Position

The Chief Communications Officer (CCO) is responsible for protecting and elevating Everfox’s corporate reputation through strategic communications, executive visibility, employee engagement, and media relations. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer, the CCO develops and executes an integrated corporate communications strategy that strengthens Everfox’s reputation with employees, customers, partners, government stakeholders, investors, and the media. The CCO partners closely with the Chief Marketing Officer to ensure consistent messaging across all audiences while maintaining clear ownership boundaries between corporate communications and go-to-market marketing activities.

Requirements

25+ years of experience in cybersecurity
Experience protecting and elevating corporate reputation
Experience with strategic communications
Experience with executive visibility
Experience with employee engagement
Experience with media relations
Experience developing and executing integrated corporate communications strategies
Experience strengthening reputation with employees, customers, partners, government stakeholders, investors, and media
Experience ensuring consistent messaging across all audiences
Experience managing clear ownership boundaries between corporate communications and go-to-market marketing activities
Experience leading corporate announcements, executive transitions, company milestones, acquisitions, and crisis communications
Experience serving as a communications advisor to the CEO and executive leadership team
Experience developing executive messaging platforms aligned with company strategy
Experience leading speechwriting, keynote messaging, executive presentations, and leadership communications
Experience managing executive thought leadership in partnership with Marketing
Experience coaching executives on media engagement and public communications
Experience leading enterprise internal communications strategy
Experience driving employee engagement through transparent leadership communications
Experience partnering with HR on organizational announcements, change management, culture initiatives, and executive messaging
Experience managing company-wide town halls and internal communication channels
Experience building and maintaining strong relationships with national, trade, government, and industry media
Experience leading proactive media engagement
Experience managing crisis communications and issues management
Experience overseeing external communications agency relationships
Experience developing programs that strengthen reputation as a trusted leader in defense technology
Experience coordinating corporate awards, executive recognition, and reputation initiatives
Experience monitoring brand perception and corporate sentiment
Experience supporting CEO and CFO communications with investors and Board stakeholders
Experience coordinating earnings, financing, acquisition, and strategic communications
Experience establishing communications policies and approval processes
Experience ensuring consistency across executive communications and corporate messaging
Experience partnering with Legal, HR, and executive leadership on sensitive communications
Experience partnering with the management committee and executive leadership team to ensure consistent messaging across all stakeholder groups
Experience partnering with the Chief Marketing Officer to develop and execute an integrated external communications strategy that aligns corporate messaging with the company's brand and go-to-market priorities
Experience collaborating on enterprise website strategy and governance to ensure corporate content, executive messaging, and thought leadership effectively support business objectives and stakeholder engagement
Experience partnering with Marketing on field and event marketing to maximize executive visibility, customer engagement, media opportunities, and strategic communications before, during, and after key events
Experience aligning communications strategies with paid media initiatives to ensure consistent messaging, brand positioning, and amplification of key corporate narratives
Experience co-leading enterprise social media strategy with Marketing, integrating executive communications, corporate storytelling, thought leadership, and brand engagement across owned social channels
Ability to work in the location applied to

Nice To Haves

Experience with "U.S. Persons" as defined by International Traffic in Arms Regulations or Export Administration Regulations for certain positions.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute Everfox’s corporate communications strategy.
Protect and strengthen the company’s reputation across all external stakeholders.
Lead corporate announcements, executive transitions, company milestones, acquisitions, and crisis communications.
Serve as communications advisor to the CEO and executive leadership team.
Develop executive messaging platforms aligned with company strategy.
Lead speechwriting, keynote messaging, executive presentations, and leadership communications.
Manage executive thought leadership in partnership with Marketing.
Coach executives on media engagement and public communications.
Lead enterprise internal communications strategy.
Drive employee engagement through transparent leadership communications.
Partner with HR on organizational announcements, change management, culture initiatives, and executive messaging.
Manage company-wide town halls and internal communication channels.
Build and maintain strong relationships with national, trade, government, and industry media.
Lead proactive media engagement.
Manage crisis communications and issues management.
Oversee external communications agency relationships.
Develop programs that strengthen Everfox’s reputation as a trusted leader in defense technology.
Coordinate corporate awards, executive recognition, and reputation initiatives.
Monitor brand perception and corporate sentiment.
Support CEO and CFO communications with investors and Board stakeholders.
Coordinate earnings, financing, acquisition, and strategic communications.
Establish communications policies and approval processes.
Ensure consistency across executive communications and corporate messaging.
Partner with Legal, HR, and executive leadership on sensitive communications.
Partner with the Chief Marketing Officer to develop and execute an integrated external communications strategy that aligns corporate messaging with the company's brand and go-to-market priorities.
Collaborate on enterprise website strategy and governance to ensure corporate content, executive messaging, and thought leadership effectively support business objectives and stakeholder engagement.
Partner with Marketing on field and event marketing to maximize executive visibility, customer engagement, media opportunities, and strategic communications before, during, and after key events.
Align communications strategies with paid media initiatives to ensure consistent messaging, brand positioning, and amplification of key corporate narratives.
Co-lead enterprise social media strategy with Marketing, integrating executive communications, corporate storytelling, thought leadership, and brand engagement across owned social channels.