Director, Corporate Communications

SailPoint • Austin, TX

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About The Position

SailPoint is seeking a strategic Director of Communications to lead the global communications team and explain how the company is addressing identity security challenges across human, machine, and AI identities. The role will steward SailPoint’s corporate narrative as its strategy and market position evolve, translating complex cybersecurity and enterprise technology concepts into clear, compelling stories for business and executive audiences.

Reporting to the SVP of Corporate Marketing, the Director will manage internal and agency teams and lead corporate, product, and ecosystem-partner communications. The role spans strategic media relations, public relations campaigns, rapid-response communications, crisis and reputation management, executive and spokesperson enablement, and production of the Identity Matters podcast. The Director will also use analytics to evaluate communications effectiveness and demonstrate business impact, while adopting AI-powered tools and workflows to improve speed and scale without compromising quality or credibility.

The position includes leading, mentoring, and inspiring a global team of communications professionals and advising senior communications leadership on external trends and reputation matters. The job description outlines a 90-day plan covering narrative and agency audits, strategy and rapid-response activation, media and executive engagement, event and podcast execution, and the establishment of communications performance reporting.

Requirements

• 12–15 or more years of relevant experience in public relations, corporate communications, or product PR.
• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Experience supporting publicly traded companies and earnings communications.
• Strong writing and storytelling skills, including the ability to turn complex technical security concepts into clear, compelling messages.
• Fluency in traditional and new-media ecosystems.
• A combination of agency and in-house communications experience.
• Experience managing external communications during major corporate milestones, such as high-profile product launches, global brand campaigns, or significant M&A activity.
• Executive presence and the ability to challenge and coach executives on communication style, message delivery, and media presence.
• Ability to communicate technical topics such as segregation of duties, machine-learning access models, and multi-tenant SaaS architectures to general business and executive audiences.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in cybersecurity, identity access management, enterprise SaaS, or cloud infrastructure.
• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, or Marketing.
• An advanced degree; preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Steward SailPoint’s corporate narrative and ensure it evolves with the company’s strategy, market position, and growth.
• Establish, scale, and maintain relationships with reporters, editors, and influencers across business, technology, cybersecurity, and new-media outlets.
• Coordinate with Product, Product Marketing, and Partner Marketing to communicate product innovations, integrations, and launches to relevant stakeholders.
• Plan, resource, and execute modern, digital-first PR campaigns for company milestones, product launches, industry events, and other strategic moments.
• Lead rapid-response media engagement that connects SailPoint’s perspective to breaking news, AI and cybersecurity regulation, and industry trends.
• Create, maintain, and execute crisis communications frameworks and response templates; advise executive leadership during high-stakes situations.
• Oversee the content strategy, guest acquisition, and end-to-end production of the Identity Matters podcast.
• Serve as a principal PR contact and media coach for C-level executives; prepare leaders for interviews and strengthen their messaging delivery.
• Measure, analyze, and report on corporate communications performance, using data to inform strategy and demonstrate business impact.
• Adopt AI-powered tools and workflows to improve communications speed, scale, and effectiveness while maintaining quality and credibility.
• Lead, mentor, and inspire a global communications team and foster a culture of continued innovation.
• Advise senior communications leadership on external trends, reputation issues, media opportunities, and changes in the media landscape.
• Audit PR agencies, scopes of work, media-monitoring and press-tracking tools, wire services, and communications workflows.
• Develop executive messaging materials, conduct media training, and establish briefing and post-interview debrief practices.
• Plan and execute communications for SailPoint Navigate, including press registration, interviews, news distribution, and partner amplification.
• Establish communications performance dashboards tracking measures such as share of voice, sentiment, message pull-through, and web referrals.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Life insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment coverage.
• Supplemental life insurance options for employees, spouses, and children.
• Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care, including a limited-purpose FSA.
• 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company matching.
• Flexible vacation policy.
• Eight paid holidays annually.
• Sick leave.
• Paid parental leave.
• Employee Assistance Program and Care Counselors.
• Voluntary legal assistance, critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity benefits.
• Pet insurance options.
• Health Savings Account with employer contribution.
• Potential eligibility for the SailPoint Corporate Bonus Plan or role-specific commission.
• Potential eligibility for equity participation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director