Director, Strategic Communications – Product
About The Position
We are seeking a Director, Strategic Communications to serve as the communications lead for the Chief Product Officer and Product organization. This role partners closely with executive leadership to shape strategic narratives, drive organizational alignment, and serve as a trusted communications advisor to the Product leadership team. The position helps connect business priorities, product innovation, and employee engagement through integrated communications strategies. The ideal candidate is an experienced communications leader, trusted advisor, and exceptional storyteller who can translate complex business and technical concepts into clear, relevant, and engaging communications. This individual will work across functions to support executive visibility, organizational communications, thought leadership, employee engagement, and key business initiatives that advance WD's product and technology strategy. As a member of the Strategic Communications team, this role will collaborate closely with executive leaders, Chiefs of Staff, communications colleagues, and cross-functional partners to deliver integrated communications strategies that inform, inspire, and drive business impact.
Requirements
- 10+ years of communications experience, including significant executive communications experience supporting Vice President-level leaders or above.
- Experience supporting highly technical leaders, product organizations, engineering teams, or technology-focused businesses.
- Demonstrated success advising senior executives and translating complex technical and business concepts into clear, audience-focused communications.
- Exceptional writing, storytelling, and executive content development skills, with the ability to translate complex business and technical concepts into clear, compelling narratives.
- Strong executive presence, business acumen, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across all levels of an organization.
- Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficiency in PowerPoint and experience leveraging modern communication technologies, including AI-enabled tools, to enhance content development and team effectiveness.
- Experience in technology, semiconductor, infrastructure, cloud, storage, or other complex B2B industries preferred.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary communications advisor to the Chief Product Officer, providing strategic counsel and executive communications support.
- Develop and execute integrated communications strategies, plans, and roadmaps that support Product priorities, executive visibility, employee engagement, and business objectives.
- Partner with Product leadership to shape narratives around technology leadership, product innovation, customer value, and business priorities, while proactively developing messaging and communications plans that support key initiatives and milestones.
- Build trusted relationships with executives and leaders across the Product organization and broader enterprise.
- Develop executive content and messaging, including presentations, speeches, briefing materials, leadership communications, and multimedia content.
- Lead preparation of executive briefings for customer meetings, industry events, analyst engagements, media opportunities, Board of Directors presentations, and investor-related activities.
- Develop thought leadership content for internal and external channels, including articles, social content, executive profiles, and digital communications.
- Leverage storytelling, visual communications, multimedia, and emerging communications approaches to create compelling content across channels.
- Ensure consistency of messaging across executive, organizational, and enterprise communications.
- Lead communications strategies that support organizational priorities, business transformation, change management, employee engagement, and key organizational milestones.
- Oversee Product organization intranet and digital content, ensuring information remains current, relevant, and aligned with business priorities.
- Drive alignment between Product communications and enterprise communications strategies.
- Partner with HR, Communications, and Product leadership to support employee engagement and organizational effectiveness initiatives.
- Partner with Public Relations, Analyst Relations, Marketing, Investor Relations, Human Resources, and Chief of Staff teams to support executive visibility and ensure coordinated communications strategies and execution.
- Partner across the Executive and Strategic Communications team to advance enterprise priorities and maintain consistency in leadership communications.
- Influence stakeholders across multiple functions and levels of the organization to drive alignment and successful execution of communications programs.
- Assess the effectiveness of communications strategies and programs through engagement metrics, stakeholder feedback, channel performance, and business outcomes.
- Monitor communications trends, emerging technologies, and industry best practices to continuously improve communications effectiveness.
- Leverage AI-enabled tools and modern communications technologies to enhance content development, planning, measurement, and team productivity.
Benefits
- paid vacation time
- paid sick leave
- medical/dental/vision insurance
- life, accident and disability insurance
- tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts
- employee assistance program
- other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity
- tuition reimbursement
- transit
- the Applause Program
- employee stock purchase plan
- the WD Savings 401(k) Plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
