Senior Account Director, Enterprise Tech PR

SourceCode Communications•San Francisco, CA

1d•$145,000 - $160,000•Remote

About The Position

SourceCode is seeking a seasoned agency communications professional to serve as a Senior Account Director, providing strategic leadership across high-profile enterprise technology PR accounts. The role leads high-impact storytelling, counsels senior client executives, manages account profitability, and mentors PR practitioners. It combines creative vision with disciplined commercial execution and includes opportunities to shape agency-wide innovation and expand leadership into global PR management. The Senior Account Director develops long-term PR plans aligned with client business objectives; leads crisis communications and executive thought leadership; translates complex technical innovations into media-friendly narratives; and builds integrated media, analyst, and social engagement strategies. The role owns account health, revenue forecasting, resource allocation, contracts, KPIs, and scopes of work, while identifying opportunities for organic growth and strong client retention. It also directly manages, coaches, and develops team members and leads adoption of emerging PR technologies and communication channels. This is a primarily remote position for candidates who reside in the San Francisco Bay Area. The team offers regular opportunities to meet and collaborate in local co-working spaces, and its operating model may evolve to include more structured collaboration or hybrid parameters.

Requirements

10 to 12+ years of agency communications experience.
Current Senior Account Director experience or sufficient Account Director experience to run accounts independently.
Ability to own accounts end to end, including client relationships, strategy, and processes.
Ability to turn broad direction into a concrete plan and lead its execution independently.
Experience scoping programs and managing a P&L.
Understanding of how budgets, resourcing, and team utilization affect client work.
Team-level project management skills, including tracking work in progress and keeping work moving across the team.
Ability to learn clients’ industries and technologies and turn complex subject matter into clear, timely storytelling.
People leadership experience, including developing team members, handling difficult conversations, and working with HR on performance issues such as PIPs.
Based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Nice To Haves

Existing media relationships.

Responsibilities

Provide high-level strategic direction to senior client executives and develop long-term PR plans aligned with client business objectives.
Navigate difficult client conversations and provide productive pushback when needed.
Conduct crisis risk assessments and draft proactive communications.
Interview executives to develop thought leadership platforms and translate complex technical innovations into media-friendly narratives.
Manage account health, revenue forecasting, and resource allocation to optimize team utilization and minimize over- or under-servicing.
Oversee client contracts, KPIs, and monthly and annual scopes of work.
Develop long-term media and engagement strategies across media, analyst, and social landscapes.
Maintain editorial quality control across the portfolio and use established relationships with Tier-1 national business and trade media.
Identify opportunities to expand current client relationships, drive organic business development, and maintain high client retention.
Directly manage, coach, and inspire team members; set professional goals and deliver targeted training.
Lead teams in adopting emerging PR technologies and alternative communication channels.
Expand leadership responsibilities into global PR management.