Senior Director, Internal Communications

Cohesity•Santa Clara, CA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Director, Internal Communications develops and executes executive and employee communications strategies to support Cohesity’s mission, objectives, and corporate priorities. The ideal candidate is a trusted and thoughtful partner to executives, and a deft communicator focused on developing and delivering innovative initiatives that drive measurable business outcomes. This role will be highly visible across the entire company and will require a leader who can quickly build a network of influence with executives, peers, and cross-functional teams. This role has direct responsibility or supervision of staff and vendors.

Requirements

Strong executive presence and an aptitude for staying calm under pressure.
The ability to be both strategic and resourceful.
A passion for exceptional writing and visual communications, and how to use both for maximum impact.
The expertise to play a critical role in connecting our employees to the company’s mission and values, helping them understand our most important priorities.
Meticulous attention to details and the ability to manage numerous projects and work streams end-to-end.
A keen sense of purpose and experience leading small but mighty teams.
Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and support decision making.

Responsibilities

Lead internal and executive communications strategy, establishing a consistent and measurable approach to supporting major initiatives, company moments, and change initiatives.
Ensure that Cohesity employees are engaged and aligned.
Drive content excellence with high-impact deliverables across multiple platforms, from the intranet to videos to executive presentations and more.
Ensure messages are clear, consistent, and aligned with our values.
Experiment fearlessly with emerging media and AI.
Establish and manage the executive communications function, starting with the CEO’s platform, driving a regular cadence of varied content that resonates with key audiences and builds engagement.
Partner with external communications leaders to ensure consistency across all platforms and stakeholders as appropriate.
Work as a thought partner across the business, building a network of trust and influence with executives, peers, and functional teams.
Leverage data to identify priority investments of people and program resources.
Define KPIs and use insights to identify opportunities to innovate and improve results.