Vice President, Brand and Communications

Presidio

About The Position

Presidio is at the forefront of a global technology revolution, transforming industries through cutting-edge digital solutions and next-generation AI, empowering businesses and their customers through innovation, automation, and intelligent insights. The company is a scaled, PE-backed company competing with major IT solutions providers. This role is for a VP of Brand, Communications who is a strategist, storyteller, and operator, capable of shaping the company's narrative during high-stakes moments and moving with speed and precision. The ideal candidate will have experience building brand functions and expertise in AI-era brand visibility. Joining Presidio means being part of a culture of trailblazers, thinkers, builders, and collaborators who push boundaries in AI-driven analytics, cloud solutions, cybersecurity, and next-gen infrastructure, shaping the future with real impact.

Requirements

12+ years of progressive brand, communications, and/or content marketing experience in B2B technology
Demonstrated track record advising and writing for C-suite executives on high-stakes communications- earnings, acquisitions, board narratives, media moments
Hands-on leadership of PR and analyst relations programs at a technology services or enterprise software company
Experience in PE-backed, high-growth environments
Proven ability to build and lead creative, content, and social teams and to elevate the quality of work, not just manage the volume
Real, demonstrable work in LLM visibility, generative AI content strategy, or AI-era SEO; not just awareness of the topic
Experience leading large-scale corporate events- SKOs, technical conferences, executive summits, and major tradeshow activations with a clear line of sight to pipeline and brand impact
A bias toward speed, directness, and outcomes over process and perfection

Nice To Haves

Exposure to M&A integration communications
Supported a company through an IPO or public-company readiness process

Responsibilities

Define and drive Presidio's brand architecture, visual identity, and messaging, including shepherding our unified AI identity to market
Partner directly with the CMO to sharpen the company's point of view and ensure it lands consistently across every touchpoint
Own the story of who Presidio is and why it matters and make sure every team member can tell it
Serve as a trusted communications advisor to the CEO, drafting keynote narratives, earnings call talking points, press releases, board presentations, and thought leadership
Build executive visibility programs that put Presidio leaders on the right stages, in the right publications, and in front of the right audiences
Operate with discretion and judgment in sensitive, high-stakes situations
Lead a high-performing PR team and agency relationships to drive strategic, proactive media coverage, not just reactive press releases
Build and manage a serious analyst relations program: Gartner, Forrester, IDC, and beyond because you understand that analyst validation is a sales tool
Position Presidio within the analyst conversation on AI, cloud, and managed services in ways that accelerate pipeline
Oversee content strategy and production across thought leadership, demand generation support, social, and digital with a bias toward content that drives revenue, not just readership
Lead the creative function: brand standards, visual design, campaign assets, and overall aesthetic quality
Develop and execute Presidio's social media presence, LinkedIn-first, but with a coherent multi-channel strategy
Own the full corporate events portfolio- from company-wide Sales Kickoff and Presidio LAB (our flagship technical conference) to Presidio Perspectives (executive summits) and The Presidio Forum.
Lead Presidio's presence at major industry tradeshows and partner events, including Cisco Live, AWS re: Invent, Microsoft Ingnite, and others- ensuring every activation is on-brand, measurable, and strategically aligned
Drive the strategy behind the event calendar: which events we own, which we sponsor, and which we walk away from and hold the team accountable for clear ROI on every dollar spent
Partner with field marketing, sales, and partner teams to ensure events create real pipeline momentum, not just impressions
Understand how LLMs surface brands and know how to optimize for that from content strategy to entity authority to citation architecture
Lead Presidio's strategy for AI-era discoverability: ensuring we show up when a buyer asks ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Gemini who the best AI implementation partner is
Bring proof points, not just familiarity, with LLM visibility work