Vice President, Technology - Axicom

Axicom • Austin, TX

8h • $75,000 - $180,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Axicom, part of WPP and the Burson Group, is a global communications agency specializing in technology. The Vice President will join the growing U.S. team as a strategic counselor and client leader, guiding complex communications programs for technology brands in fast-moving, high-stakes environments. The role leads significant client relationships, sets direction across integrated teams, helps clients navigate a changing influence ecosystem, and contributes to business growth and the development of Axicom’s technology communications offering.

The successful candidate will bring strategic vision, strong client counsel, integrated communications expertise, people leadership, and commercial acumen, alongside deep curiosity about technology and the business forces shaping it. Axicom describes its culture as collaborative, inclusive, and oriented toward learning and professional growth. The company offers professional development and mentorship programs and uses a hybrid work approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. Compensation varies according to job-related factors; the posted base salary range is $75,000–$180,000 USD.

Requirements

• 8–10+ years of experience in communications, public relations, or integrated marketing communications, including significant work counseling and leading for technology brands.
• Meaningful experience in at least two of the following areas: consumer electronics/hardware, enterprise technology and applications, AI, semiconductors, or emerging technologies such as robotics, quantum computing, or advanced R&D.
• Experience owning significant client relationships and serving as a trusted counselor to senior-level client stakeholders.
• Ability to develop and lead integrated, insight-led communications strategies that connect business objectives with reputation, culture, and industry conversations.
• Strong understanding of the influence ecosystem, including traditional media, independent journalists, creators, analysts, podcasters, and other voices shaping technology and business narratives.
• Experience using data, research, market intelligence, and audience insights to inform strategy, decision-making, and measurement of communications impact.
• Track record helping clients navigate industry disruption, emerging issues, reputational challenges, and high-value opportunities in fast-moving environments.
• Ability to lead large integrated teams and multiple workstreams, providing strategic direction while enabling teams to execute effectively.
• People leadership experience, including mentoring, developing, and retaining talent and creating opportunities for team growth.
• Established relationships across technology, business, trade, analyst, and influence communities, and an ability to build new connections as the ecosystem evolves.
• Commercial acumen, including experience growing client relationships, expanding scopes, and identifying opportunities based on changing client needs.
• Experience contributing to new business development, including pitch strategy, proposal development, and senior-level presentations.
• Strong executive presence and communication skills, including the ability to simplify complex technology and business issues and provide clear counsel.
• Curiosity about the future of technology, communications, media, and culture, and a point of view on how emerging technologies and changing stakeholder behaviors may reshape reputation and influence.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with technology industry analyst relations is strongly valued.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic counselor to clients, advising senior stakeholders on communications, reputation, positioning, and complex business challenges.
• Lead significant client relationships and programs, setting strategic direction and ensuring high-quality work aligned with broader business objectives.
• Help clients anticipate emerging trends, navigate industry and reputational shifts, and identify opportunities to shape conversations about technology, business, and culture.
• Develop and oversee integrated, insight-led communications strategies across earned, owned, social, executive visibility, analyst relations, influencer engagement, and other relevant channels.
• Translate data, market intelligence, audience insights, and emerging technologies into strategic recommendations and client opportunities.
• Provide senior oversight of media and influence strategies, building and leveraging relationships with journalists, creators, independent voices, analysts, and industry influencers.
• Lead thought leadership, executive positioning, corporate narratives, and storytelling programs that strengthen client reputation and relevance.
• Mentor and develop account teams, providing direction, improving strategic thinking, and building future client leaders.
• Oversee client budgets, staffing, scopes, and account operations while balancing financial stewardship, client service, and program performance.
• Grow existing client relationships by identifying unmet needs and developing new opportunities, scopes, and capabilities.
• Contribute to new business development through opportunity development, pitch strategy, senior-level presentations, and articulation of Axicom’s point of view.
• Help grow and evolve Axicom’s U.S. Technology practice, capabilities, talent, culture, and market position.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package; further details are provided through the company’s benefits portal.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Mentorship programs with industry leaders.
• Inclusive company culture fostering collaboration and innovation.
• Packages designed to reward and retain talent.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed