VP, AI & Enterprise Tech Public Relations

Mission North•San Francisco, CA

7d•$170,000 - $200,000

About The Position

Mission North is a strategic communications agency for influential companies to build, protect, and renew their impact. Market-shaping brands like Brex, Google, LinkedIn, Mozilla, Snowflake, and Zoom have turned to us to navigate change and accelerate impact at every stage. Our award-winning culture of curiosity allows us to attract the best communicators and mobilize them around tackling some of the world’s biggest challenges. Our stories about breakthrough innovations and movements—and the iconic teams behind them—have influenced hundreds of billions of dollars in market value. Join our vibrant communications agency dedicated to nurturing dynamic professionals seeking a career embedded in purpose and impact. Currently, we're searching for a VP with strong experience in AI and cloud infrastructure technology to join our team! We live our values. As a benefit corporation, we’re committed to making a positive difference through our work, culture, and community investments. We give back 2% of profits, 2% of our time, and 2% of partner equity to support causes in our local communities, and have invested more than $2 million through grants, donations, and pro bono services. Through our cross-industry fellowship and sponsorship initiative, Foster the Future, we’re creating pathways for the next generation of communications leaders. Diversity, belonging, and equity are woven into our business and culture. We continue to advance our policies and practices to foster a more progressive organization and industry. Mission North’s Enterprise Technology Group helps some of the most ambitious and innovative B2B companies tell their stories, build trust with key stakeholders, and lead conversations that matter. Our clients are shaping the future of how we live and work, particularly in the fast-moving worlds of AI, software development, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, collaboration, data analytics, high-performance computing, and supply chain/logistics. Some clients we are proud to represent are Confluent, IonQ, Mozilla, Norwest Venture Partners, Sentry, Snowflake, Workato, and Zoom. We are looking for a strategic, curious, and impact-driven leader to play a hands-on role leading and growing our portfolio of AI, and cloud infrastructure segments of our Enterprise Technology Group. Who you are: Have deep knowledge and strong relationships in AI, cloud, software development and enterprise IT infrastructure. AI infrastructure experience in hardware and advanced logic processing (GPUs, TPUs, etc.) and chips is a plus. Are passionate about how these technologies are redefining how we live and work. Get it: you have bona fide knowledge and demonstrable curiosity about the enterprise tech landscape — including the rapidly evolving generative AI space. Know enough to be dangerous, as they say, about cybersecurity, supply chain/logistics, and collaboration technologies. Would be a right-hand person to Erin Smith, Head of the Enterprise Technology Group, which includes: Future Stack and AI , Trust , Commerce & Supply Chain , and Future of Work .

Requirements

10 -12 years of experience at PR agencies and/or enterprise B2B tech companies comms teams at the operational level.
Adept at managing relationships with C-level executives at tech companies.
Ability to tap into a strong network of potential talent, partners and customers in order to support practice and business growth.
Deep expertise in at least three of the following key focus areas: app and software development, artificial intelligence, cloud infrastructure, data infrastructure, AI infrastructure, analytics, and quantum computing.
Experience architecting integrated communications strategies through milestone moments for companies (e.g. launching from stealth, creating a new category, managing a crisis, or an IPO).
Compelling communication and presentation skills.
Exceptional creative and content development skills on technical topics.
Strong new business development skills with a proven track record of closing and retaining new clients.
Experience leading strategic workshops and initiatives including messaging, storyline development, thought leadership platform development and media training.
Proven track record of simultaneously directing multiple teams at PR/comms agencies and/or within the comms function of enterprise tech companies.
Strong management skills and genuine interest in managing and mentoring teams.
Thrive in a dynamic environment with multiple competing priorities.
Bachelor’s degree.

Nice To Haves

AI infrastructure experience in hardware and advanced logic processing (GPUs, TPUs, etc.) and chips is a plus.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for client retention, product/service evolution, staff development and portfolio growth.
You’ll collaborate with your peers who oversee other Enterprise Innovation segments, working together to set and reach goals for the broader group
Be a trusted strategic partner to enterprise B2B clients, their executive teams, and promote communications strategies that will help them reach their full potential.
Set and plan against revenue goals, talent development, agency marketing, lead generation and new business development for the Enterprise Innovation Group, with a focus on our infrastructure and bleeding edge tech accounts.
Proactively drive new business efforts with minimal oversight. This includes overseeing pitch teams from start to finish during the pitch process.
Generate new revenue with existing clients. You have a keen eye for timing strategic recommendations that align the scope of work to meet the needs of our clients.
Work with our specialists to provide clients with programs that integrate traditional PR, digital, and social media platforms.
Serve as a steward of Mission North’s values and operating principles.
Mentor and coach staff across all levels of skills development.
Work closely with fellow account leads to direct account staffing and forecasting.
Represent Mission North and our clients at industry events for new business networking and personal professional development.