Senior Director, CEO Communications

Remote · San Jose · USD 203,000-290,000 · 12-15 years experience · Posted Oct 9, 2026

At a glance

Zscaler is seeking a Senior Director, CEO Communications to serve as the strategic architect and hands-on driver of the company's Founder, Chairman, and CEO global communications platform.
This high-visibility role translates deep technical vision into high-reach, impactful narratives by building an omnichannel CEO comms engine.
The position operates as a hybrid (with Santa Clara, CA preferred) or remote role reporting to the VP, Corporate Communications.

Build, operationalize, and lead an omnichannel CEO communications engine spanning earned media, marquee speaking stages, digital channels, and executive presentations.
Define and evolve the CEO's master narrative and message architecture, translating complex Zero Trust, AI, and cloud innovations into clear business value.
Secure tier-1 business, financial, and tech media placements while expanding executive presence across podcasts, modern broadcast, and digital video.
Architect and ghostwrite high-impact thought leadership content, including op-eds, blogs, keynotes, customer letters, and internal all-hands addresses.
Establish a rapid-response operating rhythm for market scanning, competitive counter-positioning, and high-stakes issue communications.

Demonstrated curiosity and active exploration of AI tools, with a proven history of integrating new technologies to enhance daily workflows and augment problem-solving.
12–15+ years of progressive experience in executive communications, CEO communications, PR, and narrative development within enterprise tech, cybersecurity, or cloud SaaS.
Proven track record directly counseling and supporting a founder/CEO of a public, multi-billion-dollar enterprise technology company.
Exceptional writing, speechwriting, and ghostwriting skills with a portfolio of published op-eds, executive blogs, keynote scripts, and social content.
Demonstrated track record pitching tier-1 business and financial press, securing flagship event speaking slots, and prepping executives for live TV.
Proven success building executive platforms on LinkedIn and X using short-form video, commentary, and multimedia strategy.

Demonstrate a proven ability to leverage AI technologies and workflows to drive measurable operational efficiency.
Background in journalism, financial or tech reporting, or political/public affairs communications.
Experience steering executive visibility through transformative corporate growth, hyper-growth scaling, or major industry disruptions.
Familiarity with crisis management frameworks, rapid newsroom response workflows, and a player-coach leadership mindset.