Senior Manager, Executive Communications
San Francisco · New York · Toronto · 3+ years experience · Full-time · Remote · Posted Oct 1, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 3+ years experience
- Employment
- Full-time
- Workplace
- Remote
- Location
- San Francisco · New York · Toronto
About the role
- Cohere is seeking a Senior Manager, Executive Communications to stand up its executive communications function in a cross-functional role.
- The position involves working alongside technical and business experts, including co-founders and C-suite executives, to create an executive communications strategy that fuels growth among governments and enterprises.
Responsibilities
- Refine our existing executive communications strategy to ensure Cohere shows up for the best opportunities on the biggest stages
- Develop and implement comprehensive Corporate Communications strategies that align with organizational goals, values, and brand positioning across internal and external audiences
- Drive content across a variety of surfaces including speaking opportunities, op-eds, podcasts, and executive social media
- Build and manage a small team of two, including one speechwriter and one external vendor
- Develop and execute rapid response muscle on behalf of execs
- Oversee high-impact communications forums including executive speaking engagements, industry conferences, customer events, and internal leadership gatherings
- Lead cross-functional executive storytelling initiatives that connect daily work to Cohere's mission, amplify customer success stories, and elevate executive thought leadership in the marketplace
- Leverage data-driven insights and audience research to inform executive communications strategies that resonate with employees, customers, partners, investors, and industry influencers
- Support Corporate Communications team in crisis and issues communications preparedness and response across all stakeholder groups, sometimes coordinating with legal, and functional teams
- Serve as the central executive communications hub, ensuring seamless integration and consistency between internal communications, external PR, marketing narratives, and executive messaging across all touchpoints
Requirements
- Have 10-12 years of experience overseeing executive communications ideally in-house and within a fast-paced, high-growth tech or AI environment
- Are 3+ years of experience in people management
- Are comfortable providing fierce feedback collaboratively to executives, and know how to implement feedback independently for better results
- Are scrappy, thrive in thinking outside the box, and find joy in marrying a problem to its solution
- Are adept in pre-IPO communications
- Have experience in policy and regulatory communications
- Are an exceptional writer with a talent for distilling complex, cross-functional topics into simple, compelling narratives
- Have experience serving as a communications business partner or trusted advisor to senior leaders, executives, and people/human resources teams
- Are highly organized and process-driven, with strong project management skills and a bias for action
- Thrive in ambiguous, fast-moving environments and know how to prioritize ruthlessly
Benefits
- A weekly lunch stipend of $75/£75 or equivalent
- Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget for mental health
- RRSP matching, 401K, Pension Scheme
- 100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months
- Annual enrichment benefits including arts & culture, fitness/wellness, quality time, and workspace improvement credit
- Education & learning stipend for conferences, courses, and coaching
- 6 weeks of paid vacation (30 working days)
- Budget for traveling to other offices if remote, plus an annual company offsite
- $500 home office stipend
Workplace
- Cohere is remote-friendly
- Co-working benefit provided for those not near an office
Skills
- Executive Communications
- Corporate Communications
- Internal Communications
- PR
- Project Management
- Policy And Regulatory Communications
