Senior Manager, Executive Communications (AI)

Location: Remote; role locations include San Francisco, New York, Toronto, and other locations in the United States and Canada.

Salary: USA California, New York, and Washington base salary $195,000–$240,000 plus equity; other US states $155,000–$190,000 plus equity; Canada CA$220,000–CA$270,000 plus equity.

Company

Cohere is a security-first enterprise AI company developing foundation models and end-to-end products for real-world business applications.

What you will do

• Build and refine the executive communications strategy for major public, customer, employee, and industry opportunities.
• Develop corporate communications strategies aligned with organizational goals, values, and brand positioning.
• Create executive content across speaking engagements, op-eds, podcasts, social media, and other communications channels.
• Manage a small team consisting of a speechwriter and an external vendor.
• Lead rapid-response, crisis, and issues communications in collaboration with legal and functional teams.
• Oversee executive forums, conferences, customer events, internal leadership gatherings, and cross-functional storytelling initiatives.

Requirements

• 10–12 years of experience overseeing executive communications, ideally in-house in a fast-paced technology or AI environment.
• At least 3 years of people management experience.
• Exceptional writing ability, with skill in simplifying complex cross-functional topics into compelling narratives.
• Experience with pre-IPO, policy, regulatory, crisis, or issues communications.
• Experience advising senior leaders, executives, and people or human resources teams.
• Strong organization, project management, creativity, relationship-building, and prioritization skills in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-friendly work environment with co-working support for employees away from offices.
• Six weeks of paid vacation and up to six months of fully topped-up parental leave for either parent.
• Health and dental benefits, mental health support, retirement matching or pension schemes, and annual enrichment benefits.
• Education and learning stipend for conferences, courses, and coaching.
• Home office stipend, lunch support, office travel budget, and an annual company offsite.