VP of Communications (AI)

Location: Hybrid in Foster City, California, United States

Base salary: $300,000–$390,000 per year, plus equity

Company

Replit is an agentic software creation platform that enables individual creators and teams to build applications, internal tools, dashboards, workflows, websites, and other software using natural language.

What you will do

• Lead and scale the communications function, including strategy, team structure, agency management, operating rhythms, and execution standards.
• Build an AI-native communications function using agents for repeatable work while focusing the team on judgment, relationships, and creative work.
• Develop Replit’s corporate narrative and strategic positioning across AI, developer tools, enterprise, consumer, education, and global markets.
• Lead communications programs for company announcements, product launches, customer stories, partnerships, policy issues, executive visibility, events, awards, and thought leadership.
• Partner with executives and cross-functional leaders on reputation, media strategy, internal communications, crisis response, rapid response, and sensitive topics.
• Build relationships with technology, business, AI, enterprise, developer, policy, and international media while expanding awareness in Europe and Asia.

Requirements

• BA/BS degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 12+ years of experience in communications, PR, media, corporate affairs, or related fields for Director level, or 15+ years for VP level.
• Experience building, scaling, or significantly expanding a communications or strategic positioning function at a fast-growing technology company or leading institution.
• Experience working directly with founders, CEOs, executives, and senior cross-functional leaders.
• Strong relationships with technology, business, enterprise, AI, developer, and/or policy media.
• Experience managing external agencies and global cross-functional communications programs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor messages for users, developers, enterprise buyers, employees, policymakers, partners, and the press.
• Strong understanding of AI and its impact on software development, enterprise productivity, and the future of work; hands-on fluency with AI and agentic tools.
• Track record of flagship thought leadership, including signature reports, executive platforms, and industry-shaping ideas.
• Experience earning third-party validation from leading institutions and policy communities for scrutinized or emerging technology.
• Experience guiding communications through major inflection points such as public-company transitions, landmark policy moments, or category creation.
• Experience across external, internal, media, executive, crisis, and strategic communications.
• Ability to translate complex technical ideas into clear, compelling stories without losing substance.
• Cross-functional leadership experience across product, engineering, sales, marketing, legal, policy, finance, and people teams.
• Ability to combine big-picture thinking with hands-on execution, strong judgment in high-pressure environments, and a creative, resourceful “do more with less” mindset.

Culture & Benefits

• Autonomous work environment with a focus on speed, clarity, creativity, judgment, and proof.
• Competitive salary and equity.
• 401(k) program with a 4% match for US employees.
• Health, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance.
• Paid parental, medical, and caregiver leave; flexible time off and holidays.
• Monthly wellness stipend, commuter benefits, in-office setup reimbursement, quarterly team gatherings, and in-office amenities.

Hiring process

• Interviewing includes evaluation of communications strategy, execution, judgment, and collaboration.
• The process considers candidates from diverse, underrepresented, and non-traditional backgrounds.