Head of Executive Programs

Hello there! Are you an exceptional writer and strategic thinker? Does the thought of building a communications program for a unicorn excite you? You’ve come to the right place. This is an opportunity you’re going to want to explore.

In this role, you will design and execute an executive communications program from the ground up for one of the most exciting startups in the tech world. This is a high visibility role for an energetic PR professional.

The candidate is an excellent writer and storyteller, able to spin gold from straw by crafting compelling messages from rough notes for internal memos, blogs, video scripts, and talking points. He/she will be responsible for communicating strategic business and culture topics across the organization, advising the Co-CEO on key messages, and driving a consistent cadence of communications across the company calendar and in alignment with business priorities.

This role requires superior verbal and written communication skills, exceptional editorial and business judgment, and the ability to anticipate the communications needs of the CEO. You must be a confident and compelling leader in your own right, with a proven ability to build trust and influence across multiple functions with a team of senior executives. Further, it goes without saying you are able to keep pace in a fast, entrepreneurial, global environment led by the company’s founders. 

In this role, you will report to the VP of Executive and Internal Communications, and work directly with senior executives including the Co-CEOs.

Responsibilities  

• Develop a compelling executive communications program that positions the co-CEO and founder of the company as an industry leader and visionary C level.
• Develop and execute thought leadership platform, drafting messages for internal and blogs, byliners, and posts for external channels, being thoughtful about building a clear cadence of messages, creating business momentum, and carving a niche in the industry noise.
• For events like the global all-hands call, build agenda, draft presentations, prep executives, and coordinate logistics.
• Ensure internal communications messages are consistent and coordinated with external communications and disseminated across the organization.
• Advise senior executives of internal or industry developments, making recommendations, responding to feedback, and adjusting content accordingly.
• Build strong relationships across multiple stakeholder groups including go-to-market, product & engineering, finance, HR and IT.
• Identify and execute new ways of creating and distributing communications, taking in account the habits and preferences of a highly digital internal audience.

 Requirements: 

• 7+ years communications or marketing, with global experience preferred
• BA/BS in Journalism, English, or Communications (or equivalent)
• High comfort level and experience working with senior executives in a fast-paced, high pressure environment.
• Strong mix of marketing, PR, social media and communications skills.
• Ability to write for the voice and style of CEO and other executives.
• Creative editorial and visual storytelling skills, including PowerPoint.
• Networking and relationship-building skills to collaborate and influence across functions.
• Digital savvy, fast learner.
• Ability to work independently and deliver results quickly. 
• Strong desire for career growth and learning opportunities.

About Celonis

Celonis is the leader in business transformation software, turning process insights into action with The Celonis Intelligent Business Cloud, built on the process mining technology it pioneered. For Global 2000 companies, transforming to an intelligent enterprise has become a key strategic priority. Celonis disrupted what had previously been a manual, time-consuming and expensive consulting-driven approach to jump-start and operationalize change in transformation initiatives. Companies around the world including Siemens, L’Oreal, Uber, 3M, Lufthansa and Vodafone rely on Celonis technology to guide action and drive change to business processes, resulting in millions of dollars saved and an improved experience for their customers. Headquartered in Munich, Germany and New York, New York, Celonis has grown 5,000% in 4 years and 300% in the past year. In 2019, Celonis reached a $2.5 billion valuation, after receiving a $290 million Series C funding round. Since opening its US headquarters in New York in September 2016 it has quickly added blue chip customers like Lockheed Martin, ExxonMobil, Honeywell, and Mars to its client roster. The US is the fastest growing region for Celonis and will soon exceed 50% of its total revenue. In addition to its offices in the UK, Netherlands, and Japan, Celonis is expanding US offices in New York, San Francisco, Raleigh, Ann Arbor, as well as Latin America.

Celonis is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Different makes us better.