Senior Public Relations Lead

Dive in and do the best work of your career at DigitalOcean. Journey alongside a strong community of top talent who are relentless in their drive to build the simplest scalable cloud. If you have a growth mindset, naturally like to think big and bold, and are energized by the fast-paced environment of a true industry disruptor, you’ll find your place here.  We value winning together—while learning, having fun, and making a profound difference for the dreamers and builders in the world. 

DigitalOcean is accelerating into a new era of growth and possibility — where our trusted, developer-loved cloud meets the accelerating demands of AI-native builders. 

DigitalOcean is seeking a Senior Public Relations Lead to own and execute our external narrative as we establish DigitalOcean as the Inference Cloud for running AI in production.

This is a hands-on, senior individual contributor role for a strategic PR operator with strong, trusted relationships across top-tier business and technology media and a track record of placing complex, technical stories in market. You will translate DigitalOcean’s Inference Cloud narrative into sustained external proof—driving coverage through lighthouse customers, technical validation, executive visibility, and disciplined, high-credibility media execution.

What You’ll Do:

Media Leadership & External Influence

• Bring strong, existing relationships with top-tier business and technology media to tell DigitalOcean’s story in credible, differentiated ways—especially across AI, cloud infrastructure, and developer ecosystems.
• Secure high-impact coverage in Tier-1 business, technology, and trade publications, ensuring consistent reinforcement of the Inference Cloud narrative.
• Experiment with emerging media formats (e.g., Substack, podcasts, video, social-first storytelling) to extend executive voice and narrative reach beyond traditional press.
  
  

Executive Visibility & Thought Leadership

• Position DigitalOcean’s executive team as credible industry voices through media opportunities, speaking engagements, and thought leadership.
• Build and scale executive platforms around AI infrastructure, inference economics, and production systems, with a focus on trust and authority rather than hype.

Cross-Functional Storytelling & Proof

• Partner closely with Product, Growth, Sales, IR, and Content to elevate lighthouse customer stories and technical proof points in press and owned channels.
• Turn product progress, customer outcomes, and benchmarks into repeatable external proof that compounds market credibility.

PR Operations & Risk Management

• Act as a strategic owner of agency relationships, setting clear direction, sharpening output quality, and maximizing leverage rather than outsourcing strategy.
• Develop and maintain crisis communications playbooks, ensuring clarity, speed, and credibility in high-stakes moments.

Key Success Metrics

• Consistent inclusion in top-tier business and tech media
• Increased share of voice in AI and cloud infrastructure narratives
• Demonstrable improvements in analyst coverage, positioning, and report inclusion
• Growth in influential social engagement (CEOs and senior leaders)
• Increased inbound journalist and analyst interest driven by our thought leadership

What You’ll Bring:

• 8–12+ years of experience in corporate communications, PR, or media relations within B2B SaaS, cloud infrastructure, AI, developer platforms, or enterprise technology.
• Demonstrated, trusted relationships with Tier-1 media (e.g., Forbes, FT, Bloomberg, WSJ, TechCrunch, The Information) and the ability to shape coverage through credibility—not just pitching.
• Proven track record of developing and executing PR programs that materially shift market perception and support business outcomes.
• Deep expertise in executive thought leadership, narrative development, and technical storytelling in crowded, fast-moving markets.
• Exceptional writing and messaging skills, with the ability to simplify without dumbing down.
• Experience partnering directly with senior executives and navigating high-stakes communications moments.
• Comfort operating as a hands-on individual contributor—owning strategy and execution.
• A data-informed mindset, with experience tying PR and narrative work to measurable outcomes (coverage quality, share of voice, inbound interest, pipeline influence).

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