Senior Director of Public Relations and Corporate Communications (USA REMOTE)

Company Description

100% REMOTE MUST BE U.S. BASED

When you join Turnitin, you'll be welcomed into a company that is a recognized innovator in the global education space. For more than 20 years, Turnitin has partnered with educational institutions to promote honesty, consistency, and fairness across all subject areas and assessment types.

Over 16,000 academic institutions, publishers, and corporations use our services: Gradescope by Turnitin, iThenticate, Turnitin Feedback Studio, Turnitin Originality, Turnitin Similarity, ExamSoft, Ouriginal and ProctorExam. With the broadest and deepest applications of artificial intelligence (AI) for education, Turnitin is building innovative new products for the next decade of education that include AI writing detection and formative writing tools leveraging AI. 

Turnitin is a Remote-First company with work locations in Australia, Indonesia, Germany, Japan, South Korea, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Our diverse community of colleagues are all unified by a shared desire to make a difference in education. Come join us, and let's make change together.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced and decisive Senior Director of Public Relations and Corporate Communications to lead our organization's strategic communication efforts worldwide and evolve our brand reputation as part of the rapidly evolving generative AI space.

You will be responsible for developing and executing comprehensive public relations and corporate communication plans that align with our business objectives and enhance our brand image. Given our global operations, strong partnership with local marketing teams is a must. It is also imperative that you can assemble resources to execute and lead in the face of ambiguity.

The ideal candidate will have experience in education technology, AI, or enterprise SaaS. We are looking for a talented communicator, both written and verbal with a strong point of view. This team values hotly debated topics, risk articulation, and creative options instead of PPT skills and status meetings.

This position will report to the Chief Product Officer, but will work closely with the entire Executive Leadership Team. Direct reports include: Director, Corporate Communications, Corporate Comms Specialist, Corporate Comms Contractor. Indirect management is required of all PR/agency partners

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, marketing, a related field, or equivalent industry experience
• Material international experience and proven track record of mobilizing big, complex projects and change transformation over 12+ years in public relations and corporate communications
• Must have managed a globally distributed team of communications professionals from analyst to director level and operated successfully in a global matrix environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to craft compelling messages for different audiences and channels
• Extensive experience in media relations, crisis communication, and brand reputation management.
• In-depth knowledge of digital communication platforms, social media trends, and emerging technologies
•  Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, including marketing, legal, human resources, and executive leadership
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to navigate complex issues and provide strategic counsel
• Exceptional organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously
• Ability to flex work schedule across global time zones with limited travel as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in the education technology sector
• MBA—or equivalent advanced degree

Leadership & Personal Characteristics

A strong cultural fit is paramount: No ego, not political, very high integrity and transparency, empowering as a manager, and very open to feedback for how to improve impact.

The Senior Director should have a collaborative leadership style that engages others, earns trust, and influences the entire organization.  The successful candidate will feel comfortable with, and energized by, the prospect of communicating and gaining acceptance for their ideas and programs across a complex and diverse global organization.

Additional Information

Our Mission is to ensure the integrity of global education and meaningfully improve learning outcomes. 

Our Values underpin everything we do.

• Customer Centric - We realize our mission to ensure integrity and improve learning outcomes by  putting educators and learners at the cent