Senior Director Internal Communications

Cohesity is on a mission to radically simplify how organizations secure and manage their data, while unlocking limitless value. As a leader in data security and management, we make it easy to secure, protect, manage and derive value from data—across the data center, edge, and cloud. At Cohesity, we're a group of builders and go-getters who are committed to doing the right thing. We encourage you to come as you are, as our differences make us stronger.

We’ve been named a Leader by multiple analyst firms and are prominently featured in the Forbes Cloud 100 and CRN’s Coolest Cloud companies. 

Join us and we'll lead the way together.

The People & Places team at Cohesity is a catalyst for business success, inspiring & equipping a culture where everyone can thrive. Our team is obsessed with continuously improving our global employee experience, enabling growth, and development. As a member of the Talent & Growth team, you will be surrounded by passionate employee advocates who are working alongside Cohesians to create a legendary culture and world-class employee experience.  

As the Head of Internal Communications & Employer Brand, you will be a member of the Talent & Growth leadership team and a critical partner to the Cohesity Executive team. You’ll impact our business by driving strategy and execution across three key areas: internal communications, employee engagement, and talent brand. If you’re energized by discovering what it takes for an organization to operate at its best and partnering with leaders and teams to design communications & engagement solutions to bring that to life, this might be the role for you! You will work closely with the executive team and Business Operations stakeholders on defining and delivering an event and communication strategy that advocates for the employee experience while driving business outcomes.

HOW YOU'LL SPEND YOUR TIME HERE

• Set communication strategy. Responsible for creating and driving Cohesity’s global, multi-channel communication strategy. 
• Impact the culture. Serve as a trusted advisor to the CSuite Executives and Vice Presidents, helping us understand what makes Cohesity special, what matters most to employees, and co-creating engagement and communications policies and solutions that influence change and advance Cohesity as a high-performing, great place to work.
• Engage Cohesians. Collaborate across global HR, site partners, and cultural ambassadors in the business to scale engagement activities, team-building, community outreach, and impact, along with a suite of toolkits related to engagement and retention, new ways of working, work/life balance, etc.

• Partner with the Business. Coach our Estaff team on their comms strategy and meetings such as all hands and town halls; support the executive leadership team by guiding various functional campaigns, offering guidance and consultation on communication needs and best practices.

• Lead the Function. Develop and manage communications platforms, editorial calendars, digital platforms, associate town hall meetings, and the publication of metrics.

• Develop the Team. Develop and lead a small, world-class Internal Communications and Talent Brand team equipping them to meet the growing demands of the organization as it scales; demonstrate indirect leadership through matrixed environment.  

• Leverage your strengths. Bring the best of your unique skills and capabilities to this role and grow from there. Identify where you have the greatest opportunity for growth in this role and actively partner with your leader and team to grow with the organization while you help us develop. 

WE’D LOVE TO TALK TO YOU IF YOU HAVE MANY OF THE FOLLOWING

• Bachelor's degree in communications, business management, or related field. Advanced degree preferred. 
• 15+ more years of comparable experience, preferably in a high-technology environment
• Demonstrated expertise in developing, leading, and completing highly effective communications, or public/partner relations strategies in a complex, global environment. 
• Experience developing the internal communications/engagement strategy for a global company
• Ability to clearly understand and empathize with diverse points of view, develop trusting relationships with a wide vari