Director, PR & Communications, Americas

Elastic is an open source search company that powers enterprise search, observability, and security solutions built on one technology stack that can be deployed anywhere. From finding documents to monitoring infrastructure to hunting for threats, Elastic makes data usable in real time and at scale. Thousands of organizations worldwide, including Barclays, Cisco, eBay, Fairfax, ING, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, The Mayo Clinic, NASA, The New York Times, Wikipedia, and Verizon, use Elastic to power mission-critical systems. Founded in 2012, Elastic is a distributed company with Elasticians around the globe. Learn more at elastic.co

Elastic is seeking a senior B2B tech PR professional to join its Global Communications team to lead US PR & communications. The successful candidate will play a critical role in elevating Elastic's brand awareness and affinity with our customers.

As a savvy communications professional, you will partner closely with the regional, product, and marketing leadership to identify and prioritize communications needs. Your focus will be to build and nurture a strong US PR program to keep the industry informed about Elastic's goals, initiatives, and launches.

This leadership role requires an individual who can work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, demonstrate strategic thinking, and communicate effectively at all levels of the organization and externally.

The right candidate is exceptional at media relations and storytelling and will possess notable writing skills, strong program management abilities, and the ability to craft integrated communication strategies to drive business results.

You are well-connected with tech and business journalists and can develop cut-through news stories to help frame conversations with relevant media resulting in meaningful coverage in business and industry publications.

In addition, you are passionate about working with internal stakeholders across functions and geographies to ensure alignment within a global marketing team. This position reports to the Senior Director, Global PR.

What you'll bring:

• A desire and ability to work in a complex and dynamic matrix environment.
• A commitment to building a one-team spirit to ensure a unified approach to our global communications.
• Critical thinking skills and a strategic and empathetic leadership style while prepared to learn and grow in a team of communications professionals.
• A strong executive presence and experience establishing positive relationships at all levels of the organization.
• Experience in international communications leadership, preferably at a high-growth enterprise technology company and/or an agency (10+ years).

If being part of a passionate and motivated team to build brand awareness through PR is appealing, please apply.

Compensation for this role is in the form of base salary.  This role does not have a variable compensation component.  

The typical starting salary range for new hires in this role is listed below.  In select locations (including Seattle WA, Los Angeles CA, the San Francisco Bay Area CA, and the New York City Metro Area), an alternate range may apply as specified below. 

These ranges represent the lowest to highest salary we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting.  We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the ranges may be modified in the future.  

An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

Additionally, this role is still eligible to participate in Elastic’s equity plan, 401k plan, and a range of other benefits offered with a holistic emphasis on employee well-being.  If you need additional details on our benefits, please review the US Benefits page on Wiki.The typical salary range for this role is:$160,300—$253,575 USDThe typical salary range for this role in the select locations listed above is:$192,300—$304,175 USD

Additional Information - We Take Care of Our People

As a distributed company, diversity drives our identity. Whether you’re looking to launch a new career or grow an existing one, Elastic is the type of company where you can balance great work with great life. Your age is only a number. It doesn’t matter if you’re just out of college or your children are; we need you for what you can do.

We strive to have parity of benefits across regions and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do.

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