About this role
At Verda, we're building a fully featured European AI cloud, covering everything needed to train, experiment with, and deploy AI models at scale.
We are a full-stack AI infrastructure company, meaning we design, operate, and optimize the compute powering modern AI workloads across training and inference. Our infrastructure runs on 100% renewable energy, helping build a more sustainable AI ecosystem.
Join Verda while it’s still being built - not once it’s finished.
Your responsibilities
In this role, you will lead external communications and reputation management for Verda in the US, owning both strategy and hands-on execution as we scale.
Your responsibilities include Verda's external narrative and manage media relations, executive visibility, announcements, and crisis communications. You'll cultivate relationships with journalists, analysts, and industry voices in your region, and prepare our spokespeople for interviews and public appearances.
You'll work closely with Government Relations, Marketing, Operations and our wider Communications team to keep external messaging consistent and timely, and monitor coverage and industry conversation to spot opportunities and risks.
You work as part of our Global Communications team, and report directly into our Head of Communications.
Your key competencies
5+ years of experience in external communications, reputation management, media relations, corporate communications, or a related field
Experience working with media and journalists in the US market
Proven experience building programs, processes, or functions with a high degree of ownership
Exceptional writing, storytelling, and content creation skills
Ability to translate complex technical or business topics into engaging and accessible narratives
Experience creating content across multiple channels and formats
Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to influence without direct authority
Experience working closely with senior leaders and cross-functional teams
Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously
Data-driven mindset with experience measuring media impact, coverage quality, or reputation metrics
Excellent communication skills in English
Nice to have
Experience in a technology, cloud, AI, SaaS, or scale-up environment
Experience supporting executive and leadership communications
Experience with media training and spokesperson preparation
Experience managing crisis or issues communications
Experience with multimedia content creation, video, podcasts, or events
Practicalities
Location: San Francisco
Working mode: Hybrid, three days a week in the office
Employment type: Full-time and permanent
Salary: $180,000-$210,000 base salary per annum depending on experience
What's Next
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