Director, Brand and Corporate Communications

• Define, amplify, and deliver CloudZero's brand strategy and communications across customers, prospects, press, analysts, and employees
• Own and consistently communicate CloudZero's narrative as the AI ROI Company and category creator
• Translate category strategy into compelling messaging about AI outcome attribution, the financial control plane for AI, and AI unit economics
• Set creative direction across visual identity, campaigns, and brand tone
• Guard brand consistency across websites, executive talk tracks, social posts, and other external touchpoints
• Build executive visibility through media opportunities, speaking engagements, byline articles, and analyst conversations
• Lead PR and analyst strategy and position CloudZero as a definitive voice on AI ROI
• Own product launch, funding milestone, and flagship research announcements from messaging through media execution
• Fuel category-defining research, executive thought leadership, and content
• Partner with Product Marketing, Growth Marketing, and Sales to extend the category narrative
• Stay ahead of and shape the AI ROI market conversation
• Run Brand and Corporate Communications AI-first using AI for research, drafting, message testing, media monitoring, and creative production
• Design the future-state communications function, including team skills and structure
• Hire and lead an AI-fluent Brand and Corporate Communications team as the company scales

Requirements

• 10+ years in brand, corporate communications, or PR
• Experience in B2B SaaS, cloud, or AI
• Direct category creation or category leadership experience is a strong plus
• Demonstrated fluency with AI tools for research, design, writing, testing, and content creation
• Strong creative instincts across narrative, design, campaigns, and content
• Track record of building and leading teams and hiring exceptional talent
• Ability to turn complex technical product stories into compelling language for executives, press, and customers
• Experience building executive visibility programs, including media training, speaking pipelines, byline strategy, and analyst relationships
• Comfort operating in a fast-moving, still-forming category
• Bias for action and high ownership
• Must reside in the United States; CloudZero can only hire US residents
• Must address US work visa or sponsorship status in the application

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in brand strategy and corporate communications, with a strong focus on AI and B2B SaaS. Proven ability to lead teams, create compelling narratives, and enhance executive visibility through strategic media engagement.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Brand Strategy Development
• Corporate Communications Leadership
• AI Tools Fluency
• B2B SaaS Experience
• Executive Visibility Programs

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Category Creation
• Messaging Development
• Content Creation
• Media Execution
• Research Design
• Campaign Development
• Narrative Construction
• Analyst Relations
• Product Launch Management
• Creative Direction

Soft Skills

• Strong Creative Instincts
• Team Leadership
• Communication Skills
• Bias For Action
• High Ownership

Industry Keywords

• B2B SaaS
• Cloud Computing
• Artificial Intelligence
• Public Relations
• Corporate Communications

Tools & Technologies

• AI Tools
• Media Monitoring Software
• Content Management Systems
• Design Software