Senior Strategic Communications Lead (F/M/D)

The Opportunity

As Senior Strategic Communications Manager, you'll play a key role in shaping how the world sees and talks about our company. This is first and foremost a communications and PR role — you'll help bring our narrative to life, own our day-to-day media presence, and make sure journalists, analysts, and industry voices are telling our story accurately and compellingly.

Your Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day PR and communications execution, including media relations, crisis communications, executive thought leadership, and brand narrative, in close partnership with the founders
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key journalists, editors, and analysts across tech, robotics, and AI media, acting as our primary point of contact for press
• Define and execute a 12-month marketing and communications roadmap in close partnership with the founders, keeping it aligned with the company's longer-term vision
• Act as a hands‑on communications advisor to the founders on brand positioning, media sentiment, and competitor narrative
• Shape internal communications to help keep our brand voice consistent and strong across all channels
• Own the communications budget with a clear focus on earned media ROI and measurable brand visibility
• Navigate high‑stakes communications moments, including funding announcements, product launches, and expansion into new global markets, with clarity and confidence
• Identify where external support (agencies, freelancers, or future hires) can extend your impact as the company and function grow

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in PR & Communications, with significant time spent in media-facing roles
• An existing, active network of relationships with tech, robotics, AI, or deep‑tech media
• Proven track record of securing high‑impact media coverage and shaping brand narrative in competitive or emerging technology categories
• Comfortable operating as a sole contributor and owning the communications function end‑to‑end, with the ambition to grow it (and a team) over time
• Strong strategic thinking with the ability to translate long‑term vision into executable communications plans
• Experience handling complex or high‑stakes brand perception challenges, including crisis communications
• Excellent cross‑functional collaboration skills, with the ability to align founders, product, and commercial teams around a unified message
• Experience supporting category creation, brand repositioning, or launching an emerging technology to a mainstream audience

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package
• Various employee subsidies and perks, including public transportation and Wellpass
• Work with a world‑class team in a flat hierarchy, with direct collaboration alongside the founders and engineering team
• Fast growth potential in a rapidly evolving company and industry
• International office environment with English as the official working language

Recruiting Process

Your recruiting partner for this role is Madhulika (she/her). You can expect a screening call and up to 4 rounds of interviews including a business case study and an onsite visit to our office in Munich to meet with the team. We hire across backgrounds, identities, and experiences, and we are committed to a workplace where everyone belongs. Discrimination has no place here. If you need any accommodations during the recruiting process, just reach out to your recruiting partner.