CEO Communications Manager

San Francisco, CA (On-site)

$139K/yr – $191K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive and manage the CEO’s external communications and AI-enhanced content workflow across events, media, and social touchpoints.

  • Own CEO-facing content and messaging across scripts, talking points, and briefing materials.
  • Must-have: 5-7+ years in executive communications, with CEO-level writing.
  • Standout: Experience applying AI to automate and speed up processes.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Content development: Develop and refine bylines, scripts, talking points, social copy, and briefing materials for internal and external engagements that reflect the CEO’s vision and voice.
  • Agentic innovation: Continuously apply and explore how AI and agents can securely optimize and automate workflows and content development across the CEO’s communications platform.
  • Event planning & production support: Serve as point of contact for production logistics across company events, including tech run-throughs, AV coordination, studio operations, and real-time event support.
  • Stakeholder management: Manage inputs, timelines, and deliverables across multiple stakeholders, often coordinating between executives and production/design teams to ensure alignment across all CEO materials.
  • Operational excellence: Anticipate needs, respond quickly, and act as a strategic thought partner—particularly in high-stakes, fast-paced settings. A bias for optimization and innovation will be highly valued.

Requirements

  • 5-7+ years of experience in corporate communications including direct experience with executive and/or CEO communications, ideally in a high-growth tech or SaaS company
  • Experience writing with and for CEOs, executives, leaders, and/or founders, with the ability to adapt to and maintain a distinct executive tone of voice
  • Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with high attention to detail
  • Experience with and eagerness to apply AI to enhance and reimagine processes while improving content quality and speed
  • A passion for operational excellence and ability to thrive in a high-performance environment, taking initiative, owning outcomes, and operating with polish and discretion
  • Strong project management instincts—capable of juggling shifting priorities, tight timelines, and multiple stakeholders with calm and precision
  • Desire to be part of a mission-driven team that values trust, humility, rigor, and creative ambition
  • An understanding of Okta’s business and experience working with cloud companies
  • Social media experience and an analytical approach, with the ability to quickly identify trending topics and issues with a defined point of view
  • This role will be based in Okta’s San Francisco office and will be required to be in office

Benefits

  • health, dental and vision insurance
  • 401(k)
  • flexible spending account
  • paid leave (including PTO and parental leave)
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Founded in 2009
San Francisco, California, USA
6.7K employees (499 in marketing)
65% recommend to a friend
75% CEO approval

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Traffic Source Mix
Search
10%
Direct
60.2%
Referral
27.9%
Social
0.2%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~6.7K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
370 (6% of company)
Median Career Experience
13 years
Median Tenure
4.2 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
10

Funding

Total Funding
$1.2B
Last Raise
$1B
Post IPO Equity, 6 years ago

Funding History

  • Jun 2020
    Post IPO Equity • $1B
  • Mar 2017
    Secondary Market
  • Sep 2015
    Series F • $75M

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