Communications Lead, Infrastructure and Engineering

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$255K/yr – $320K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own external storytelling for technical reliability and performance, balancing high level engineering narratives with precise, customer-facing translation and cross-functional alignment across product and press.

  • External comms ownership: lead launches, updates, and milestone messaging with a credibility-first angle for developers and press.
  • Frameworks that land: craft technical messaging that speaks to developers, customers, and media without losing substance.

Job Description

Responsibilities - Own external comms for Claude's inference and reliability story across launches, milestones, and the steady drumbeat of updates - Carry both the high-altitude narrative for Claude's engineering work and the technical translation that makes it credible - Develop messaging frameworks for technical topics that need to land with developers, customers, and press without losing the substance - Lead comms when a technical or engineering issue needs a coordinated cross-functional response - Partner closely with the product organization on decisions that impact users and our brand, bringing those considerations into the room early and often - Coach engineering and product leaders to be effective spokespeople for press, podcasts, panels, and the smaller moments in between - Have strong instincts for how messaging will land across audiences and channels and the judgment to adjust strategy accordingly Requirements - Have 8–12 years of experience in communications focused on infrastructure, engineering, or technical products - Are highly online and fluent in where technical conversations happen, from developer forums to X to Hacker News - Are genuinely curious about how customers actually experience performance, capacity, and reliability - Have experience in communications focused on infrastructure, engineering, or technical products - Write with discipline and accuracy around complex technical concepts and sensitive topics - Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience - Required field of study: A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience - Minimum years of experience: Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position - Location-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However, some roles may require more time in our offices - Visa sponsorship: We sponsor visas; however, not guaranteed for every role and candidate; a visa assistance support is provided if an offer is made Nice-to-have - Have a deep understanding of both traditional media channels and the emerging platforms where technical communities engage - Be high-agency and low-ego, with a bias to action - Have existing relationships with reporters and analysts covering AI, engineering, or developer ecosystems Benefits - competitive compensation and benefits - optional equity donation matching - generous vacation and parental leave - flexible working hours - a lovely office space in which to collaborate with colleagues
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Bessemer Venture Partners India

Bessemer Venture Partners is one of the world's oldest and most active venture capital firms, founded in 1911. We have 400+ active portfolio companies, and 150+ IPOs and deSPACs to our name.We've been investing in India since 2006 with a dedicated, on-the-ground team focused on early-stage founders building enduring companies. With over 80 investments in India, we back businesses across AI, Consumer, Cybersecurity, Fintech, and Healthcare. Our India portfolio includes Swiggy, BigBasket, Urban Company, Bharat Matrimony, Medi Assist, NephroPlus, Moxie, Boldfit, Aivar, Graph AI, Easebuzz, Perfios, Transbnk, and more. Globally, our portfolio has included Pinterest, Shopify, Twilio, LinkedIn, DocuSign, Fiverr, Toast, and ServiceTitan. We pride ourselves on partnering with many of our companies from the earliest of stages until their IPO and beyond. Born from innovations in steel more than a century ago, Bessemer’s storied history has afforded its partners the opportunity to celebrate and scrutinize its investment decisions (see Memos) and also learn from the investments we didn’t make (see Anti-Portfolio).We are committed to forging the legacy companies of tomorrow and if you're building something that matters, we'd like to connect.

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