Head of Global PR & Communications (m/f/d)

Austin, TX (Remote)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level6+ years expFull time

Posted 7 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own RobCo’s global PR and executive communications, shaping the narrative across media, investors, and employer branding with cross-functional alignment.

  • PR & Executive Communications: set the global narrative, prep founders for interviews, and drive visibility across earned channels.
  • Media & Investor Storytelling: build proactive media coverage for fundraising, launches, and partnerships while supporting US expansion messaging.
  • Partner & Cross-Functional Alignment: manage agencies and coordinate with Marketing, Product, and Leadership to ensure consistent messaging and a strong employer brand.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Strategy & Narrative: Own and execute RobCo's PR and communications strategy globally; develop and continuously refine our positioning, narrative, and messaging framework.
  • Executive Visibility: Lead founder and executive communications, including thought leadership, LinkedIn strategy, our podcast (RobTalk), external appearances, and keynote opportunities.
  • Media Relations: Build relationships with top-tier media across business, tech, manufacturing, and robotics — driving proactive coverage around fundraising, product launches, partnerships, and company milestones.
  • Global Expansion: Shape the communications strategy around RobCo's US expansion and support investor communications as well as financing announcements.
  • Partner Management: Manage external PR agencies, freelancers, and communications partners effectively.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Marketing, Growth, Product, and Leadership to ensure consistent messaging across all channels.
  • Media Readiness: Prepare executives and spokespeople for interviews, media engagements, and public appearances.
  • Employer Branding: Support employer branding initiatives to help position RobCo as a standout employer in industrial technology.

Requirements

  • Experience: 6+ years of experience in PR, Communications, Corporate Communications, or Brand Communications, ideally within high-growth startups, scale-ups, or B2B tech companies.
  • Executive Track Record: Strong understanding of founder-led communications and executive visibility programs.
  • Strategic Growth Mindset: Experience with investor communications, fundraising announcements, or US market expansion is a strong plus.
  • Industry Affinity: Familiarity with manufacturing, automation, robotics, or AI is highly desirable.
  • Communication Skills: Exceptional writing and storytelling skills in both German and English.
  • Mindset: Strategic thinker with a hands-on approach and a strong ownership mentality.

    Benefits

    • Develop modular, software-defined robotics solutions with us that set new standards in automation.
    • Help us build robots equipped with state-of-the-art AI that perceive their environment, analyze data, and make intelligent decisions in real time.
    • As part of a very dynamic and fast-growing scale-up, you will take on responsibility from day one, drive your own projects, and see the direct impact of your work.
    • Flat hierarchies, open communication, and regular 360° feedback enable fast decisions and support your professional and personal development.
    • Work out across Germany in over 7,200 studios with our subsidized Wellpass membership.
    • Flexible working hours, a modern office, and—depending on the role—the option to work from home.
    • Regular team events—from relaxed beer & pizza nights on the rooftop terrace to shared experiences on ski trips or at Oktoberfest.
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    Robco

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    RobCo's mission is to automate the ordinary, so humans can do the extraodinary. Founded in 2020 out of the Technical University of Munich, RobCo is on a mission to make industrial automation more accessible, affordable, and adaptable. Its patented modular hardware kit, combined with the RobCo Studio no-code software platform, allows industrial companies of all sizes to automate repetitive and dangerous tasks quickly and with unmatched flexibility. Whether it’s machine tending, palletizing, dispensing, or welding, RobCo’s modular robot kits provide versatile end-to-end solutions that are simple to deploy and manage remotely — without heavy upfront investment or specialist expertise. With offices in Munich and San Francisco and robots already in operation worldwide, RobCo is supercharging a new generation of industrial companies to reduce costs, boost productivity, and compete on a global stage.RobCo’s modular robot kits provide versatile end-to-end solutions that are simple to deploy and manage remotely — without heavy upfront investment or specialist expertise. With offices in Munich and San Francisco and robots already in operation worldwide, RobCo is supercharging a new generation of industrial companies to reduce costs, boost productivity, and compete on a global stage.

    Founded in 2020
    Munich, Bavaria, DEU
    198 employees (8 in marketing)
    59% recommend to a friend

    Traffic Signals

    Monthly Visitors
    12.2K
    Monthly Google Ads Budget
    $462
    Traffic Source Mix
    Search
    38.2%
    Direct
    48.8%
    Referral
    7.6%
    Social
    4%
    Paid
    1.2%

    Headcount Trend

    Current headcount: ~202

    Marketing Team

    Marketing Team Size
    8 (4% of company)

    Funding

    Total Funding
    $160.5M
    Last Raise
    $100M
    Series C, 4 months ago

    Funding History

    • Jan 2026
      Series C • $100M
    • Feb 2024
      Series B • $43M
    • Dec 2022
      Series A • $14M