Principal, Social Media and Communications Lead

USA (Remote)

$122K/yr – $143K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own Redpanda's social presence and communications program, turning platform-native content into measurable brand and product momentum across LinkedIn, X, Reddit, and live events.

  • Narrative framework: define pillars, platforms, and messaging with executive alignment.
  • Social execution and amplification: manage day-to-day channels, content calendar, and event/launch support to boost reach and engagement.
  • Performance discipline: track reach, engagement, follower growth, and traffic to continually refine strategy and formats.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development of a communications framework including narrative pillars as well as defined platforms and messaging by key executive
  • Own and manage Redpanda's day-to-day social media presence across LinkedIn, X, Reddit, and other relevant channels, with a focus on driving measurable improvements to Redpanda's web presence including AEO and GEO performance
  • Develop and execute a social content calendar that supports brand awareness, product launches, events, blog content, and community moments
  • Write sharp, on-brand copy that speaks to the right audience by platform
  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders to co-develop social-first, authentic, and platform-native content
  • Monitor social conversations, engage with the community, and surface opportunities for Redpanda to participate in relevant discussions
  • Track and report on social performance metrics, including reach, engagement, follower growth, content resonance, and traffic while using this data to refine strategy
  • Experiment with formats: threads, short-form video, polls, carousels, to drive results and performance
  • Coordinate social amplification for events, webinars, and analyst moments
  • Oversee our employee advocacy/engagement program

Requirements

  • 5+ years of social media management experience, ideally at a B2B tech, developer tools, or infrastructure company
  • A strong copywriting skills you can adapt tone for different channels and audiences without losing the brand voice
  • Comfort with technical subject matter –you don’t need to be an engineer, but you should be able to understand what makes Redpanda interesting to one
  • Experience with social analytics tools (Sprout Social, Hootsuite, native analytics, etc.) and a data-informed approach to social content strategy
  • Ability to work cross-functionally and manage multiple priorities

Preferred

  • Familiarity with the open-source, Kafka, or data infrastructure ecosystem is a Plus

Benefits

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Lightspeed

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Lightspeed is a global, multi-stage, venture capital firm managing over $40B in assets. Since its founding in 2000, Lightspeed has been the first investor and an early backer of some of the most innovative companies in the world including Abridge, Anthropic, Castelion, Glean, Mistral, Navan, Netskope, Rubrik, Snap, Wiz, and more. Learn more at lsvp.com.

Founded in 2000
Menlo Park, California, USA
420 employees (18 in marketing)
86% recommend to a friend
100% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
144K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
42.8%
Direct
46.3%
Referral
7.2%
Social
2.7%
Paid
0.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~421

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
18 (4% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$26.8B
Last Raise
$1.2B

Funding History

  • Dec 2025
    Venture Partners Fund XV B • $1.2B
  • Dec 2025
    Venture Partners Fund XV A • $980M
  • Dec 2025
    Select VI • $1.8B

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