Executive Communications Lead

USA (Remote)

$116K/yr – $183K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 11 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own the executive communications function and shape Mozilla’s leadership visibility through proactive strategy, executive readiness for high-stakes engagements, and cross-functional collaboration on a distinctive thought leadership narrative.

  • Develop speeches, talking points, and materials across formats
  • Partner with Communications, Public Policy, and cross-functional teams to align narratives
  • Position leadership as credible voices on AI, privacy, open source, and the future of the web

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own the executive communications function: develop and drive a proactive, strategic approach to how Mozilla's CEO and senior leadership team are seen and heard externally.
  • Prepare executives for high-stakes engagements: major interviews, keynotes, regulatory testimony, crisis moments, and industry forums.
  • Build and manage an executive visibility calendar that is proactive, strategic, and aligned to Mozilla's goals, not just reactive to inbound requests.
  • Write, develop, and refine speeches, keynote remarks, op-eds, briefing documents, talking points, and interview preparation materials across a range of formats and audiences.
  • Build productive working relationships and act as a consistent partner to the executives you support: understanding their voice, their expertise, and how to marry both to Mozilla's corporate objectives.
  • Partner closely with the broader Communications team, Public Policy, Marketing and other cross functional teams to ensure executive communications is consistent with and reinforcing Mozilla's broader narrative, policy positions, and product moments.
  • Develop a thought leadership strategy that positions Mozilla's leadership as distinctive, credible voices on the questions that matter, but are often in a crowded space: AI and the future of the web, privacy and digital rights, open source, competition, and the intersection of technology and public interest.
  • Coordinate with external agencies and freelance writers where needed, maintaining a high editorial bar throughout.

Requirements

  • 8–12+ years of experience in communications, with a significant focus on executive communications, speechwriting, or thought leadership, ideally in or around technology, policy, or mission-driven organisations.
  • Direct experience of working at CEO level, and the ability to work across teams and build trust with senior stakeholders quickly.
  • Exceptional writing skills. You write clearly, quickly, and in other people's voices. Your op-eds are readable. Your briefing documents are used. Your talking points don't sound like talking points.
  • A track record of preparing senior executives for high-stakes external engagements, and of making them better communicators over time.
  • Strong editorial judgement for both the issues and the draft: you identify where Mozilla's leadership should participate in public debate, where they should shape it, and where they should stay out of it; you know what a good argument looks like, you know when a draft isn't there yet, and you can explain why.
  • Experience working at the intersection of technology, policy, and public interest, or a clear understanding of why Mozilla's position in that space matters.
  • Comfort with complexity and nuance. Mozilla operates at the intersection of technology, policy, and public interest, and our communications environment reflects that.
  • Mission alignment. You understand why Mozilla exists, you find the work meaningful, and that comes through in how you operate.
  • Commitment to our values:
  • Play to win

Preferred

  • Global or multilingual experience: coordinating people across regions or working with international press.
  • Policy or public affairs exposure: a basic government affairs understanding of some of our key issues (privacy, security, AI, competition).

Benefits

  • Generous performance-based bonus plans to all eligible employees - we share in our success as one team
  • Rich medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Generous retirement contributions with 100% immediate vesting (regardless of whether you contribute)
  • Quarterly all-company wellness days where everyone takes a pause together
  • Country specific holidays plus a day off for your birthday
  • One-time home office stipend
  • Annual professional development budget
  • Quarterly well-being stipend
  • Considerable paid parental leave
  • Employee referral bonus program
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Mozilla

2.7 Glassdoor

A lot of companies say they’re “mission-driven.” Our unique corporate structure guarantees that every decision we make upholds our mission: to ensure the internet remains open and accessible. Beholden to neither shareholders nor investors, Mozilla Corporation is wholly owned by the not-for-profit Mozilla Foundation.Along with our communities of 20,000+ contributors and collaborators, Mozilla Corporation’s staff designs, builds, and distributes software that allows people to enjoy the internet on their own terms. Our flagship product — the Firefox browser — has expanded into a family of products that protects users and alerts them of risks, safeguards passwords and provides a secure VPN (with more to come).By maintaining a safe, open internet we're helping humanity, while also helping the individual humans employed here to reach their personal and professional goals. With a relatively small team serving hundreds of millions of people, a culture of exploration, and a commitment to mentorship, opportunities abound to learn and grow at Mozilla.

Founded in 2005
San Francisco, California, USA
1.8K employees (235 in marketing)
26% recommend to a friend
21% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$116K/yr – $183K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

Executive Communications median pay in the United States

$149K/yr

Most pay falls between $87K and $191K. Based on 173 salaries.

See all Mozilla salaries

Funding

Total Funding
$2.3M
Last Raise
$300K
Angel, 21 years ago

Funding History

  • Jan 2005
    Angel • $300K
  • Jul 2003
    Series Unknown • $2M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
30.1M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$87.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
46.6%
Direct
48.4%
Referral
4.3%
Social
0.3%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.8K
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Executive Communications Lead

Mozilla · USA · Remote