Executive Vice President, B2B Technology Communications

Responsibilities

• Portfolio Leadership: Own the strategy, performance and growth of Zeno's B2B client portfolio, setting priorities, allocating talent and ensuring consistent excellence across accounts, practices and regions.
• Client Leadership & Strategic Counsel: Serve as a trusted advisor to C-suite and other senior clients and stakeholders, developing integrated communications strategies that align with business priorities, support growth and strengthen market leadership.
• B2B & Enterprise Technology Storytelling: Lead communications strategy across B2B and enterprise technology portfolios, translating complex technologies into compelling narratives that resonate with customers, media, analysts and other key stakeholders.
• Integrated Campaign Leadership: Drive multi-channel integrated communications programs spanning earned, owned, paid and shared channels, partnering across practices and regions to deliver cohesive, high-impact campaigns at scale.
• Executive Visibility & Analyst Relations: Direct executive communications and thought leadership programs for senior leaders while guiding analyst engagement strategies that strengthen market positioning and industry influence.
• Modern Marketing & Innovation: Bring the skill set of a modern marketer to client work, combining data, AI-enabled workflows, content, social and creator engagement, and search and discoverability with traditional communications craft. Champion new approaches and set the standard for how our teams adopt them.
• Measurement & Business Impact: Apply research, analytics and performance insights to refine strategy, demonstrate impact and connect communications outcomes to client business objectives.
• Business Growth & Commercial Leadership: Strengthen long-term client partnerships by identifying opportunities to expand engagements, lead new business pursuits and contribute to the financial health of the B2B portfolio.
• Team Leadership & Talent Development: Build, lead and mentor high-performing cross-office and cross-region teams. Attract and retain top talent, develop the next generation of leaders and foster an environment where people learn, grow and do their best work.
• Agency Culture & Leadership: Be a visible driver of Zeno's culture, modeling Fearless, Collaborative, Entrepreneurial, Inclusive, Kind and Ambitious. Contribute to the agency’s senior leadership and help shape its strategy, reputation and ways of working.

Requirements

• 18+ years of experience in communications, public relations or corporate communications, including significant agency leadership experience.
• Proven success leading and growing complex B2B and enterprise technology accounts and advising C-suite stakeholders.
• Deep expertise across enterprise technology sectors, including cloud, AI, cybersecurity, SaaS, data platforms or related industries.
• Demonstrated success leading global communications programs across multiple markets and regions.
• Experience developing integrated communications strategies that support business growth, reputation and market leadership.
• The skill set of a modern marketer: fluency across earned, owned, paid and shared channels, data and analytics, AI-enabled ways of working, content, social and creator engagement, and search and discoverability.
• Strong understanding of executive communications, thought leadership and analyst relations, with relationships across leading industry analysts, including Gartner, Forrester, IDC and similar organizations.
• Ability to translate complex technology topics into clear, compelling narratives for a variety of audiences.
• Strong presentation, storytelling and client counseling skills, with experience guiding executive-level and boardroom discussions.
• Proven experience growing client relationships, leading new business efforts and managing revenue and margin for a portfolio or practice.

Preferred

• Experience measuring communications impact and connecting outcomes to business performance.
• Experience leading global product launches or integrated communications programs across multiple regions.
• Experience building or scaling a practice, including hiring, restructuring or integrating teams across regions.
• Experience applying AI and data-driven tools to improve client work and agency operations.

Benefits

• Healthy, happy employees make Zeno better, so we have programs that support physical, mental and financial wellness.
• Our culture and benefits are designed to promote flexibility, celebrate diversity and support work/life balance.
• We offer a variety of medical, dental and vision insurance with prescription plans, as well as short and long-term disability.
• Our Be Kind to Your Mind program focuses on mental health, providing a paid subscription to Headspace and access to mental health providers and other services through a best-in-class employee assistance program.
• Employees are encouraged to bring their authentic self to Zeno and participate in our employee resource groups which build communities for sharing and support.
• And while we love our work, we believe in the restorative power of time off with generous vacation, paid holidays and self-care time.
• Employees are supported in their pursuit of financial wellness with a 401(k) plan, pretax flexible spending accounts, tuition assistance, life insurance and free access to a certified financial coach.
• And our unique ZenoFit program provides a monthly allowance to fund activities in your personal life that bring you joy and keep you healthy.
• These and other benefits are available to non-temporary employees in the US.