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Senior PR and Communications Manager
Rapid7
Boston, MA (On-site)Full time$151K/yr – $205K/yr
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Senior PR and Communications Manager
Boston, MA (On-site)
$151K/yr – $205K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time
Posted 1 month ago
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Job Summary
Own the global PR strategy and governance for market attention, category influence, and executive/expert visibility in cybersecurity and AI conversations.
- Own cross-functional PR that feeds full-funnel influence with Brand, Product Marketing, Demand Gen, and Customer Marketing.
- Lead threat-research storytelling and Rapid7 Labs programs to establish an authoritative voice in the market.
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Lead PR Strategy: Own Rapid7’s global PR strategy to drive sustained market attention, strengthen category influence, and reinforce Rapid7’s position in key industry conversations
- Elevate Executive & Expert Visibility: Build and scale external platforms that position Rapid7 executives, practitioners, customer voices, and Threat Research teams as trusted contributors to key cybersecurity conversations. Develop threat research communications programs, editorial calendars, and data-driven storytelling strategies that elevate Rapid7 Labs as an authoritative voice in the market.
- Drive Cross-Functional Alignment: Partner across Brand, Product Marketing, Demand Gen, Customer Marketing, Social, and Digital teams to ensure communications and PR are part of the full-funnel influence strategy
- Navigate Issues & Corporate Communications: Support corporate communications, including internal messaging and key company moments, help develop frameworks for issues management and crisis communications
- Define & Measure Impact: Define and track communications performance through metrics including share of voice, message pull-through, sentiment, and executive visibility
Requirements
- 7-10+ years of experience in public relations, corporate communications, or related roles within B2B technology (cybersecurity or AI strongly preferred)
- Proven experience owning PR strategy and driving measurable earned media impact
- Strong relationships with business, technology, and cybersecurity media
- Experience managing global PR agencies and scaling programs
- Exceptional storytelling and writing skills across formats (press, bylines, executive messaging)
- Ability to operate as a strategic advisor to senior leaders
- Experience working cross-functionally in fast-paced, high-growth environments
- Strong judgment in ambiguous or high-stakes situations
Preferred
- Demonstrated thought leadership in cybersecurity or AI
Benefits
- Dynamic and collaborative workplace where new ideas are welcome
Rapid7
Rapid7, Inc. (NASDAQ: RPD) is a global leader in AI-powered managed cybersecurity operations, trusted to advance organizations’ cyber resilience. Open and extensible, the Rapid7 Command Platform integrates security data, enriching it with AI, threat intelligence, and 25 years of expertise and innovation to reduce risk and disrupt attackers. As a recognized leader in preemptive managed detection and response (MDR), Rapid7 unifies exposure and detection to transform the cybersecurity operations of more than 11,500 customers worldwide.
Traffic Signals
Monthly Visitors
6.7M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
30.9%
Direct
63.7%
Referral
4.7%
Social
0.4%
Paid
0.2%
Headcount Trend
Current headcount: ~3.3K
Marketing Team
Marketing Team Size
76 (2% of company)
Median Career Experience
11.5 years
Median Tenure
3.1 years
People
Founders / CEO
HR / Recruitment
Marketing Leadership
Cynthia Bellefeuille Stanton
SVP, Chief Marketing Officer
At the company for 7 years 3 months
Elizabeth Gormley
Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition
At the company for 9 years 2 months
Stephanie Steele
Director, Global Talent Acquisition Programs
At the company for 6 years 4 months
Dana Wynne
Senior Director, Growth Marketing
At the company for 11 months
Funding
Total Funding
$350.5M
Last Raise
$1.5M
Post IPO Equity, 2 years ago
Funding History
- Jun 2024Post IPO Equity
- Sep 2023Grant • $1.5M
- Sep 2023Post IPO Debt • $260M
