Responsibilities

• In this role, you will lead external communications and reputation management for Verda in the UK owning both strategy and hands-on execution as we scale.
• Your responsibilities include Verda's external narrative and manage media relations, executive visibility, announcements, and crisis communications.
• You'll cultivate relationships with journalists, analysts, and industry voices in your region, and prepare our spokespeople for interviews and public appearances.
• You'll work closely with Government Relations, Marketing, Operations and our wider Communications team to keep external messaging consistent and timely, and monitor coverage and industry conversation to spot opportunities and risks.
• You work as part of our Global Communications team, and report directly into our Head of Communications.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in external communications, reputation management, media relations, corporate communications, or a related field
• Experience working with media and journalists in the UK market
• Proven experience building programs, processes, or functions with a high degree of ownership
• Exceptional writing, storytelling, and content creation skills
• Ability to translate complex technical or business topics into engaging and accessible narratives
• Experience creating content across multiple channels and formats
• Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to influence without direct authority
• Experience working closely with senior leaders and cross-functional teams
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously
• Data-driven mindset with experience measuring media impact, coverage quality, or reputation metrics

Preferred

• Experience in a technology, cloud, AI, SaaS, or scale-up environment
• Experience supporting executive and leadership communications
• Experience with media training and spokesperson preparation
• Experience managing crisis or issues communications
• Experience with multimedia content creation, video, podcasts, or events