VP of Communications

London, UK (Unknown)

Salary Not AvailableDirector/Executive

Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own global corporate communications for a UK-listed tech business, shaping trust narrative, risk, and reputation across Consumer, B2B, and Investor audiences; drive crisis readiness; lead AI-enabled modernization and a high-performing team.

  • Lead global communications strategy and storytelling across earned and owned channels to strengthen brand perception at scale.
  • Build and lead a cross-functional, high-performing team with partners in Marketing, Product, Legal, IR, Public Affairs, and People.
  • Modernise with AI and emerging tech to improve insight, efficiency, and impact while managing external agencies and budgets.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead Trustpilot's global communications strategy: Shape and execute a communications strategy that strengthens Trustpilot's reputation and positions us as a leader in trust, transparency, and consumer advocacy.
  • Drive perception through storytelling: Lead impactful campaigns and thought leadership initiatives across earned and owned channels to elevate Trustpilot's global profile.
  • Operate in a high-scrutiny public company environment: Advise senior leadership on corporate reputation, external positioning, and communications risk within a UK-listed business.
  • Lead crisis and issues management: Own Trustpilot's crisis communications framework and manage complex reputational issues with clarity and confidence.
  • Drive integrated Consumer and B2B brand building and communications: Own the global brand building strategy, driving integrated campaigns that increase consumer brand awareness while strengthening Trustpilot's value proposition for businesses.
  • Modernise through AI and technology: Champion the use of AI and emerging technologies to improve insight, efficiency, and communications effectiveness.
  • Build and lead a high-performing team: Develop a global communications organisation focused on high performance, collaboration, and continuous learning.
  • Partner cross-functionally: Work closely with teams across Marketing, Product, Legal, Investor Relations, Public Affairs, Customer, and People to align communications with business priorities.
  • Manage external agencies and budgets: Oversee global agency relationships and manage the communications budget with a focus on impact and efficiency.

Requirements

  • An experienced communications leader: You have significant experience leading global communications within a UK-listed or US-listed business.
  • A strong storyteller and reputation builder: You know how to shape compelling narratives that strengthen brand perception at scale.
  • Experienced across Corporate, Consumer, and B2B communications: You've led integrated communications strategies across multiple audiences and markets.
  • A trusted crisis leader: You bring sound judgment and resilience when navigating high-pressure reputational challenges.
  • AI-curious and future-focused: You're excited by how AI and technology can modernise communications and improve impact.
  • Experienced both agency-side and in-house: You bring a balanced perspective across strategy, storytelling, and execution.
  • A builder of high-performing teams: You create clarity, accountability, and strong team cultures.
  • Commercially minded and pragmatic: You know how to drive measurable results with focused investment and prioritisation.
  • An exceptional communicator and influencer: You build trusted relationships and influence confidently at all levels of an organisation.
  • Resilient and action-oriented: You stay calm under pressure and combine strategic thinking with hands-on delivery.

Preferred

  • Experience modernising communications through AI and emerging technologies
  • A track record of shaping global narratives in a fast-moving tech environment

Benefits

  • A range of flexible working options to dedicate time to what matters to you
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Critical Illness Cover
  • 25 days holiday per year, increasing to 28 days after 2 years of employment
  • Two (paid) volunteering days a year to spend your time giving back to the causes that matter to you and your community
  • Rich learning and development opportunities are supported through the Trustpilot Academy and Blinkist
  • Pension and life insurance
  • Health cash plan, online GP, 24/7, Employee Assistance Plan
  • Full access to Headspace, a popular mindfulness app to promote positive mental health
  • Paid parental leave
  • Season ticket loan and a cycle-to-work scheme
  • Central office location complete with table tennis, a gaming corner, coffee bars and all the snacks and refreshments you can ask for
  • Regular opportunities to connect and get to know your fellow Trusties, including company-wide celebrations and events, ERG activities, and team socials.
  • Access to over 4,000 deals and discounts on things like travel, electronics, fashion, fitness, cinema discounts, and more.
  • Independent financial advice and free standard professional mortgage broker advice
  • Talent acceleration programs: Fast-track your career with our tailored development programs designed to support growth at whatever stage of your career
  • Tailored leadership development program consisting of workshops, coaching opportunities, and structured feedback mechanisms to enable world-class leadership

Trustpilot

3.7 Glassdoor

Welcome to our LinkedIn 👋! We’re so happy you’re here.Trustpilot began in 2007 with a simple yet powerful idea that is more relevant today than ever - to be the universal symbol of trust, bringing consumers and businesses together through reviews. Trustpilot is open, independent, and impartial - we help consumers make the right choices and businesses to build trust, grow and improve.Today, we have more than 300 million reviews and 64 million monthly active users on average across the globe, with 140 billion annual Trustbox impressions, and the numbers keep growing. We have more than 1,000 employees and we’re headquartered in Copenhagen, with operations in Amsterdam, Denver, Edinburgh, Hamburg, London, Melbourne, Milan and New York. Interested in learning more about our available job opportunities? Find out more here: business.trustpilot.com/jobsAt Trustpilot, trust and transparency are at the heart of what we do, and we strive to reflect that in all of our interactions - social media included. To maintain a collaborative, trustworthy environment for everyone, we’ve put a few social media community guidelines in place. You can find them here: https://trst.pl/46v7pA6.

Founded in 2007
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, DNK
1.3K employees (110 in marketing)
63% recommend to a friend
80% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
77.1M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$40.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
57.4%
Direct
36.2%
Referral
5.8%
Social
0.2%
Paid
0.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.3K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
89 (7% of company)
Median Career Experience
14 years
Median Tenure
6.6 years

Funding

Total Funding
$199.9M
Last Raise
Series E, 7 years ago

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