Senior Communications Manager, Hippo Insurance
$150-200k
+ Equity
Digital home-insurance provider
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Digital home-insurance provider
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$150-200k
+ Equity
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To change how people think about home care and home insurance.
Role
Who you are
- You're a skilled storyteller who can turn technical, regulated-industry topics into narratives that resonate, moving fluidly between corporate and consumer storytelling while always building toward the bigger brand picture
- You nurture priority media relationships over time rather than relying on one-off outreach, and you're a trusted advisor to senior executives — coaching spokespeople, exercising sound judgment on when and how leaders should show up publicly, and navigating crisis and reputation management with confidence
- You take initiative and thrive in ambiguity within a lean, high-ownership environment, and you're just as comfortable partnering with Legal, external agencies, and Finance/IR as you are mining story ideas directly with leadership
- 8+ years of corporate communications, PR, or media relations experience, spanning in-house and agency
- Proven track record owning press release development, editorial calendars and media relationships end-to-end
- Strong experience with PR agency management, driving media relations activities for the highest possible outcomes
- Experience with Finance or Investor Relations on public company earnings or other related financial communications
- Experience preparing executives for high-visibility media and speaking engagements
- Strong judgment operating with ambiguity and limited day-to-day direction from senior leaders
- Excellent writing and editing skills, with the ability to promote executive leader voices across channels
- Experience working with insurance or financial services brands strongly preferred
What the job involves
- Reporting to: Sr. Director of Communications, Content & Brand
- Hippo is hiring a Senior Communications Manager to lead press and media strategy across corporate storytelling
- Reporting to the Sr. Director of Communications, you’ll serve as a strategic partner in amplifying Hippo’s narrative across investors, partners, media, and the broader insurance ecosystem translating complex business results, product capabilities, and market dynamics into stories that build trust and market authority
- This is a high-visibility, cross-functional role at a publicly traded company sitting at the intersection of insurance and technology
- You’ll bring judgment and initiative to a fast-moving, high-growth team, and build a sustainable system for driving ongoing storytelling across executive communications, earnings, and dedicated consumer-facing campaigns
- Manage Hippo’s press and media strategy end-to-end including narrative development, press release writing, and relationship management with priority trade and business media
- Partner with Finance and Investor Relations on quarterly earnings communications, turning results into media-ready storytelling and proactive pitch angles
- Lead executive communications prepping spokespeople for high-stakes interviews, build a bench of secondary spokespeople, and triage which speaking opportunities are worth executive involvement
- Drive thought leadership for the executive team, identifying and placing commentary, bylines, and speaking opportunities that build industry authority
- Shape and execute consumer communications that highlight Hippo’s role in protecting homeowners, including education content and campaign storytelling
- Manage Hippo’s PR agency relationship, coordinating execution and shared media relationships
- Serve as a direct, high-trust partner to the executive team proactively surfacing issues and ideas that can turn into valuable storytelling opportunities
Our take
Hippo Insurance is a disrupter brand in the insurance market, using technology to change the way home insurance is managed. Based on smart home monitoring systems, clients can monitor the security of their homes and fix minor issues that may turn into larger ones later down the line.
Part of the new 'insurtech' revolution, Hippo Insurance brings a modern way of thinking to the somewhat outdated insurance market. Headquartered in Palo Alto, Hippo is technology-first and AI-driven. Its policies and services are currently available to 80% of US homeowners across 37 states.
The multi-unicorn company has garnered interest from established insurers and home-building companies eager to ride the insurtech wave. However, following a completed business combination with Reinvent Technology Partners Z in 2021, 83% of the latter's raised capital was withdrawn from Hippo. Though it still began trading at a value of $5 billion that year, Hippo's dramatic change of fortunes with Reinvent exemplifies how unpredictable the insurtech market can be, even for major players.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-10% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Nov 2020
$350m
CONVERTIBLE
Jul 2020
$150m
SERIES E
Total funding: $709m
Company benefits
- Healthy Hippos Benefits - Multiple medical plans to choose from and 100% employer covered dental & vision plans for our team members and their families. We also offer a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability, employer-paid life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for health and dependent care, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Equity
- Training and Career Growth - Training and internal career growth opportunities
- Flexible Time Off - You know when and how you should recharge
- Little Hippos Program - We offer 12 weeks of parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers
- Hippo Habitat - Downtown Austin, a 5-minute walk from the train station. Snacks and drinks available and catered lunches for onsite employees
Company HQ
Ballbach and SOFA, San Jose, CA
Leadership
Assaf Wand
(Executive Chairman)Obtained an MBA from the University of Chicago. Was a Senior Associate at McKinsey. Founded Sabi in 2009, and co-founded Hippo in 2015.
Eyal Navon
(CTO)Eyal has a background in Software Engineering with the Israel Defence Forces and various startups. They then founded a Software Design Studio and a Software Consultancy before co-founding Hippo.
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