Director of Communications, Oura
6 Month Fix-Term
$143-206k
+ Equity packages. Salary dependent on location
Health monitoring smart ring
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Health monitoring smart ring
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$143-206k
+ Equity packages. Salary dependent on location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
Oura's mission is to make health a daily practice.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate has extensive experience in corporate, executive, internal, and crisis communications at mid-range or large-scale start-ups and exceptional written, verbal, and strategic-planning capabilities
- Experience with consumer technology products and the healthcare industry is a plus!
- 12+ years of experience in communications, public relations, or corporate communications, including External, Internal, Executive, Corporate, and Crisis communications. Extra points for experience in consumer technology and health technology industries
- Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to craft compelling narratives and adapt messaging for different audiences
- Experience working in the tech, health, or consumer lifestyle sectors is a plus
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire and motivate, and drive collaboration across cross-functional teams
- Ability to think strategically while also being hands-on in executing high-impact initiatives
- Experience working closely and building trust with C-suite executive team and navigating crisis communications with poise
- Strong project management skills with the ability to balance multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
What the job involves
- The Director of Communications is responsible for supporting corporate and executive communications, as well as some product-line communications
- Specific communication responsibilities include internal, crisis, commercial partners, healthcare, and products
- Reporting to the VP of Communications, this role will develop and implement comprehensive internal and external communications strategies that advance Oura’s growth and business ambitions, product roadmap, culture, mission, and corporate narrative
- Support the development and execution of Oura’s corporate communications strategy, ensuring alignment with global brand objectives
- Champion Oura’s brand narrative and ensure it is effectively communicated across all channels, including internally and through external PR efforts
- Oversee awards program and applicable conference submissions for Oura
- Support internal communications efforts, aligning messaging, developing talking points and keynote scripts, supporting and training external spokespeople
- Support our C-suite and work with their team(s) to build and execute thoughtful internal and external communications plans and cadence
- Work closely with internal stakeholders to drive internal company communications that clearly and creatively share relevant and timely information that is aligned with company values, key initiatives, and business objectives
- Craft written materials for our executive team, including emails, Slack messages, executive quotes, FAQs, as well as momentum, holiday, culture, crisis communications, and more
- Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with key media outlets, influencers, analysts, and thought leaders, driving earned media coverage and positive brand sentiment
- Collaborate with external agencies and consultants to amplify Oura’s message and increase media presence across key areas, including product, healthcare, commercial growth, and more
- Build and cultivate cross-functional relationships with our leaders across several teams—product, engineering, commercial, finance, legal, marketing, and people—to ensure we’re delivering consistent messages internally and externally
- Manage executive media training, preparing Oura leaders for high-profile interviews, speaking engagements, and public appearances; help manage logistics and develop prep and event materials
- Act as a point of contact for all corporate and brand PR, crisis communications, and media relations inquiries
- Oversee and manage relationships with external PR agencies across multiple verticals, including consumer lifestyle, corporate, international, and healthcare, ensuring alignment with brand strategy, consistency in messaging, and the execution of high-impact campaigns
Our take
As smart watches with health and wellbeing monitoring functions are now an everyday norm, Oura is offering similar wearable technology with its series of rings. It’s one of a number of companies gaining serious traction in the market, along with the likes of Circular and Movano.
The company gained an early profile after its collaboration with Gucci which created mainstream publicity and may have given it a leg up on the competition. With the smart ring market forecast to keep growing, Oura certainly finds itself in a promising position as it moves to build out its operations and refine the product.
The bottom line for Oura will be customer satisfaction and demand, which does make its mixed reviews so far a little troubling. That said, the announcement of its new "Circles" social feature, on top of an integration with InsideTracker and acquisition of "wave to pay" company Proxy, all look set to increase the functionality of the ring and could well win more consumers over.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
9% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
Dec 2024
$125m
SERIES D
Nov 2024
$75m
SERIES D
Total funding: $353.9m
Company benefits
- Beautiful workspaces in San Francisco by Pier 31, Oulu and Helsinki (Finland)
- Amazing culture of collaborative and passionate coworkers
- Wellness benefits
- An Oura Ring of your own
- Personal learning & development budget of 750 USD/EUR
- Unlimited course offerings from Coursera
- Five (5) total days of work time to devote to employee development training
- Equity
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- 20 days of PTO
Company HQ
Linnanmaa, Oulu
Leadership
Tom Hale
(CEO, Not Founder)Seasoned senior board member and advisor at multiple high growth companies including Cars.com, Volara, and HomeAway.
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