Senior Director of PR & Communications, Barracuda Networks
$243-261k
OTE
+ Equity
Office located in Chelmsford, MA
Cybersecurity solutions
Job no longer available
Cybersecurity solutions
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$243-261k
OTE
+ Equity
Office located in Chelmsford, MA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To protect and support its customers for life.
Role
Who you are
- 15+ years experience in B2B Public Relations and Communications
- Experience creating thought leadership campaigns
- Experience leading PR/Comms, crisis comms, and agencies
- Demonstrated experience in building and managing relationships with media outlets, industry analysts other key influencers
- Experience leading social strategy and execution
- Strong team leadership skills, stakeholder management and cross-functional relationship
- Building skills
- Knowledge/experience in cybersecurity preferred
- Agency and in-house company experience, ideally at a high-growth B2B SaaS company preferred
What the job involves
- We are seeking a Sr. Director of External Communications to drive the company's thought leadership, public relations, social, content and analyst relations strategies and initiatives
- In this role, you will report directly to the VP Corporate Marketing and Communications, manage a team of experienced social strategists, content writers, analyst relations experts, and agency partners
- Thought Leadership: Create and activate bold, differentiated points of view to build credibility, trust, increase awareness and establish Barracuda as an expert in cybersecurity
- Public Relations and Crisis Communications:
- Plan, develop and execute public relations strategies that align to company goals in order to increase Barracuda’s share of voice and overall awareness in the marketplace
- Provide communications counsel and guidance for reputation-impacting events and crisis communications
- Manage relationships with media outlets and influencers to secure positive coverage and increase Barracuda’s visibility in the market
- Analyst Relations: Collaborate with AR team members, industry analysts and product marketing/product management to ensure positive positioning in analyst reports, drive favorable perceptions, and develop strong relationships
- Social: Lead the social team in developing a strong social strategy that balances thought leadership, product announcements, customer stories and amplifying our employer brand
- Content Strategy: Strengthen our content strategy to ensure we have a strong story for potential customers, resellers, and managed service partners that can be consistently implemented and that furthers our leadership position in cybersecurity
Our take
In an increasingly online world, with email hacks and data leaks becoming more and more common, cyber security is more important than ever. Barracuda aims to provide this with its comprehensive suite of security software.
It offers a number of packages, focusing on email security, app and cloud protection, network security and data protection. By investing heavily in R&D and product development, Barracuda is able to keep on top of new (and increasingly prevalent) email phishing scams. Its incorporated XDR capabilities also close security gaps generated by the rise in hybrid and remote working.
Barracuda is an established player within the cyber security market, boasting over 200,000 enterprise customers including the likes of Shiseido, Carrefour and Accor. It was acquired in 2022 by KKR, a global investment firm, which has allowed it to further improve its product, grow its team and expand its marketing reach.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
May 2017
$0.8m
GRANT
Oct 2009
$5.6m
LATE VC
Total funding: $72.4m
Company benefits
- High-quality health benefits
- Retirement Plan with employer match
- Career-growth opportunities
- Flexible Time Off and Paid Time Off benefits
- Volunteer opportunities
- Equity, in the form of non-qualifying options
Company HQ
San Tomas, Campbell, CA
Leadership
Zachary Levow
(Co-Founder, Executive VP & CTO)Previously co-founded Affinity Path and Spinway, as well as working in Software Development and Architectural Software Design for Sun Microsystems, Cadence Design Systems and Motorola.
Rohit Ghai
(CEO)Independent Board Member at MHC Software. Former CEO and Board Member at RSA Security, Independent Board Member at Everbridge, COO then President of the Enterprise Content Division of Dell Technologies.
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