Associate Director, Corporate Communications

At Bumble, our mission is to bring people together, face to face to create more love in the world. As part of the Communications & Corporate Affairs team, the Associate Director, Corporate Communications plays a vital role in protecting and strengthening the trust that makes this mission possible.

This is a high-impact individual contributor role operating at the intersection of corporate narrative, public policy, trust & safety, internal communications and reputational resilience. You will help shape how we show up to media, policymakers, investors, employees and members - ensuring our story reflects our values of Courage and Respect, especially in complex or high-visibility moments. Your work will directly influence how Bumble is understood as a public company, a women-first and safety-by-design platform, and a leader in responsible innovation.


This role requires strong strategic judgment, disciplined execution, and the ability to translate nuanced policy, safety, and regulatory topics into clear, credible communications. You will also demonstrate fluency in emerging AI tools to enhance monitoring, messaging development, and response preparedness, embedding responsible AI practices into your communications approach. This role reports to the VP of Communications.

What You'll Do

Crisis & Issues Management

• Drive crisis and issues communications across corporate, trust & safety, product, and policy matters, ensuring disciplined and consistent messaging.
• Develop and maintain issues preparedness frameworks, scenario plans, and response playbooks in close partnership with Legal, Trust & Safety, and Executive stakeholders.
• Serve as a trusted communicatioal risks, regulatory developments, and industry trends; proactively identify mitns advisor to senior leadership during high-stakes situations, providing clear recommendations grounded in reputational foresight and sound judgment.
• Manage reactive and sensitive media engagement with composure, clarity, and alignment to public company disclosure considerations.
• Monitor emerging reputationigation strategies and continuous improvement opportunities.
• Conduct post-incident analysis to strengthen organizational readiness and reinforce a culture of learning and excellence.
• Serve as the team lead to manage and support the company's corporate communications agency.

Trust & Safety Communications

• Shape strategic communications frameworks that clearly position and articulte Bumble as a leader in member safety, platform integrity, and responsible and ethical innovation.
• Translate trust & safety strategy, enforcement updates, and policy evolution into accessible messaging for members, media, policymakers, and investors in a time sensitive manner.
• Partner cross-functionally with Trust & Safety, Product, Legal, and Public Policy teams to ensure transparent, member-first storytelling that reflects our value of Respect.
• Develop messaging toolkits and talk tracks to support global safety feature rollouts, enforcement communications, and regulatory updates.
• Position Bumble as a leader in proactive safety innovation and responsible platform governance.

Corporate Affairs Communications

• Help shape and evolve Bumble's overarching corporate narrative in alignment with enterprise strategy, growth priorities, and public policy commitments.
• Own and execute internal communications strategies that strengthen employee engagement, support organizational priorities, and amplify leadership messaging across a global workforce.
• Partner with Investor Relations to deliver integrated communications around earnings, strategic initiatives, leadership transitions, and corporate milestones.
• Drive proactive storytelling that reinforces Bumble's differentiated market position and long-term, responsible business practices.
• Ensure message consistency across Corporate Affairs, Executive Communications, and external stakeholders through disciplined narrative development.
• Leverage AI-enabled tools to enhance sentiment analysis, media monitoring, and drafting efficiency while maintaining ethical and privacy standards.

About You

• Strong experience in corporate, crisis, and/or trust & safety communications within technology, digital platforms, or consumer-facing public companies.
• Typically requires 8-10 years of experience, though we welcome candidates with alternative backgrounds that demonstrate equivalent skills.
• Demonstrated ability to operate confidently in high-visibility, fast-paced environments while advising senior leaders with clarity and discretion.
• Deep understanding of platform governance, safety frameworks, regulatory landscapes, and reputational risk management.
• Proven track record developing issues preparedness frameworks, leading scenario planning, and executing disciplined crisis response strategies
• Exceptional writing and editorial skills, with strong instincts for tone, clarity, and multi-stakeholder alignment across media, investors, and policymakers.
• Experience partnering with Legal and Investor Relations, with familiarity around public company disclosure dynamics.
• Advanced AI fluency - independently leveraging AI tools to enhance research, monitoring, drafting, and insight generation while applying strong ethical judgment and protecting sensitive information.
• You demonstrate Courage when navigating complex external conversations, Respect in how you represent members and stakeholders, and take ownership of outcomes through thoughtful, agile execution.
• Advanced AI fluency - independently leveraging AI tools to enhance research, monitoring, drafting, and insight generation while applying strong ethical judgment and protecting sensitive information.

$145,000 - $180,000 a year

About Us

Bumble Inc. is the parent company of Bumble Date, BFF, and Badoo. The Bumble platform enables people to build healthy and equitable relationships, through Kind Connections. Founded by Whitney Wolfe Herd in 2014, Bumble was one of the first dating apps built with women at the center and connects people across dating (Bumble Date) and friendship (BFF). BFF is a friendship app where people in all stages of life can meet people nearby and create meaningful platonic connections and community based on shared interests. Badoo, which was founded in 2006, is one of the pioneers of web and mobile dating products.


AI Fluency

AI is important to us. We're excited by people who are curious and experimental, and who think thoughtfully about how AI can amplify their impact and outcomes.

We encourage you to use AI responsibly as you prepare your application. Please don't use it to fabricate experiences or answer questions live in interviews. We care deeply about authenticity and want to understand your real skills, judgment and voice, because building a meaningful, genuine connection with you matters to us.

Final Compensation

Will be determined based on factors such as the selected candidate's qualifications, relevant experience, skill set, and other job-related considerations.

Benefits & Perks
Insurance: Medical/dental/vision, 30-day eligibility. Bumble has multiple competitive offerings that will be available to you on the first of the month following date of hire.
Unlimited PTO + 1 company-wide week off + Focus Fridays every week
Fully paid life and long-term disability insurance
401k with 4% company match if you contribute 6%, 90-day eligibility
Monthly wellness benefit and access to Noom, Unmind, and Your Money Line
Maternity and Fertility benefit + 26 week paid parental leave
Premium App Access

Inclusion at Bumble Inc.

Bumble Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and we strongly encourage people of all ages, colour, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and non-binary people, veterans, parents, people with disabilities, and neurodivergent people to apply. We're happy to make any reasonable adjustments that will help you feel more confident throughout the process, please don't hesitate to let us know how we can help.

In your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use (For example: she/her, he/him, they/them, etc).

AI in Bumble Inc. Hiring

At Bumble, we may use AI tools to support parts of our recruitment process - such as helping us record, transcribe, and summarize conversations, and supporting job alignment by comparing resumes and job descriptions to highlight skills and potential roles that may be a good match. These tools help us work more efficiently and stay focused on you during our conversations. Importantly, all hiring decisions are made by people. AI is used only to support our team's efficiency and improve the candidate experience - not to evaluate or decide on your candidacy. Participation in AI-supported interviews and conversations is completely voluntary and will not impact your candidacy. If you'd prefer to opt out, simply let your recruiter or interviewer know at the start of a call, or anytime during the interview or conversation. Summaries and related data are retained only as long as needed in line with our internal data retention policies. If at any point you'd like a transcription or summary deleted, please contact your recruiter directly.

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