Director, Corporate Communications

Our mission at the company is to empower every person to own their inner potential. Our award-winning products help our global community gain a deeper knowledge of their readiness, activity, and sleep quality by using their the company Ring and its connected app. We've helped millions of people understand and improve their health by providing daily insights and practical steps to inspire healthy lifestyles. Empowering the world starts with living our values and empowering our team. As a quickly growing company focused on helping people live healthier and happier lives, we ensure that our team members have what they need to do their best work — both in and out of the office. The Director of Corporate Communications will lead the strategy, development, and execution of the company's corporate, financial, executive, and crisis communications, with opportunities to support product and brand communications. Reporting to the Sr. Director of Global Communications, this role will serve as a senior communications advisor to executive leadership and a strategic partner to leaders across the company. This leader will shape and advance the company's external narrative as the company scales, strengthening understanding of our growth, business momentum, product roadmap, mission, science, healthcare strategy, and long-term vision. They’ll ensure that communications across product, brand, science, healthcare, commercial, and corporate storytelling ladder up to a clear, differentiated, and consistent company narrative. The ideal candidate is a strategic, highly credible communications leader with experience advising C-suite executives and leading corporate, executive, external, internal, and crisis communications at a high-growth or large-scale company. They bring exceptional written, verbal, and strategic-planning capabilities, sound judgment, and the ability to lead through complexity and ambiguity. Experience with consumer technology, healthcare, financial communications, or a company preparing for or navigating a significant corporate milestone is a plus. This role requires a leader who can translate complex business, health, science, and technology topics into clear, credible stories that build trust with consumers, partners, employees, media, investors, and other key stakeholders while remaining hands‑on when the moment demands it. We prefer candidates in the San Francisco, Bay Area What you will do:Corporate Communications Strategy and Leadership Own and evolve the company's corporate communications strategy, ensuring alignment with company priorities, global brand objectives, and business goals. Serve as a senior communications counselor to executive leadership, helping shape company narrative, reputation strategy, and communications priorities. Champion the company's corporate narrative and ensure it is consistently and effectively communicated across external and internal channels. Set communications strategy for major company milestones, product launches, strategic partnerships, regional activations, business updates, and other high-impact moments. Establish clear communications plans, priorities, success measures, and operating rhythms across the corporate communications function. Lead the company's awards strategy and oversee applicable conference submissions, speaking opportunities, and external recognition programs. Executive Communications Lead executive communications efforts, including positioning, message development, talking points, keynote scripts, speeches, presentations, and other high-visibility materials. Prepare the company executives and senior leaders for media interviews, investor and analyst engagements, speaking opportunities, employee moments, and public appearances. Lead executive media training and support ongoing development of the company's external spokespeople. Partner with executive leadership and cross-functional teams to ensure leaders communicate with clarity, consistency, and authenticity. Manage the planning and execution of executive communications programs, including logistics, briefing materials, run-of-show documents, and post-event follow-up. Stakeholder and Media Relations Build and maintain relationships with key media outlets, influencers, analysts, thought leaders, and other stakeholders to drive high-quality coverage and strengthen the company's reputation. Develop proactive media and thought‑leadership strategies across corporate, business, product, science, healthcare, commercial growth, and culture narratives. Collaborate with external agencies and consultants to extend the company's reach, strengthen media presence, and deliver high-impact campaigns. Build strong partnerships with leaders across product, engineering, commercial, finance, legal, marketing, people, science, and healthcare to align internal and external messaging. Serve as a senior point of contact for corporate PR, brand PR, crisis communications, and media relations inquiries. Crisis and Issues Communications Own the company's crisis and issues communications approach, including plans, messaging frameworks, holding statements, FAQs, escalation protocols, and preparedness exercises. Advise executive leadership and cross-functional partners on reputational risk, communications strategy, and response options during sensitive or high-impact situations. Partner with legal, people, product, security, commercial, and executive leadership to assess risk, align messaging, and manage communications during evolving issues. Lead the development and execution of internal and external communications during crisis situations, including media statements, executive talking points, employee communications, and customer-facing responses where applicable. Strengthen organizational readiness through scenario planning, spokesperson preparation, and ongoing refinement of crisis processes. We would love to have you on our team if you have 10+ years of experience in communications, public relations, or corporate communications, including substantial experience leading external, executive, corporate, and crisis communications. Demonstrated experience setting communications strategy and advising C-suite executives and senior leadership teams. A track record of building and protecting corporate reputation through high-impact communications programs, complex business moments, and sensitive issues. Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to craft compelling narratives and adapt messaging for different audiences and channels. Experience translating complex business, health, science, or technology topics into clear, credible, and engaging communications. Experience working in the technology, healthcare, consumer lifestyle, or health technology sectors; experience with financial communications is a plus. Benefits: At the company, we care about you and your well-being. Everyone here at the company has a ring of their own and we are continually looking to improve employee health. Competitive salary and equity packages health, dental, vision insurance, and mental health resources. An the company Ring of your own plus employee discounts for friends & family. 20 days of paid time off plus 13 paid holidays and 8 days of flexible wellness time off. Paid sick leave and parental leave. 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