Senior Manager, Public Relations and Communications

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Manager, Public Relations & Communications (P5) to build and lead a high-impact PR and communications engine that elevates Horizon3.ai’s brand, strengthens our market narrative, and accelerates demand.

What You’ll Do

• PR & Communications Strategy
• Media & Influencer Relations
• Executive & Corporate Communications
• Content & Story Development
• Events, Speaking, and Analyst Alignment
• Issues, Crisis & Reputation Management
• Measurement & Optimization

PR & Communications Strategy

Own Horizon3.ai’s global PR and communications strategy across earned media, speaking engagements, awards, and thought leadership content.

Lead and manage relationships with global PR and communications agencies, including selection, onboarding, day-to-day coordination, performance management, and budget alignment across regions.

Build and maintain a strategic narrative and messaging architecture that clearly differentiates Horizon3.ai in the cybersecurity and AI/automation landscape.

Develop integrated PR plans tied to company priorities (product launches, campaigns, major events like RSA/Black Hat, partner milestones, funding moments, and breaking news).

Translate complex technical topics (offensive security, continuous validation, AI/automation, public sector cyber, etc.) into compelling, media-ready stories.

Media & Influencer Relations

Serve as the day-to-day lead for relationships with key reporters, editors, producers, and influencers in cybersecurity, enterprise IT, public sector, VC/finance, and business press.

Proactively pitch high-impact stories (customer outcomes, research, product innovation, executive POVs, data reports) to secure coverage in tier-1 and tier-2 outlets.

Manage inbound media inquiries and coordinate briefing prep, talking points, Q&A, and follow-ups for executives and SMEs.

Build and maintain a media list, coverage tracker, and measurement framework to report on velocity, sentiment, share of voice, and message pull-through.

Executive & Corporate Communications

Partner with the CEO, CMO, CPO, CTO, and other leaders to shape executive thought leadership platforms, including bylines, op-eds, speaking topics, and social content.

Develop and refine keynotes, talking points, FAQs, and internal briefing docs for major moments (product launches, partnerships, funding announcements, major events).

Support internal and employee communications for key initiatives (major launches, company milestones, crisis/issue response) in partnership with People and Leadership.

Ensure message consistency across press releases, web, social, sales enablement, and customer communications.

Content & Story Development

Own the PR editorial calendar and align it with integrated marketing campaigns, events, and product/feature releases.

Draft and edit press releases, media alerts, bylines, blog posts, FAQs, briefing documents, award submissions, and talk tracks.

Collaborate with Product Marketing, Content, and Demand Gen to turn customer wins, product innovation, data insights, and research into PR-worthy stories.

Ensure all content is on-brand, accurate, and compliant with legal, privacy, and customer requirements.

Events, Speaking, and Analyst Alignment

Drive PR and communications strategy around key events (e.g., RSA, Black Hat, sector conferences, partner events), including media tours, 1:1 briefings, speaking opportunities, and news moments.

Partner closely with Field Marketing and Events teams to maximize media and executive visibility at strategic conferences and summits.

Collaborate with Analyst Relations (if separate) or directly manage analyst touchpoints where appropriate to maintain consistent market narrative and message alignment.

Issues, Crisis & Reputation Management

Develop and maintain issues/crisis communication plans, response frameworks, and approval workflows.

Serve as a strategic advisor to leadership in sensitive situations, helping assess risk, craft messages, and coordinate internal and external responses.

Monitor media, social channels, and competitive activity to proactively identify reputational risks and opportunities.

Measurement & Optimization

Define KPIs and build reporting around PR and communications performance (coverage volume/quality, message pull-through, share of voice, event-related coverage, referral traffic, and influence on pipeline where measurable).

Use data and feedback from Sales, Leadership, and Marketing to optimize storytelling, messaging, and tactics.