Senior Corporate Communications Manager

Role Overview

• Work directly with the President, Products and Technology to shape the department narrative and communicate strategy, priorities, progress, and changes to the broader Products and Technology organization.
• Partner closely with the Product and Technology Chief of Staff to coordinate messaging and timing across leadership communications and transformation initiatives.
• Own the communications cadence for the Products and Technology function, ensuring a consistent drumbeat of messages that drive understanding, alignment, and action.
• Create and deliver multi-channel communications including the President, Products and Technology emails, newsletters, intranet and Teams posts, Product & Technology all hands, AMAs, video messages, presentations, FAQs, and manager talking points.
• Take a holistic, change management approach to communications planning to ensure the right message reaches the desired audience, maximizing clarity and confidence.
• Partner with People & Culture (P&C) to plan and deliver communications for large-scale people programs further integrating all teams into the Veeam way of doing things (e.g., performance cycles, talent processes, benefits updates, policy changes).
• Employ creative and measurable change communications to help employees, people managers, and leaders understand what’s changing, why it matters, what success looks like, and what actions they need to take.
• Initiatives include how teams are organized around the product roadmap, return to office/hybrid ways of working, readiness for IPO, operating model and process changes, leadership transitions, portfolio prioritization, tooling and platform migrations, customer/support experience transformations, and culture/values reinforcement.
• Develop detailed project plans that anticipate stakeholder needs; establish communications governance with an approvals process to keep messages timely and accurate.
• Write creatively, persuasively, handling sensitive topics with care to inform, inspire, and reduce uncertainty.
• Represent the employee's point of view by bringing insights from listening channels (e.g., Veeam Voice, pulse feedback, etc.) into messaging and sequencing.
• Ensure communications are clear, meaningful, and actionable with explicit calls to action.
• Take guidance from Global Internal Communications to ensure corporate messaging is consistently woven into programs, to leverage key communication moments, and to avoid conflicts or mixed messages.
• Gain consensus on top-line messaging and narrative.
• Coordinate content planning, calendaring and delivery with Veeam’s priorities and initiatives.
• Report, measure, and evaluate communications effectiveness across channels and provide recommendations to improve reach, understanding, and adoption.
• Stay current on internal communications, transformation storytelling, employee engagement, and change management best practices; apply insights to continuously improve the comms cadence and content.

Requirements

• Minimum of 7 years of communications-related experience, in a tech field.
• A degree in English, Journalism, Communications, or Marketing is ideal.
• Excellent researching and writing abilities.
• Proven experience developing communications and campaigns during transformation tailoring messages to key audiences across levels and geographies.
• Experience partnering with transformation leaders, program/project managers, and HR partners to build communications that support change management plans across all audiences and levels of management.
• Savvy in navigating challenges through creative problem-solving and proactive stakeholder management.
• Hands on experience working in and managing Microsoft Teams channels, SharePoint, email broadcasting platforms and other internal channels to publish content.
• Comfortable with visual design best practices.
• Experience working with executives; strong executive presence with the ability to coach leaders on message discipline, storytelling, and delivery to build trust and alignment.
• Flexible working across time zones and adapting work hours to accommodate business needs.
• Ability to work in-office in San Jose, CA.

Benefits

• Unlimited paid time off, 12 paid holidays, plus 4 extra global VeeaMe Days for self-care and 24 paid volunteer hours annually through Veeam Cares
• Paid parental leave: 8 weeks for all parents, 16 weeks for birthing parents
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on your first day
• Mental health support, therapy sessions, and digital wellness tools via our Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions
• Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy support through Maven, plus paid volunteer time
• AirVet: 24/7 virtual veterinary care at no cost
• Legal services, identity protection, and supplemental health insurance options
• Tax-advantaged spending accounts for healthcare, dependent care, and commuting
• Opportunities to learn and grow through on-demand libraries (LinkedIn Learning, O’Reilly), mentoring, workshops, and learning events like our annual Global Day of Learning