Senior Communications Manager (US)
At Verda, we're building a fully featured European AI cloud, covering everything needed to train, experiment with, and deploy AI models at scale.
We are a full-stack AI infrastructure company, meaning we design, operate, and optimize the compute powering modern AI workloads across training and inference. Our infrastructure runs on 100% renewable energy, helping build a more sustainable AI ecosystem.
Join Verda while it’s still being built - not once it’s finished.
Your responsibilities
In this role, you will lead external communications and reputation management for Verda in the US. The work covers both strategy and hands-on execution as we scale.
Your responsibilities include shaping Verda's communications strategy in one of its key markets and the company's external narrative. You'll work on media relations, executive visibility, announcements, and crisis communications, and build trusted relationships with Verda's external stakeholders.
You'll collaborate closely with Government Relations, Marketing, Operations and our wider Communications team to build positions, keep external messaging consistent and timely, and monitor coverage and industry conversation to spot opportunities and risks.
You work as part of our Global Communications team, and report to our Head of Communications.
Your key competencies
7+ years of experience in external communications, reputation management, media relations, corporate communications, or a related field
Track record of building impactful communications strategies
Ability to navigate complex technological, political and business topics and to build clear messaging that positions Verda in relevant conversations
Experience working with media and journalists in the US market and building trusted relationships
Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously
Strong stakeholder management skills and experience working closely with senior leaders and cross-functional teams
Excellent communication and writing skills in English
Nice to have
Experience in a technology, cloud, AI, SaaS, or scale-up environment
Experience building communications strategies and navigating complex issues
Experience supporting executive and leadership communications
Experience with media training and spokesperson preparation
Experience managing crisis or issues communications
Practicalities
Location: San Francisco
Working mode: Hybrid, three days a week in the office
Employment type: Full-time and permanent
Salary: $180,000-$210,000 base salary per annum depending on experience
What's Next
If this sounds like your next move, apply now.
Please submit your application through our Careers page. We don't accept applications sent by email.
- Department
- PR & Communications
- Locations
- United States
- Remote status
- Hybrid
About Verda
Verda (formerly DataCrunch) is a technology company building the next generation of cloud infrastructure for AI – compute that's instant, on-demand and at scale. Headquartered in Helsinki, the company operates globally across Europe, the US and Asia. Verda employs over 100 people from nearly 30 nationalities and has raised over $200M in total funding from investors including Lifeline Ventures, byFounders, J12 Ventures, Skaala, Varma and Tesi, alongside leading financial institutions.