Kyriba

Director of Public Relations and Media


PayCompetitive
LocationRemote
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: R-04189

      It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!

      We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

      Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

      • Shift critical perceptions - Develop a framework that enables us to track external perceptions of Kyriba, and what ideal perceptions should be. From there, lead the work in shaping and molding the memorable stories we need to land, to evolve our perceptions amongst our target audiences and measure the impact of our transformation.
      • Corporate Communications - Develop a global messaging / narrative and communications strategy that supports Kyriba’s growth and awareness objectives. Drive Kyriba’s value proposition by developing global awareness through earned media, public relations and owned media. Manage crisis communications preparedness and protocols.
      • External Communications and Messaging - Build a robust spokesperson bench to support the global communications strategy and delivery of key messages and narratives. Provide media training, with the support of our media agency, to structure media engagements to meet Kyriba’s communications objectives.
      • PR and Media Agency - Manage global PR and Media agency to support product, corporate and CEO PR programs and activities in North America and Europe. Manage scope, budget and assessment of Kyriba’s global agency.
      • Measure Impact of PR and Media - Manage KPIs to measure effectiveness of communications program. Measure impact of content and messaging and deliver data-driven insights to shape action for marketing, communications and leadership teams. Establish media monitoring to support rapid information dissemination and prepare rapid response plans.
      • Social Media Content – Drive a clear social media strategy, ensuring a consistent brand voice, increasing our followers and engagement across all platforms. Serve as the filter and selector of content submitted by Kyriba teams, choosing to amplify content that engage with our audiences and support Kyriba’s social presence.
      • Customer Stories - Collaborate with client and product teams alongside Kyriba customers to curate and promote great customer stories, including testimonials, videos, media coverage and industry awards.

      Education, Experience and Skills:

      • University or similar degree in communications, related discipline or relevant experience.
      • Exceptional writing and editing skills in English; additional languages including French and Spanish are a plus.
      • 10+ Years in marketing or communications with an emphasis on PR, media and digital content. B2B communications experience preferred, ideally in finance or payments.
      • Experience working with PR agencies and demonstrated success working placing thought leadership content in leading media and industry publications.
      • Previous management experience, leading a team of two or more people.
      • Expert knowledge with Microsoft Office applications and media tracking tools such as Meltwater.

      Kyriba Culture and Values:

      At Kyriba, we value a strong work culture and sense of community and ownership among our global team. We live by our “iCare” value system to demonstrate our care and commitment to our clients and to each other. In hiring, we look for candidates that are a strong fit with our culture and values, as well as bring the talent and experience required by the position.

      • Innovation: We foster innovation and entrepreneurial thinking across our team by rewarding employees for their achievements and encouraging efficiency and continual process improvement.
      • Client Success: Our passion is to enable our clients’ success. We do this by understanding their needs, and developing and managing solutions that provide them the insight to effectively drive decision making within their organizations.
      • Accountability: We each take personal responsibility for our actions. We are committed to our own continuous improvement and we go the extra mile to meet our clients' needs.
      • Respect: We respect each other’s ideas, efforts and commitments, and embrace our diverse cultures and points of view. We achieve our goals through teamwork, responsiveness, open communication and a positive attitude.
      • Excellence: We strive for excellence in all that we do and bring the passion and commitment to deliver on our promises. We achieve excellence through leadership, teamwork, transparency and integrity, and we are committed to recognizing employee achievements.

      #LI-Remote

      Base compensation for this role is: $160,000.00 - $166,500.00 annual salary. In addition to the base pay this position includes a variable compensation. The role might also be potentially eligible to long term Incentive. The final package may vary and will be determined by various factors including candidate profile and ideal qualifications as well as specific cost of living circumstances in some specific locations.

      Comprehensive benefits package may be found here: www.kyriba.com/company/careers/benefits/

      Kyriba believes that everyone has the ability to make an impact, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunity regardless of sex, race, creed, color, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military or veteran status, citizenship, and genetic information. See EEO is the Law.

      If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process and/or to perform essential job functions, please send an email to HR_NORAM@kyriba.com

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