Senior Corporate Communications Manager

Wrike is the most powerful work management platform. Built for teams and organizations looking to collaborate, create, and exceed every day, Wrike brings everyone and all work into a single place to remove complexity, increase productivity, and free people up to focus on their most purposeful work. Our vision: A world where everyone is free to focus on their most purposeful work, together. About the Role: Are you ready to make serious waves in a SaaS category considered pivotal to the future of work? Love working with the press, reading up on the latest news in tech, and looking for interesting pitch angles? Passionate about storytelling in new, creative ways? This is your chance to help us go toe-to-toe with other leaders in one of the hottest software categories: collaborative work management. We’re looking for a Senior Corporate Communications Manager with a keen eye for trends, an agile and bold approach to getting things done, and passion in their purpose. Reporting to the Director of Corporate Marketing, this position will play a crucial role in implementing the strategy for planned and proactive communication initiatives in the Corporate Communications team within Corporate Marketing. Beyond traditional PR, you will serve as a strategic counselor to our leadership team to refine their executive platforms and act as a project lead to ensure complex, cross-functional campaigns are delivered with precision. You will also work alongside colleagues in customer marketing, content marketing, analyst relations, social media, corporate events, design, and more to uplevel and support ongoing projects. This is an ideal role for someone who is a modern marketer: you have a strong background in media relations, you possess the executive presence to coach C-suite leaders, and you are eager to leverage AI tools to innovate how the communications function operates. Your Impact: Work closely with the Director of Corporate Marketing to ensure strategic corporate communications initiatives are successfully executed and results track back to OKRs. Work closely with Wrike’s executive leadership team to build out robust thought leadership campaigns. Develop and execute executive visibility programs, including crafting bylines, keynote scripts, internal communications, and LinkedIn points-of-view that establish our leaders as visionaries in the future of work. Own the end-to-end management of complex communications campaigns. Apply structured project management methodologies (using Wrike) to drive alignment, accountability, and visibility across distributed teams (Product, Demand Gen, Customer Success) to ensure launches land with maximum impact. Champion the use of AI within the communications function. Actively pilot and integrate AI tools for research, drafting, and sentiment analysis to increase speed-to-market and efficiency. Stay ahead of the curve on the ethical and reputational nuances of AI to guide our external narrative regarding our own AI product features. Oversee the press release calendar of upcoming announcements, making recommendations for news that will allow Wrike to stay fiercely competitive and resonate with the media. Craft and distribute on-brand releases. Keep Wrike newsroom up to date. Work closely with the Product and Product Marketing teams to ensure we are maintaining a strong cadence of product news that demonstrates innovation and underscores leadership in the space. Collaborate with agency partners to build a robust media presence that produces ongoing coverage tied to thought leadership, product innovation, third-party validation, and more. Work closely with Wrike’s executive leadership team to build out robust thought leadership campaigns. Analyze platform and third-party data to create new and unique storylines for the media. Keep up with the latest trends in the CWM space, as well as themes relevant to the brand, such as Future of Work, collaboration, and workflow automation, and - from those - make smart, fast recommendations for trend-jacking or rapid response. Work with Customer Marketing to ensure external facing stories hit the mark with what we want to say externally/tell the market. Make recommendations for new tactics that will help our brand and influence reach new heights. Track and optimize toward objectives and key results. Your Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, or a related field 10 years of experience in communications with at least 5 years of experience in the technology industry and familiarity with the SaaS / Cloud sector Experience at both an agency and in-house a plus Intelligent, passionate communicator and storyteller who can take our corporate narrative and apply it to initiatives that drive brand awareness Demonstrated experience advising C-level executives; You have the confidence and poise to provide media coaching, offer strategic counsel during crises, and capture an executive’s unique voice in written communications Strong operational mindset with experience managing workflows; Proficiency with Collaborative Work Management platforms (like Wrike, Asana, or Monday) is essential to manage the scope of this role Proven interest in and understanding of the AI landscape; You are comfortable using AI tools to enhance productivity (e.g., ChatGPT, Jasper, etc.) and have the intellectual curiosity to deeply understand how AI is reshaping the SaaS landscape Keen eye for spotting trends and making smart, actionable recommendations Deep understanding of the media landscape, including approaches and tactics and established relationships with contacts at business and tech outlets Strong interest in ensuring product leadership and innovation shine through in the corporate communications program with the ability to navigate product roadmaps and identify top tier product updates Strong experience collaborating with a PR agency partner to execute against media plans Ability to manage a press release calendar and develop releases, from media alerts to major press announcements Quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving skills; should feel comfortable with data analysis and be able to use data to make decisions and tell a story Understanding of how social media programs are run, including strategies, tactics, and success metrics Standout Qualities: Strong understanding of speaking and awards landscape for technology companies/platforms Ability to establish and perform against OKRs, and report results up to leadership team Results-oriented with a solid understanding of how to prioritize and execute against a strategy Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills with the ability to understand, embrace, and emulate a brand persona Highly organized and detail-oriented with ability to handle various tasks throughout any given week Clear, thoughtful communicator across all levels within and outside of an organization, from the leadership team to customers Always looking for room to improve and push the boundaries of what can be done Ability to work well with dispersed teams, from San Diego to Dublin to Tokyo and everything in between Inquisitive and collaborative with a positive attitude and go-getter mentality Experience with the usual suspects - Slack, Zoom, Google Workspace Why Join Wrike? Flexible Time Off (FTO) Company 401(k) Match Parental Leave: 18 Weeks Maternity / 4 Week Paternity 2 Volunteer Days Health Insurance (Employees + Dependents) Disability (STD, LTD) & Life Insurance Plans Working from Home Allowance ($40 / Monthly) $500 Working from Home home office set-up Stipend Your recruitment buddy will be Arjola Stejskal, Talent Acquisition Specialist #LI-AS1 The range below reflects the base salary for this full-time position and applies to all U.S. locations, excluding benefits, discretionary bonuses, and other incentives. The final offer within this range will consider factors such as the role, seniority level, geographic location, and employment contract type. An individual’s work location, unique skills, experience, and relevant educational background will also influence the final offer. For tailored compensation details based on your preferred location, please discuss with your recruiter during the hiring process. Total compensation pay range $145,000—$160,000 USD Who Is Wrike and Our Culture We’re a team of innovators and creators who solve the complex work problems of today and tomorrow. Hybrid work mode Wrike promotes a hybrid model for team members near our office hubs in San Diego, Prague, Dublin, Nicosia, and Tallinn, with 2–3 in-office days per week to foster collaboration and teamwork. This work mode supports our culture of collaboration and solving problems fast to deliver business outcomes and win together. Our persona 💡 Smart: We love what we do, and we’re great at it because this is our domain. Our combined knowledge in this space is unmatched. 💚 Dedicated: We get up every day focused on helping our customers win. We’re committed to helping our teammates win, too! 🤗 Approachable: We're friendly, easy to get along with, considerate, and helpful. Our culture and Values 🤩 Customer-Focused We care about our customers. We understand the customer journey, experience, and value derived from Wrike. Decision-making and action-taking are done with the customer in mind. 🤝 Collaborative We work as one and win together, each bringing unique strengths that contribute to diversity of thought for better outcomes. Leveraging our own work management platform, we foster an environment of creative collaboration and shared achievement. 🎨 Creative We strive to succeed through continuous innovation. It’s our pursuit of novel concepts that helped us create a market category. We continue to cultivate a workplace that fosters creative thinking as a means of transcending conventional boundaries and empowers us to break new ground to deliver extraordinary work management solutions. 💪 Committed We believe in ownership at all levels of the organization, by owning workflows from start to finish. Each member of our team is an integral part of this commitment, establishing work as a platform for personal growth and transformation, as well as collective success and growth. Check out our LinkedIn Life Page, Company culture page, Instagram, Wrike Engineering Team, Medium, Meetup.com, Youtube for a feel for what life is like at Wrike.