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The stakes in technology storytelling today are higher than ever. Technology is reshaping how businesses operate, how people live and work, and how organizations build and protect reputation. Every innovation brings opportunity, but also greater complexity, scrutiny and rapidly evolving stakeholder expectations.

Want to help some of the world’s most influential technology companies navigate what’s next and shape the conversations defining the future?

As a team of Futurists, Axicom helps leading technology companies anticipate change, navigate complexity and build reputations that endure. We don’t simply react to conversations. We help clients see around corners, uncover emerging opportunities and shape the narratives driving the future of technology and business.

As a Vice President on our growing U.S. team, you’ll serve as a strategic counselor and client leader, guiding complex communications programs for technology brands operating in fast-moving, high-stakes environments. You’ll lead significant client relationships, set strategic direction across integrated teams, and help clients navigate an increasingly fragmented ecosystem of traditional media, independent journalists, creators, analysts and other influential voices.

You’ll also play an important role in the growth of our business, identifying opportunities to deepen client relationships, contributing to new business efforts and helping shape the next generation of Axicom’s technology communications offering.

We’re looking for an experienced, forward-thinking communications leader with deep curiosity about technology and the business forces shaping it. The ideal candidate combines strategic vision with strong client counsel, integrated communications expertise, people leadership and commercial acumen. They bring a clear point of view on where communications is headed and know how to turn emerging

What you'll do:

• Serve as a strategic counselor to clients, advising senior stakeholders on communications, reputation, positioning and complex business challenges.
• Lead significant client relationships and programs, setting strategic direction while ensuring teams deliver high-quality, impactful work against broader business objectives.
• Help clients anticipate emerging trends, navigate industry and reputational shifts, and identify opportunities to lead conversations shaping technology, business and culture.
• Develop and oversee integrated, insight-led communications strategies spanning earned, owned, social, executive visibility, analyst relations, influencer engagement and other relevant channels.
• Translate data, market intelligence, audience insights and emerging technologies into clear strategic recommendations and opportunities for clients.
• Provide senior oversight across major media and influence strategies, building and leveraging relationships with journalists, creators, independent voices, analysts and industry influencers shaping the technology ecosystem.
• Lead the development of thought leadership, executive positioning, corporate narratives and high-impact storytelling programs that strengthen client reputation and relevance.
• Mentor and develop high-performing account teams, creating clear direction, raising the quality of strategic thinking and building the next generation of client leaders.
• Oversee client budgets, staffing, scopes and account operations, balancing strong financial stewardship with exceptional client service and program performance.
• Drive organic growth across existing relationships, identifying unmet client needs and translating them into new opportunities, scopes and capabilities.
• Play an active leadership role in new business, including opportunity development, pitch strategy, senior-level presentations and articulating Axicom’s differentiated point of view.
• Contribute to the continued growth and evolution of Axicom’s U.S. Technology practice, helping strengthen our capabilities, talent, culture and market position.

Experience that contributes to success:

• 8–10+ years of experience in communications, public relations or integrated marketing communications, with significant experience counseling and leading work for technology brands.
• Meaningful experience working across at least two of the following areas: consumer electronics/hardware, enterprise technology and applications, AI, semiconductors, or emerging technologies such as robotics, quantum computing or advanced R&D.
• Demonstrated experience owning significant client relationships and serving as a trusted counselor to senior-level client stakeholders.
• Proven ability to develop and lead integrated, insight-led communications strategies that connect client business objectives with reputation, culture and industry conversations.
• Strong understanding of the evolving influence ecosystem, including traditional media, independent journalists, creators, analysts, podcasters and other voices shaping technology and business narratives.
• Experience using data, research, market intelligence and audience insights to inform strategy, strengthen decision-making and demonstrate communications impact.
• A track record of helping clients navigate industry disruption, emerging issues, reputational challenges and high-value opportunities in fast-moving environments.
• Experience leading executive thought leadership and positioning programs; experience with technology industry analyst relations is strongly valued.
• Demonstrated ability to lead large, integrated teams and multiple workstreams, providing strategic direction while empowering teams to execute at a high level.
• Strong people leadership skills with experience mentoring, developing and retaining talent and creating clear opportunities for team growth.
• Established relationships across technology, business, trade, analyst and influence communities, paired with the curiosity to continually build new connections as the ecosystem evolves.
• Demonstrated commercial acumen, including experience growing existing client relationships, expanding scopes and identifying new opportunities based on evolving client needs.
• Experience contributing meaningfully to new business development, including pitch strategy, proposal development and senior-level presentations.
• Strong executive presence and communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex technology and business issues and provide clear, confident counsel.
• Genuine curiosity about the future of technology, communications, media and culture, with a point of view on how emerging technologies and changing stakeholder behaviors will reshape reputation and influence.

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