• Set MARCOM strategy and priorities aligned with business and marketing goals.
• Own brand narrative and messaging, ensuring consistency across audiences, channels, and markets.
• Provide brand leadership and governance to protect and evolve brand identity and standards.
• Lead integrated communications for key initiatives, including major campaigns, launches, partnerships, and events.
• Oversee content and communications planning (editorial direction and key assets) to support awareness and demand.
• Direct event communications and experiences, from positioning and promotion to on-site messaging and post-event follow-up.
• Supporting corporate communications, including announcements and issues readiness.
• Manage cross-functional alignment and stakeholder communications for go-to-market efforts.
• Use performance insights to refine messaging, improve effectiveness, and inform future plans.
• Manage external agencies/vendors and budgets; ensure quality, consistency, and timely delivery.

• 7+ years of experience in marketing communications, brand communications, integrated marketing.
• Proven ability to lead high-impact, cross-channel communications (including campaigns and events).
• Strong strategic storytelling and messaging skills with excellent writing/editing judgment.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders and influencing across functions.
• Strong planning and execution discipline; comfortable managing agencies/vendors and budgets.

Your Impact
Axon is the developer and manufacturer of conducted electrical weapons, body worn cameras, and digital evidence management solutions. By successfully applying technical solutions to age old problems in digital video capture, the Axon team has redefined public and private sector technology around the globe. We are a team of passionate and dedicated professionals who desire to disrupt our industry and protect life with our products. Axon is seeking a high-energy, results driven pre-sales sales engineer who thrives on pitching technology to leadership as well as support staff and end-users. This individual will play an instrumental role in accelerating our sales initiatives and must be a self-starter, who excels in a high-paced, evangelistic startup environment focused on Law Enforcement and the public safety space.

What You’ll Do
Location: Saudi Arabia, travel up to 70% of time
Reports to: Sr Manager, Emerging Markets

• Achieve mastery of all Axon technologies / products
• Use exceptional written and oral communication skills to lead business and technical presentations effectively
• Have technical conversations with IT departments, including CIOs, as well as channel partner leadership and technical stakeholders
• Set and manage expectations with customers and team members
• Provide 1st-level technical support throughout the pre-sales cycle for opportunities
• Remain organized and focused on removing sales obstacles through creativity and adaptation to rapidly changes circumstances
• Develop relationships with key partners for growth within their customer base
• Effectively position the technology against competitive offerings
• Be responsible for representing the products, company values, and brand to customers and at field events such as industry and user conferences, tech summits, etc.
• Take ownership of the POC/Pilot process: Coordinate logistics across all stakeholders, assess customer requirements/objectives, and tailor POC tests and findings, accordingly, assist prospects with initial configuration and orientation
• Where possible, improve or develop technical documentation to ease understanding and customer or channel usage of our products and services
• Capture requested features and provide feedback to Product Management, Sales, Development, Support, Engineering and Marketing teams
• Develop Statements of Work (SOW) for Professional Services necessary for binding quote
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned

What You Bring

• Willingness to travel;
• Fluent English and Arabic, French is a plus;
• Assist Sales with presentations and analysis to enlarge customer portfolio;
• Training new employees;
• Document translation & verification for new products Axon brings to the market
• Assist Sales Executives in commercial offer documentation
• Educational background:
• Associates degree in Engineering or Computer Science (or equivalent field), or 5+ years relevant experience.
• Professional background:
• 4+ years customer facing pre-sales or consulting background required
• 3+ years of experience with public procurement in META
• Experience selling SaaS based solutions
• Experience in End User Compute or Cloud Computing preferred
• Experience in networking, storage, virtualization, or related technologies
• Must have intellectual curiosity, humility, accountability and positive approach;
• Strong Technical Writing skills to provide professional responses to customer RFPs / RFIs
• Basic knowledge or curiosity of security, IPsec, InfoSec, hacking and exploitation tools and methodologies.
• Basic knowledge of computer hardware, operating systems, and storage devices.
• Ability to work independently with substantial latitude for action and decision making while maintaining focus on achieving optimal outcomes as part of a collaborative development effort.
• Requires the ability to work independently with substantial latitude for action and decision making while maintaining focus on achieving optimal outcomes as part of a collaborative development effort.
• Strong presentation skills and presence, technical acumen, ability to simplify the complex, ability to work cross-functionally.
• Experience developing Statements of Work (SOW) or similar documents
• Intermediate knowledge of routing and switching methodologies, telecommunications, and Internet technologies.
• Basic knowledge of virtualization and cloud technologies
• Network and Telecommunication-specific professional certifications, such as but not limited to: CCNA, CCNP, ComTIA Network+, WCNA, etc..
• Experience with Law Enforcement technology solutions and public procurement is a plus

*Please submit your Resume in English.

More about the role:

We are seeking an experienced and exceptionally organised Project Manager to join our communications team on a full-time secondment at a key client’s office. The ideal candidate will be a proactive communicator with a strong background in project coordination and ability to manage multiple workstreams in a dynamic corporate environment. This role requires close collaboration with both the client’s internal teams and our agency to ensure seamless delivery of high-quality communication programmes.

What you'll do:

• Act as the day-to-day liaison between the client and the agency, ensuring effective communication and smooth workflow.
• Coordinate and manage multiple projects, timelines and deliverables across internal and external stakeholders.
• Track, monitor and report on project progress, ensuring deadlines and quality standards are consistently met.
• Support the development and implementation of communication plans, press materials and advice notes.
• Assist in the design of strategies and campaigns, including by conducting research and analysis to guide decision-making.
• Prepare and maintain project trackers, action logs and post-campaign reports.
• Manage approval processes and documentation with accuracy and efficiency.
• Maintain brand consistency and uphold client confidentiality at all times.

Experience that contributes to success:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations, Communications, Journalism, Marketing or a related discipline.
• A minimum of five years’ experience in public relations, communications or corporate affairs, ideally within an agency or in-house communications function.
• Demonstrated project management experience, with a recognised qualification considered an advantage.
• Proven ability to multi-task, prioritise under pressure and deliver to a consistently high standard.
• Strong writing, editing and presentation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, organisational and coordination abilities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and familiarity with project management tools (e.g. Asana, Monday.com, Trello).
• Bilingual fluency in Arabic and English (written and spoken) is highly desirable

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More about the role:

Are you passionate about joining one of the leading global communications agencies in the region? Working on the biggest global destination projects across sport, entertainment, culture and more? Want to be part of a team leveraging data, AI, and innovative technology to solve complex challenges for leading brands? Burson's Data & Intelligence unit is a dynamic team at the forefront of the communications industry, offering unparalleled opportunities to drive impact and shape the future of PR.

We're a team of data scientists, engineers, analysts, and strategists who use advanced AI-driven solutions across sector account teams

• Anticipate & Manage Risk & Reputation: Predict potential crises, identify disinformation campaigns, and proactively manage brand reputation in an ever-evolving digital landscape.
• Create Personalised Content at Scale: Develop data-driven content strategies that resonate with specific audiences and drive engagement.
• Support on Account Management asks – be able to communicate with clients.
• Navigate Sector-Specific Challenges: Provide deep insights and tailored solutions for clients across diverse industries.
• Measure Performance & Demonstrate Value: Go beyond vanity metrics to demonstrate the real-world impact of PR campaigns and provide actionable insights for continuous improvement.

What you'll do:

• Lead and oversee the entire data lifecycle, from strategic collection and robust cleaning to complex organization of diverse data sources, including advanced media monitoring platforms, social listening tools, survey data, market research, and internal databases, ensuring they are primed for insightful analysis.
• Direct and execute comprehensive research initiatives on industry trends, competitive landscapes, audience segmentation, and emerging technologies within sport, entertainment, and gaming to inform overarching PR strategies with deep intelligence.
• Develop and present high-level, compelling reports and strategic presentations that clearly articulate research findings, data analysis, and their strategic implications to senior clients and internal stakeholders, ensuring understanding and buy-in.
• Architect and implement sophisticated measurement frameworks and KPIs to assess the effectiveness and ROI of integrated PR campaigns, focusing on extracting meaningful performance insights.
• Oversee and interpret comprehensive campaign performance data, identifying key drivers of success and areas for strategic improvement and innovation.
• Formulate and champion data-backed strategic recommendations, often to C-suite level clients, designed to enhance campaign effectiveness, expand reach, and drive business outcomes across target audiences.
• Mentor and develop junior data analysts, fostering a culture of continuous learning and data-driven excellence within the team.

Experience that contributes to success:

• Deep expertise and strategic understanding of the media landscape and its profound influence on culture, society, and consumer behaviour, with a keen interest in how PR campaigns shape public perception and drive brand engagement through insightful analysis.
• Advanced degree (Master’s preferred) or extensive equivalent experience (6+ years) in Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, Statistics, Marketing Science, or a related quantitative field.
• Proven expertise in data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Looker Studio) and a superior ability to craft compelling data stories for executive audiences.
• Extensive experience leading the use of advanced traditional and social media monitoring and listening platforms (e.g., Meltwater, Cision, Signal AI, Brandwatch, Sprinklr, to gather strategic intelligence.
• A track record of staying abreast of emerging data analysis techniques and advanced analytical tools that drive actionable insights, and leading their adoption within an organization.
• Exceptional strategic analytical, critical thinking, and complex problem-solving skills, with a laser focus on delivering actionable insights and strategic recommendations.
• Highly detail-oriented with an unwavering commitment to data integrity, accuracy, and strategic relevance.
• Deep expertise in leveraging data for strategic decision-making, performance measurement, and demonstrating quantifiable ROI through insightful analysis

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