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🌐 Executive Communications Senior Director — | Pax8
Location – Denver, CO required – Some work outside normal working hours as dictated by executive travel
🚀 Shape the executive voice of a global cloud marketplace
This is a highly senior executive communications leadership role partnering directly with Pax8’s CEO and executive leadership. You’ll play a critical role in shaping how Pax8 shows up in the market, guiding the CEO’s narrative across high‑visibility moments as the company continues its AI‑led growth journey.
🌍 Culture, collaboration and where we’re headed
At Pax8, we build meaningful relationships, challenge convention, and move fast with purpose. Executive communications is central to aligning our people, partners, and industry around where we’re going next. You’ll join a collaborative, high‑performing communications ecosystem that values clarity, creativity, and impact.
🧭 What you’ll lead
🗣 CEO narrative and thought leadership
Partner closely with the CEO and communications leadership to shape and evolve a clear, credible, and differentiated executive voice. Translate company strategy and market insight into compelling frameworks and stories that reinforce Pax8’s strategic narrative.
🎤 Executive communications strategy and planning
Lead the planning and coordination of executive communications across keynote presentations, major speeches, bylined content, executive social channels, media engagements, analyst briefings, partner and customer moments, and internal leadership communications.
🎯 Preparation for high‑stakes moments
Personally prepare the CEO for Pax8’s most critical internal and external engagements, including industry conferences, media interviews, analyst briefings, board presentations, investor conversations, leadership meetings, and company‑wide events.
📘 Board and governance communications
Support the CEO with senior‑level preparation for governance and executive communications, including board pre‑reads, presentations, talk tracks, and briefing materials. Ensure narrative alignment between board communications and external messaging, with final editorial review of high‑stakes materials.
🎼 Voice stewardship and message alignment
Act as the steward of the CEO’s voice across all channels. Review and refine executive communications, set editorial standards, ensure alignment with PR and marketing narratives, and prevent message drift across internal and external communications.
🤝 Cross‑functional coordination
Serve as the central coordination point across global communications, strategic content, marketing, PR and analyst relations, events teams, executive leadership, and external agencies. Help prioritise opportunities and focus the CEO’s time and voice where they deliver the greatest impact.
🎯 The impact you’ll make
Your work will ensure the CEO’s voice becomes a clear, trusted signal across the Pax8 ecosystem — shaping industry conversations, strengthening relationships with partners and customers, aligning internal teams, and reinforcing Pax8’s strategic direction at scale.
🧠 What you bring
This role requires substantial senior‑level experience and credibility. You’ll bring:
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Extensive experience (10 to 15 years) in executive communications at the C-Level, corporate communications, public relations, journalism, or related fields within technology or enterprise environments
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Demonstrated success supporting C‑suite leaders through high‑visibility, high‑stakes engagements including media, keynotes, board interactions, and major industry moments
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Proven ability to shape corporate narrative and translate complex business strategy into clear, compelling communication
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Exceptional writing and editorial judgement, with confidence acting as final reviewer on critical executive materials
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Considerable experience coordinating work across multiple communications disciplines, teams, and senior stakeholders
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Strong executive presence, discretion, and sound judgement when advising senior leaders
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Intellectual curiosity about technology, markets, and business transformation, with comfort operating in fast‑moving, highly visible environments
🔐 Trust and hiring
At Pax8, we care deeply about building genuine, trust based relationships — starting with how we hire.
To protect our business, our teams, and our customers, we use a range of measures throughout the recruitment process to help confirm authenticity and prevent fraud. These safeguards are designed to be fair, respectful, and proportionate, and may evolve as risks change. By applying, you acknowledge that we take steps to verify identity and representation during hiring. If you're applying as your authentic self, you have nothing to worry about — we're excited to meet you.
We also use thoughtfully applied AI-enabled tools to support our hiring process. These tools may assist with tasks such as reviewing or prioritising applications, but hiring decisions are made by our people. More information is available in our Recruitment Privacy Notice. If you have questions about how we hire or would prefer not to have your application supported by these tools, you can opt out at any part of our process.
🌈 Inclusivity
We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet 100% of the criteria. We're committed to diverse perspectives, inclusive hiring and sharing your transferrable skills. To fulfil this role, you must hold valid right to work in United States.
🎁 Benefits
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Competitive compensation
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Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage
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401(k) with company match
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Flexible paid time off and paid holidays
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Parental leave and family‑friendly benefits
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Employee Assistance Program
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Learning, development and wellness resources
📈 Your growth at Pax8
There's extensive room for a talented individual to grow at pace — whether that's advancing quickly in this role or exploring one of the many opportunities across our global organisation. You'll have access to our internal development hub designed to accelerate your skills and stretch your potential. Alongside specialist Learning & Development trainers, you'll also tap into AI powered tools, "born in the cloud" mentors, and cross continent collaboration that broaden your perspective and sharpen your expertise. We'll give you the space, trust, and the right projects to help you thrive — and full visibility of what it takes to reach your next level.
🚀 About Pax8
Our mission is to build the managed intelligence marketplace and empower small businesses to do more with smarter technology. We are a fast-growing, dynamic, and high-energy organisation with a start-up feel, allowing you to make a meaningful impact on the business. Culture is also important to us, and at Pax8, it's business, and it IS personal. We are passionate, creative, and unconventional. We work hard, keep it fun, and expect the best! We Elev8 each other. We Advoc8 for our partners. We Innov8 continuously. We Celebr8 life.
🔎 Background checks
As part of our hiring process, we are required to undertake pre-employment checks on all candidates that are successful in their application with Pax8. As part of these checks Pax8 will request ID verification, reference requests and qualification checks (additional checks may be completed for certain countries, such as criminal and financial). All checks are completed by our third-party provider, First Advantage. Once checks have been completed all candidates will receive a copy for their records.
⚖️ Equal opportunities
Pax8 are an equal opportunities employer and welcome individuals who are in possession of the appropriate requirements to work within the country you have applied for. Offered individuals will be asked to undertake identity, security compliance and reference checks. Your privacy is important to us. Your data will be held in accordance with local best practices and processed only in accordance with our recruiting processes. Privacy notice: https://www.pax8.com/en-us/terms/job-applicant-privacy-notice/
Compensation – Base salary starting at $180,000.00
Expected close date: 4/1/26
At Pax8, we care deeply about building genuine, trust‑based relationships — starting with how we hire.
To protect our business, our teams, and our customers, we use a range of measures throughout the recruitment process to help confirm authenticity and prevent fraud. These safeguards are designed to be fair, respectful, and proportionate, and may evolve as risks change.
By applying, you acknowledge that we take steps to verify identity and representation during hiring. If you’re applying as your authentic self, you have nothing to worry about — we’re excited to meet you.
Perks:
Why Join Pax8?
Because here, success isn't just about numbers—it’s about impact.
It’s about being part of a team that thinks bigger, empowers each other, and never loses sight of why we do what we do: to make the cloud easier, more accessible, and more meaningful.
At Pax8 we believe that your Total Rewards should include a benefits package that shows how much we value our greatest assets. All FTE Pax8 people enjoy the following benefits:
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Non-Commissioned Bonus Plans or Variable Commission
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401(k) plan with employer match
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Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
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Employee Assistance Program
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Employer Paid Short & Long Term Disability, Life and AD&D Insurance
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Flexible, Open Vacation
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Paid Sick Time Off
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Extended Leave for Life events
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RTD Eco Pass (For local Colorado Employees)
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Career Development Programs
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Stock Option Eligibility
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Employee-led Resource Groups
Please take a moment to review our Proprietary Rights and Non-Competition Agreement — this document outlines important information about your rights and responsibilities if you join our team.
Pax8 is an EEOC Employer.
Equal Opportunities
Pax8 is an equal opportunities employer and welcome individuals who are in possession of the appropriate requirements to work within the country the role is based in. Offered individuals will be asked to undertake identity, security compliance and reference checks. Your privacy is important to us. Your data will be held in accordance with Data Privacy best practices and processed only in accordance with our recruiting processes.
