At runZero, we're a team of dreamers and creative thinkers who aren't afraid to shake up the status quo. Fixing what’s broken with legacy vulnerability management and overcoming persistent, decades-old problems requires a new approach.
Our platform provides a single source of truth for exposure management across the total attack surface. Without requiring agents, authentication, or appliances, runZero delivers the most complete and accurate visibility into every asset and exposure across internal, external, IT, OT, IoT, mobile, and cloud environments — including uncovering unknown and unmanageable devices and broad classes of exposures that evade traditional tools.
Founded by HD Moore (creator of Metasploit), runZero is trusted by more than 500 companies and 30,000 users worldwide to find and mitigate risks faster, meet compliance requirements, and improve overall security. See for yourself with a free trial!
We are seeking a Director of Communications & Social Media to manage PR, social media, content strategy, and corporate marketing initiatives. This role is critical to amplifying our company's voice and growing awareness of runZero.
The ideal candidate loves being immersed in the cybersecurity community and connecting with the innovators in our industry. You know how to engage the media and influencers who are making waves in cybersecurity and can adeptly identify the right opportunities for runZero and our experts to join the conversation. You are a hands-on executor who thrives in a fast-paced environment, loves to write, thinks strategically about content and news cycles, and leverages data to continually boost performance, engagement, and reach.
This role will report directly to our Chief Operating Officer (who heads GTM), and will also collaborate closely with our executive, research, demand generation, content marketing, and our people teams, as well as external agencies.
Responsibilities- Strategic Communications: Develop and execute a comprehensive global PR and communications strategy that aligns with runZero’s roadmap and business goals.
- Social Media Leadership: Own the strategy, voice, and growth of our social media channels, fostering a vibrant community through technical engagement and thought leadership.
- Media & Influencer Relations: Build and maintain deep relationships with key cybersecurity journalists and industry influencers to secure consistent, high-impact coverage and media opportunities.
- Executive Visibility: Partner with our executive and research teams to elevate their profiles through speaking engagements, awards, and contributed content.
- Content Strategy: Collaborate with the content and research teams to develop a strategic content plan that can fuel your communications and social strategy, including "atomizing" technical research papers and blog posts into digestible, viral social content and media pitches.
- Brand Reputation: Act as the primary gatekeeper for brand voice and lead communications for any rapid-response needs or industry-wide security events.
- Agency Management: Manage and hold external PR agencies accountable, ensuring they are integrated into our workflows and delivering measurable ROI.
- Performance Tracking: Establish KPIs for brand sentiment, share of voice, PR, and social engagement, using data to pivot strategies in real-time.
- Awards & Speaking Program: Build and manage an annual calendar of industry awards (e.g., SC Awards, Fast Company) and high-impact speaking opportunities; lead the end-to-end process of identifying themes, drafting technical abstracts, and coaching experts for stage-readiness.
- Editorial Support: Provide editorial support for marketing and communications materials, ensuring consistency and quality across all communications.
- Content Production: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to produce relevant content in a wide array of formats (written content, livestreams, webcasts, podcasts, broadcast media, etc) that meets the needs of both key stakeholders and our audience.
- Cybersecurity Expertise: 10+ years of experience in PR, communications, or social media, specifically within the B2B cybersecurity space.
- Exceptional Writing: A portfolio that demonstrates the ability to translate complex cybersecurity concepts into compelling narratives.
- Media Savvy: A proven track record of securing placements in top-tier business and trade publications (e.g., Dark Reading, SC Media, Wired, WSJ) and building relationships with notable journalists and influencers.
- Social Fluency: Expert-level knowledge of social media platforms and a pulse on where the "security watercooler" conversation is happening (Reddit, Mastodon, Discord, etc.).
- Strategic Execution: Experience working directly with founders and C-suite executives and the ability to pivot from high-level planning to "boots on the ground" execution.
- Data-Driven Mindset: Proficiency with PR and social analytics tools (e.g., Meltwater, Cision, Sprout Social, etc) to measure impact.
- Collaborative Spirit: A "team-first" attitude with experience working cross-functionally across GTM, product, and people teams.
- Agility: The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, remote-first environment where the news cycle moves quickly.
runZero values transparency in the hiring process. Based on market data, we expect this role to have a salary of $185,000 - $215,000. We know that the talent market is always in flux, so please let us know if you believe we have advertised this role in the wrong salary band. We also provide equity to all employees.
We value your time and see the interview process as a critical two-way street, allowing us to assess your skills, strengths, and cultural fit while simultaneously providing you with a clear understanding of our company, our ways of working, and the expectations specific to the role you’re seeking. To this end, our interview process incorporates a combination of:
- Initial one-on-one interviews with a recruiter and manager
- Panel interviews with the team
- Candidate challenge - a role-specific challenge designed for you to showcase your strengths and allow us to assess your skills in a hands-on exercise
- A final interview, conducted either remotely or in-person if we haven't yet met face-to-face in previous rounds
- 🏡 Fully remote: runZero is a 100% remote company! While we aim to gather annually for kick-offs, our team thrives in the flexibility and freedom that remote work provides.
- 🥕 Benefits: We prioritize the well-being of our team members, which is why runZero pays for 100% of the premium platinum-level medical, vision, dental, life, and short-term disability coverage for you and your dependents.
- 🔐 401k: We match 4% of 401K contributions
- 🏝️ Time off: We offer unlimited PTO, 11 official company holidays, and a recharge week at the end of the year
- 🍼 Paid parental leave: We offer 12 weeks of paid parental leave
- 🎉 Culture of collaboration: Our team is diverse, representing various backgrounds and perspectives, which fosters an inclusive and vibrant environment. With flexible schedules and supportive coworkers who listen to one another, runZero promotes a culture of collaboration.
- And more!
For more information on what it's like to work at runZero, please visit our employee spotlight page!
ApplicationsrunZero positions are currently restricted to the United States and the United Kingdom. All other International applications will not be considered.
runZero is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, marital status, ancestry, nationality or any other basis covered by applicable law.
We encourage under-represented applicants to apply, even if you don’t think you fit 100% of the criteria (nobody ever does)!
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