Splunk Hiring for Public Relations Manager – Corporate (REMOTE) at Boston, Massachusetts Full Time

Join us as we pursue our mission to remove the barriers between data and action, so that everyone thrives in the Data Age. Splunk is filled with people who are passionate about pushing the boundaries of technology in an effort to help our customers succeed. As the world’s first Data-to-Everything Platform, Splunk is creating a world where data provides clarity, elevates discussion and accelerates progress. We invite you to explore what has made us one of the fastest growing technology companies in history, and how you can be an integral part of our journey!

Role

We’re looking for an outstanding communications leader who relishes storytelling on a global scale and orchestrating public relations programs for one of the technology industry’s fastest growing and most dynamic software companies. Our newest Manager of Corporate PR will be someone who loves cross-functional collaboration, has deep media relations and corporate PR experience, and is curious about how data holds the answers to some of our world’s toughest challenges and greatest opportunities. This role features a key focus on partner public relations initiatives and the opportunity to own the partner communications program.

You will help drive strategy with all facets of the business and lead programs within Splunk’s Communications program. At its core, the role is about creating opportunities to tell phenomenal customer and thought leadership stories that showcase the value of Splunk and our vision to help organizations ask questions, get answers, take actions and achieve business outcomes from their data.

Reporting to the Director of Corporate PR, and global in nature, this role is preferred to be Bay Area-based but we are open to remote.

Responsibilities:

• Support overall corporate communications and other strategic initiatives – including critical communications related to our business strategy and development, M&A, research, partners, customer stories, global impact, Splunk Ventures and financials.

• Develop and cultivate strong relationships with journalists in business, financial, technology and vertical media. Work closely with the Director, Corporate PR to own Tier-1 business press engagement including partner-related thought leadership for Splunk’s corporate leaders.

• Lead overall partner communications and other strategic initiatives – including working with executives in those programs.

• Own strategy and development of partner-related corporate press releases, blogs and other collateral.

• Spearhead executive social media programs to amplify thought leadership and drive engagement.

• Partner with industry analyst relations and influencer marketing to externally amplify Splunk’s industry awards and recognition.

• Plan and execute various communications projects / programs with internal and external partners.

Requirements:

• 7+ years of experience in PR, journalism or related occupation and preferably with 4+ years working an enterprise software company

• Excellent writing skills across a wide range of deliverables; from traditional PR to blogs to contributed content

• Understanding of and experience with various social media platforms

• Professional and high-energy demeanor with the ability to network and establish relationships with customers, partners and employees

• Ability to work well across various teams/departments from sales and business development to marketing and engineering

• College degree in journalism, marketing, public relations, business or related subject

• Proven attention to detail and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

We value diversity at our company. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics in the location in which the candidate is applying.

For job positions in San Francisco, CA, and other locations where required, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.(Colorado only) Minimum base salary of $90,000. You may also be eligible for incentive pay + equity + benefits.Note: Disclosure per sb19-085 (8-5-201 et seq).

About Splunk

Splunk was founded to pursue a disruptive new vision: make machine data accessible, usable and valuable to everyone. Machine data is one of the fastest growing and most complex areas of big data—generated by every component of IT infrastructures, applications, mobile phone location data, website clickstreams, social data, sensors, RFID and much more.

Splunk is focused specifically on the challenges and opportunity of taking massive amounts of machine data, and providing powerful insights from that data. IT insights. Security insights. Business insights. It’s what we call Operational Intelligence.

Since shipping its software in 2006, Splunk now has over 13,000 customers in more than 110 countries around the world. These organizations are using Splunk to harness the power of their machine data to deepen business and customer understanding, mitigate cybersecurity risk, prevent fraud, improve service performance and reduce costs. Innovation is in our DNA – from technology to the way we do business. Splunk is the platform for Operational Intelligence!

Splunk has more than 2,700 global employees, with headquarters in San Francisco, an office in San Jose, CA and regional headquarters in London and Hong Kong.

We’ve built a phenomenal foundation for success with a proven leadership team, highly passionate employees and unique patented software. We invite you to help us continue our drive to define a new industry and become part of an innovative, and disruptive software company.

Benefits & Perks: Wow! This is really cool!

SF Only

Medical, full company paid Dental, Vision and Life Insurance, Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Accounts, Commuter Accounts, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), 401(k), 3 weeks of PTO, sick leave, stocked micro kitchens in Splunk offices, catered lunches on Mondays, catered breakfast on Fridays, basketball hoops, ping pong, arcade games, BBQ’s, soccer, “Fun Fridays”.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Non SF

Medical, full company paid Dental, Vision and Life Insurance, Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Accounts, Commuter Accounts, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), 401(k), 3 weeks of PTO and sick leave. Our work environments vary by location however we believe in hosting amenities and fun activities to fuel our energy. You may find fully stocked micro kitchens, catered lunches on Mondays and breakfast on Fridays, basketball hoops, ping pong, arcade games, BBQ’s, soccer and “Fun Fridays”.

This isn’t a job – it’s a life changer – are you ready?

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