PR Director, EMEA

Cohere
United Kingdom, Brussels, Paris, Berlin
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: Communications, PR & CommunityExperience: 12-15 yearsSkills: ["Leadership","People management","Strategic thinking","Exceptional writing","Cross-functional collaboration","Organization","Crisis preparedness"]

Stand up and lead the EMEA PR & Communications function, partnering with global Corporate Communications to build regional storytelling plans for growth across governments and highly regulated enterprises. Manage PR Managers and agencies across key territories, develop rapid-response and crisis communications, and oversee executive speaking and industry forums. Use audience research and AI-enabled workflows to scale messaging across earned, owned, and employee channels while ensuring cultural relevance and consistency across touchpoints.

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PR Director, EMEA

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Job Summary

Stand up and lead the EMEA PR & Communications function, partnering with global Corporate Communications to build regional storytelling plans for growth across governments and highly regulated enterprises. Manage PR Managers and agencies across key territories, develop rapid-response and crisis communications, and oversee executive speaking and industry forums. Use audience research and AI-enabled workflows to scale messaging across earned, owned, and employee channels while ensuring cultural relevance and consistency across touchpoints.
Location: United Kingdom, Brussels, Paris, Berlin
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Communications, PR & Community
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Stand up the EMEA PR and Communications function from the ground up, including hiring PR Managers and agencies across key territories
  • •Implement PR and corporate communications strategies aligned to organizational goals, values, and brand positioning for internal and external audiences
  • •Partner with PR, marketing, sales, and external stakeholders to craft messaging and materials supporting business priorities and market positioning
  • •Develop rapid-response capabilities and oversee high-impact communications forums (executive speaking, conferences, customer events, internal gatherings)
  • •Oversee and optimize EMEA communications channels and lead EMEA storytelling initiatives, using data-driven insights and AI-enabled workflows

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceDental401kPensionParental LeavePaid LeaveLearning BudgetHome Office

Key Requirements

  • •12-15 years of in-house corporate communications experience, ideally in a fast-paced, high-growth tech or AI environment
  • •5+ years of experience in people management
  • •Experience hiring, onboarding, and managing PR agencies
  • •Experience in pre-IPO communications and/or heavy interest in policy and regulatory communications
  • •An exceptional writer who can distill complex, cross-functional topics into simple, compelling narratives
Experience:12-15 yearsIn-house corporate communicationsFast-paced techAIPre-IPOHigh-growthPolicy and regulatory communications
Skills:LeadershipPeople managementStrategic thinkingExceptional writingCross-functional collaborationOrganizationCrisis preparedness
Tech Stack:AI integrationAI-enabled tools

Company Brief

Cohere
Builds security-first foundation models and enterprise AI products (LLMs, retrieval, agent platforms) for regulated industries, enabling customizable, private deployments across cloud and on-premises for real-world business applications.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series D
Headquarters: Toronto, Canada
Founded: 2019
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