Executive Vice President, B2B Technology Communications

The posting

Zeno Group is the fiercely independent and global, integrated communications agency, born from PR. We bring together the boldest and brightest talent to help clients across industries and sectors unleash the power of strategic communications. Guided by our "Fearless Pursuit of the Unexpected," we push the boundaries to achieve real business value and societal impact for clients. Winner of the industry’s most coveted awards including the 2024 PRWeek U.S. Outstanding Large Agency of the Year, 2023 PRWeek Purpose Agency of the Year, 2022 PRWeek Global Agency of the Year, 2022 PRovoke Best Large Agency to Work For in North America and a three-time winner of PRWeek’s Best Places to Work. Zeno has also been previously recognized by the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Zeno is a DJE Holdings Company.

Job Description:

Executive Vice President, B2B Communications

Do you thrive at the intersection of technology, business strategy and communications? Are you energized by building the teams, culture and client relationships that help innovative organizations shape market conversations, build executive visibility and drive measurable business impact through integrated communications?

As EVP, B2B Communications at Zeno, you will lead our portfolio of B2B clients and serve as senior strategic advisor to some of our largest and longest-standing enterprise relationships. You will help set the vision for how Zeno shows up in B2B, drive integrated programs across regions and practices, build a best-in-class, modern team and demonstrate Zeno’s culture across teams and clients.

This is an opportunity for a senior communications leader to shape high-impact strategies, grow a business and its people, and help define the future of B2B communications at Zeno.

About the Role

• Portfolio Leadership: Own the strategy, performance and growth of Zeno's B2B client portfolio, setting priorities, allocating talent and ensuring consistent excellence across accounts, practices and regions.
• Client Leadership & Strategic Counsel: Serve as a trusted advisor to C-suite and other senior clients and stakeholders, developing integrated communications strategies that align with business priorities, support growth and strengthen market leadership.
• B2B & Enterprise Technology Storytelling: Lead communications strategy across B2B and enterprise technology portfolios, translating complex technologies into compelling narratives that resonate with customers, media, analysts and other key stakeholders.
• Integrated Campaign Leadership: Drive multi-channel integrated communications programs spanning earned, owned, paid and shared channels, partnering across practices and regions to deliver cohesive, high-impact campaigns at scale.
• Executive Visibility & Analyst Relations: Direct executive communications and thought leadership programs for senior leaders while guiding analyst engagement strategies that strengthen market positioning and industry influence.
• Modern Marketing & Innovation: Bring the skill set of a modern marketer to client work, combining data, AI-enabled workflows, content, social and creator engagement, and search and discoverability with traditional communications craft. Champion new approaches and set the standard for how our teams adopt them.
• Measurement & Business Impact: Apply research, analytics and performance insights to refine strategy, demonstrate impact and connect communications outcomes to client business objectives.
• Business Growth & Commercial Leadership: Strengthen long-term client partnerships by identifying opportunities to expand engagements, lead new business pursuits and contribute to the financial health of the B2B portfolio.
• Team Leadership & Talent Development: Build, lead and mentor high-performing cross-office and cross-region teams. Attract and retain top talent, develop the next generation of leaders and foster an environment where people learn, grow and do their best work.
• Agency Culture & Leadership: Be a visible driver of Zeno's culture, modeling Fearless, Collaborative, Entrepreneurial, Inclusive, Kind and Ambitious. Contribute to the agency’s senior leadership and help shape its strategy, reputation and ways of working.

About You

• 18+ years of experience in communications, public relations or corporate communications, including significant agency leadership experience.
• Proven success leading and growing complex B2B and enterprise technology accounts and advising C-suite stakeholders.
• Deep expertise across enterprise technology sectors, including cloud, AI, cybersecurity, SaaS, data platforms or related industries.
• Demonstrated success leading global communications programs across multiple markets and regions.
• Experience developing integrated communications strategies that support business growth, reputation and market leadership.
• The skill set of a modern marketer: fluency across earned, owned, paid and shared channels, data and analytics, AI-enabled ways of working, content, social and creator engagement, and search and discoverability.
• Strong understanding of executive communications, thought leadership and analyst relations, with relationships across leading industry analysts, including Gartner, Forrester, IDC and similar organizations.
• Ability to translate complex technology topics into clear, compelling narratives for a variety of audiences.
• Strong presentation, storytelling and client counseling skills, with experience guiding executive-level and boardroom discussions.
• Proven experience growing client relationships, leading new business efforts and managing revenue and margin for a portfolio or practice.
• Track record of building and leading best-in-class, multi-office teams, including attracting, mentoring and developing senior talent and future leaders.
• A collaborative, inclusive leadership style, with a passion for supporting and strengthening agency culture.
• Curiosity about emerging technologies, evolving marketing and communications trends and the future of B2B.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience measuring communications impact and connecting outcomes to business performance.
• Experience leading global product launches or integrated communications programs across multiple regions.
• Experience building or scaling a practice, including hiring, restructuring or integrating teams across regions.
• Experience applying AI and data-driven tools to improve client work and agency operations.

Pay Range: $170,000-$250,000 USD/yr.

This is a national salary range and an employee's pay position within the range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to: geographic location, relevant qualifications, related experience, specialist expertise and seniority. The range listed is just one component of DJEH's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include health and welfare benefits, generous paid time off programs and bonus opportunities.

About Our Benefits

Healthy, happy employees make Zeno better, so we have programs that support physical, mental and financial wellness. Our culture and benefits are designed to promote flexibility, celebrate diversity and support work/life balance. We offer a variety of medical, dental and vision insurance with prescription plans, as well as short and long-term disability. Our Be Kind to Your Mind program focuses on mental health, providing a paid subscription to Headspace and access to mental health providers and other services through a best-in-class employee assistance program. Employees are encouraged to bring their authentic self to Zeno and participate in our employee resource groups which build communities for sharing and support. And while we love our work, we believe in the restorative power of time off with generous vacation, paid holidays and self-care time. Employees are supported in their pursuit of financial wellness with a 401(k) plan, pretax flexible spending accounts, tuition assistance, life insurance and free access to a certified financial coach. And our unique ZenoFit program provides a monthly allowance to fund activities in your personal life that bring you joy and keep you healthy. These and other benefits are available to non-temporary employees in the US.

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