United Kingdom · Marketing · Senior (5-8 years)

Senior Global Product Communications Director

Here is the whole job, in plain words. What it is, a real day, what you decide, how you're judged, how people get here and where they go next. Then the part no course gives you: twelve AI tutors who learn your work.

Experience bandSenior (5-8 years)
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Reports toGlobal Product Communications Manager
UK framework levelUsually a manager, or the deepest specialist in a team

Also advertised as Senior Product PR Manager · Lead Product Communications Specialist · Product Communications Lead

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1What this role really is

This role is all about getting our new products noticed and understood globally. You'll be the person making sure the right story gets to the right people, whether that's top-tier journalists, key industry analysts, or even our own sales teams. Think of yourself as the chief storyteller and reputation guardian for specific product launches, working across different teams to make sure everyone's singing from the same hymn sheet. It's a hands-on role where you'll be leading significant communications projects from start to finish.

2What you'd actually use

The tools this job runs on, and how well you'd need to know each one.

Cision / PR NewswireAdvanced

Managing complex distribution strategies for press releases (e.g., targeted wires, international circuits), analysing competitor coverage, and training junior staff on platform best practices.

Asana / Monday.comAdvanced

Designing and owning complex project plans for multi-stage product launches, creating automation rules, and managing cross-functional team dependencies to keep launches on track.

Bynder / BrandfolderAdvanced

Managing asset collections for specific campaigns and launches, acting as a gatekeeper for brand consistency, and onboarding new agencies or team members to our brand assets.

Google Analytics (GA4)Advanced

Creating custom reports to measure the downstream impact of PR campaigns (e.g., goal completions, user engagement from specific media placements) and understanding referral traffic.

Slack / MS TeamsAdvanced

Managing dedicated launch channels, using integrations (e.g., Asana alerts), and establishing communication protocols to reduce noise for the broader cross-functional team during launches.

Tableau / LookerAdvanced

Filtering, segmenting, and drilling down into data to answer specific questions (e.g., 'How did our key message penetration differ between US and EMEA coverage?') and presenting insights.

Anaplan / Workday Adaptive PlanningBasic

Providing budget inputs for your specific product communications programmes and tracking spend against the approved plan, flagging any potential overspends.

3What you get to decide, and how that grows

Power in a job isn't your title. It's what you're allowed to decide. Here's how it grows as you move up.

The choice	Coming in	Where you are now	The step above
Product Messaging & Narrative	Drafts initial messaging based on templates; requires full review and approval by manager.	Develops messaging for specific features; seeks manager feedback before finalisation.	Designs and owns the complete messaging architecture for Tier 2/3 products; consults with Product Marketing and manager for strategic alignment, but drives the content.
Media Outreach Strategy	Builds media lists and drafts pitch emails from templates; manager reviews all outreach before sending.	Identifies target media and proposes pitch angles; manager approves strategy before execution.	Defines the full media outreach strategy for Tier 2/3 launches, including target publications, pitch angles, and timing; informs manager of strategy, but leads execution.
Crisis Communications Response	Flags potential issues to manager immediately; assists in gathering information.	Drafts holding statements based on established playbooks; requires manager approval before use.	Identifies and assesses potential comms risks for assigned products; develops proactive holding statements and rapid response plans; executes initial response for minor issues, escalating significant crises to manager.
Budget Allocation (Programme Specific)	Tracks spend against allocated budget; flags overspend to manager.	Proposes spend for specific activities (e.g., media monitoring tools); manager approves.	Recommends budget allocation for specific product launch campaigns up to £5K; manager provides final approval.

4How you'll be judged

The scoreboard, honestly: the hard targets, how often each one is actually looked at, and the quiet human signals that never make it onto a dashboard.

Share of Voice (SOV) for Product Launches

Your brand's media presence (mentions, reach, sentiment) compared to key competitors during a specific product launch period.

Target · Achieve 25%+ SOV during launch week for Tier 1/2 product launches.

For the 'Project Phoenix' launch, we aimed for 25% SOV. You hit 28% against three major competitors, meaning our story got more attention than theirs.

Key Message Pull-Through Rate

The percentage of top-tier media coverage that accurately includes our 3-5 core product messages.

Target · 80% message pull-through in top-tier (Tier 1-2) media coverage.

Out of 20 top-tier articles on the 'Quantum Leap' product, 17 clearly articulated at least 3 of our 4 core messages, hitting an 85% pull-through rate.

Analyst Briefing & Report Placement

The number of dedicated briefings secured with influential industry analysts and positive mentions/placements in their key reports.

Target · Secure 5+ dedicated briefings with key analysts per Tier 1/2 product launch; achieve 2+ positive mentions/placements in relevant analyst reports annually.

You secured 7 briefings for the 'Fusion Platform' launch, leading to a 'Strong Performer' rating in a Forrester Wave report – exactly what we wanted.

Media Sentiment for Product Coverage

The overall tone (positive, neutral, negative) of media coverage related to your assigned products.

Target · Maintain 85%+ positive/neutral sentiment for product-specific coverage.

After a tricky bug report, you managed to keep the sentiment for 'Product X' at 88% positive/neutral by proactively engaging with media and providing clear updates.

Messaging Clarity & Consistency

How clear, compelling, and consistent our product messaging is across all internal and external channels.

Feedback from sales teams on ease of understanding
positive comments from media/analysts on message clarity
minimal deviation from the 'messaging house' in external materials
Product Marketing's satisfaction with comms materials.

Stakeholder Trust & Collaboration

Your ability to build strong working relationships with Product, Product Marketing, Legal, and Sales, ensuring smooth information flow and alignment.

You're proactively consulted on product roadmap changes
Product teams seek your input early in development cycles
positive feedback from cross-functional peers in 360 reviews
you're seen as a trusted advisor, not just an executor.

Crisis Preparedness & Response

Your ability to anticipate potential comms issues for your products and respond effectively when things go wrong.

Proactive identification of potential risks before launch
calm and measured response during unexpected negative news
minimal escalation needed from your manager during tricky situations
clear, approved holding statements ready for common scenarios.

Mentorship & Team Contribution

Your willingness and ability to support and guide junior members of the comms team.

Junior team members seek your advice
you actively share knowledge and best practices
positive feedback from mentees
you contribute to team-wide learning sessions and process improvements.

5Would you like it

The honest version. What people enjoy, and what grinds them down.

What people enjoy

Seeing Your Story Land

You get a real buzz from seeing a well-crafted press release turn into front-page coverage or a positive analyst report. It's about the tangible impact of your words.

That feeling when you open The Register and see our new product launch as the lead story, with all your key messages perfectly 'pulled through' – that's what gets you going.

Shaping the Narrative

You enjoy the strategic challenge of taking a complex product and defining 'the' story that the market will hear. You like being the architect of that perception.

Working with Product to figure out not just 'what' the product does, but 'why' it matters to customers and the wider industry, then building a comms plan around that core idea.

Being the Go-To Expert

You like being the person Product Marketing or the CEO comes to when they need to know how to talk about a new feature or handle a tricky media query.

When a regional marketing lead asks for your advice on how to adapt a global message for their local market, or when a journalist asks for your perspective on an industry trend.

What frustrates people

The Moving Target: Product roadmaps changing last minute, invalidating all your comms plans.
Rogue Messaging: Internal teams (especially sales) creating their own, often incorrect, product narratives.
The Attribution Battle: Constantly fighting to prove the value of earned media against easily trackable paid campaigns.
Death by Committee: Trying to get a single press release quote approved by ten different internal stakeholders, making it bland and meaningless.
The 'No Comment' Dilemma: Knowing the answer to a journalist's tough question but being legally bound to say nothing, making the company look evasive.

What this role does not give you

A predictable, unchanging daily routine – expect curveballs.
Complete creative freedom without internal or external constraints.
Direct control over product development or sales strategy.
Immediate, easily quantifiable ROI for every single piece of work.

6Who you work with

This role directly influences our market perception, brand reputation, and the successful adoption of new products. You're essentially the public voice for our innovations, helping to create 'air cover' for the sales team and building credibility that money can't buy. Getting it right can significantly shorten sales cycles and improve customer trust; getting it wrong can lead to costly reputational damage and missed revenue targets.

Inside the business

Product Marketing Leads
Product Management Teams
Regional Marketing Directors (EMEA, APAC, AMER)
Sales Enablement Team
Legal & Compliance
Social Media Team

Outside the business

Tier 1 & 2 Journalists (tech, business, trade)
Industry Analysts (Gartner, Forrester, IDC)
Key Opinion Leaders & Influencers
PR Agency Partners
Customers (for case studies and testimonials)

7What you need before you start

Not a wish list. The things you would be expected to already have.

Proven experience (5+ years) in a dedicated product communications or PR role, ideally within a B2B technology or SaaS company.
A strong portfolio of successful product launches where you played a significant communications role.
Demonstrable experience building and maintaining relationships with top-tier tech/business journalists and industry analysts.
Exceptional writing and editing skills, with a knack for translating complex technical concepts into compelling, clear narratives.
Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, often ambiguous environment.
A solid understanding of media monitoring and measurement tools, and how to interpret the data.

8What to practise next

Where the job is going, and what to do about it starting this week.

Data-Driven Comms Measurement & Attribution

Everyone wants to prove ROI, and comms is no exception. We need to move beyond simple clip counts and really understand how our work impacts business outcomes. This means getting better at connecting PR efforts to website traffic, lead generation, and even sales pipeline, using more sophisticated analytics tools.

Media Impact Modelling · Attribution Beyond Last-Click · Sentiment Analysis Nuance · Competitor Benchmarking · Dashboard Customisation

This month: Spend an hour weekly with our data analytics team, asking how they measure marketing impact.
Month 2: Take an online course on advanced Google Analytics (GA4) or Tableau/Looker for marketing professionals.
Month 3: Propose a new metric or a more robust way to measure message pull-through beyond manual checks.
Month 4: Work with Product Marketing to connect specific PR campaigns to their lead generation efforts.
Month 5: Present a quarterly comms report that includes deeper insights into business impact, not just coverage volume.

Quick win: Start asking 'So what?' after every media coverage report. What does this coverage *actually* mean for the business? How can we prove it?

9Staying current once you are in

What people here do to keep up

Regularly attend industry conferences and webinars (e.g., PRWeek, Marketing Week, TechCrunch Disrupt) to stay on top of trends and network.
Subscribe to key industry newsletters and publications (e.g., Axios Pro, The Drum, Adweek) to keep your finger on the pulse of media and marketing.
Actively participate in professional communities or forums related to product communications or B2B tech marketing.
Seek out mentorship opportunities from senior leaders within our Marketing team or external industry experts.
Dedicate time to read and analyse competitor communications strategies – what are they doing well, and where can we be better?

10How the AI economy is changing work like this

Before we ask anything of you, here's what we can already say about AI and work of this kind:

The new skill this role is being asked for: Advanced Digital Storytelling & Multi-Channel Campaigns

Traditional press releases are still important, but audiences consume information across so many platforms now – video, podcasts, interactive content, social media. We need to tell our product stories in more dynamic, integrated ways that go beyond just text. The media landscape is fragmenting, meaning we need to be everywhere, with tailored content.

We'll only ever tell you what we can actually back up. No hype, no scare tactics.

The rising capability

Zavmo analysis

What's rising in its place

This is where the work is heading, and the higher pay with it. Get fluent here and the shift stops being a threat and starts being your edge.

Advanced Digital Storytelling & Multi-Channel Campaigns

Traditional press releases are still important, but audiences consume information across so many platforms now – video, podcasts, interactive content, social media. We need to tell our product stories in more dynamic, integrated ways that go beyond just text. The media landscape is fragmenting, meaning we need to be everywhere, with tailored content.

Visual Storytelling
Podcast & Audio PR
Interactive Content Formats
Influencer Marketing Integration
Personalised Content Distribution

What you’ll use

Skills this role draws on

Technical

Tiered Product Launch Frameworks
Messaging Architecture & Hierarchy
Analyst Relations (AR) Strategy
Crisis Communications & Rapid Response
Competitive Positioning & Counter-Messaging
Narrative Design & Storytelling

The pathway

How you actually get there, here

How you become one varies far more by country than what one does. This is the UK route. Most people take one of these ways in; the right one depends on where you're starting from.

1
From Product Communications Specialist (L2)
2-3 years as a Specialist
Skills to master
- Mastering end-to-end launch execution for smaller products, building initial media relationships, strong writing and content creation.
You're ready to move on when
- Consistently delivering high-quality comms materials with minimal supervision.
- Proactively identifying media opportunities and securing coverage.
- Taking initiative on problem-solving during launch cycles.
- Demonstrating strong organisational skills for multiple projects.
2
From PR Agency Senior Account Executive / Account Manager
3-5 years in an agency setting, with a focus on tech or B2B clients
Skills to master
- Deep media relations, client management, strategic planning for multiple accounts, understanding of diverse industry sectors.
You're ready to move on when
- Successfully managing client expectations and delivering against KPIs.
- Proven ability to pitch and secure top-tier media coverage independently.
- Experience leading specific client projects or workstreams.
- Strong understanding of the technology landscape and B2B marketing challenges.
3
From Product Marketing Specialist / Manager
3-4 years in Product Marketing
Skills to master
- Deep product knowledge, understanding of target audiences, competitive analysis, go-to-market strategy, internal stakeholder management.
You're ready to move on when
- Excellent understanding of product value propositions and market fit.
- Strong ability to translate product features into customer benefits.
- Experience collaborating closely with sales and product teams.
- A clear interest in media relations and external storytelling.

11Where this role leads

The long view:Your journey here is about becoming a master storyteller and a strategic communications leader. We're committed to helping you grow, whether that's deeper into specialisation or up into broader leadership. The path is yours to shape, and we'll provide the opportunities and support to help you get there.

Pay & demand

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The ten Future Fluencies

Zavmo analysis

The credential is what you can do today. These are what keep you valuable.

A qualification proves you can do the job as it's defined today. These ten are what decide whether you're still the obvious person for it in five years. They're the capabilities employers are now writing into senior roles faster than people are learning them. Zavmo weaves them through whatever you study, so you come out with both: the credential and the fluency.

The highlighted ones are the Fluencies your role leans on hardest, from how Senior Global Product Communications Director is actually changing. In about two minutes, the free confidence check asks where you stand on each of the ten. That's the whole check, and it's what makes the plan yours rather than generic.

12The team that's yours

No two people are taught the same way. This is one-to-one, not one-to-many.

Zavmo is a hyper-personalised AI learning platform. Twelve virtual tutors, each with a different way of teaching, and one orchestration agent that picks the right one for the moment. So every single lesson is shaped around you, your role, and the way you learn. Not a course everyone sits through. A conversation built for you, and no one else.

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13What it feels like

A conversation, not a course

Because your tutor knows your role, your projects and your last session, learning sounds like this. And it's different for every single person:

Marketing communicationsLevel 6

Applied to your work in Senior Global Product Communications Director

This unit aims to equip learners with a thorough understanding of marketing communication principles and channels. Learners will develop the ability to plan and implement effective marketing communication campaigns, considering target audiences and communication strategies, to achieve marketing objectives.

How the thinking builds

Remember
Understand
Apply
Analyse
Evaluate
Create

An illustration of a Zavmo lesson, built from this role’s own route. The unit, its objective and every criterion above are the awarding body’s own words, not an example.

One to one, not one to many

No two people run this the same way

A course is written once and handed to everyone. This is assembled around you, and keeps changing as it learns you. Five things it reads, and what each one changes.

Your actual work Every lesson is taught against a live piece of your own work, not a worked example from a textbook.
What you already know The first conversation finds your starting point, so you skip what you can already do and spend the time on what you cannot.
The conditions you learn under Not a learning-styles quiz. The evidence does not support those. The dimensions the research does back, read once and used to shape the plan.
How far you got last time It picks up mid-thought. The tutor knows what you said, what you struggled with, and what it asked you to try.
Which tutor suits the moment Twelve of them, each for a different kind of thinking. The one who walks you through a first idea is not the one who stress-tests it.

See how you learn, free. Eight questions, no sign-up. A directional taster; the diagnostic inside Zavmo goes deeper and keeps adapting.

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Evidenced on your work in Senior Global Product Communications Director

You do not finish by watching something. You finish by showing it on the work you already do, against the measures this job is judged on.

Share of Voice (SOV) for Product LaunchesYour brand's media presence (mentions, reach, sentiment) compared to key competitors during a specific product launch period.For the 'Project Phoenix' launch, we aimed for 25% SOV. You hit 28% against three major competitors, meaning our story got more attention than theirs.Achieve 25%+ SOV during launch week for Tier 1/2 product launches.
Key Message Pull-Through RateThe percentage of top-tier media coverage that accurately includes our 3-5 core product messages.Out of 20 top-tier articles on the 'Quantum Leap' product, 17 clearly articulated at least 3 of our 4 core messages, hitting an 85% pull-through rate.80% message pull-through in top-tier (Tier 1-2) media coverage.
Analyst Briefing & Report PlacementThe number of dedicated briefings secured with influential industry analysts and positive mentions/placements in their key reports.You secured 7 briefings for the 'Fusion Platform' launch, leading to a 'Strong Performer' rating in a Forrester Wave report – exactly what we wanted.Secure 5+ dedicated briefings with key analysts per Tier 1/2 product launch; achieve 2+ positive mentions/placements in relevant analyst reports annually.
Media Sentiment for Product CoverageThe overall tone (positive, neutral, negative) of media coverage related to your assigned products.After a tricky bug report, you managed to keep the sentiment for 'Product X' at 88% positive/neutral by proactively engaging with media and providing clear updates.Maintain 85%+ positive/neutral sentiment for product-specific coverage.

These are this job's own measures, with its own targets. Nothing is marked evidenced, because nobody has started this yet. Yours would fill in from the work you bring.

Your passport

This isn't a certificate you file away. It's a passport to the life you're designing.

Every credit you earn and every fluency you build adds up: evidence where it counts, carried with you. Zavmo keeps the map: where you are, where you're heading, and the next step, at your pace, around your life. From Senior Global Product Communications Director to Product Communications Manager (L4), and whatever you decide comes after.

Level 5 · in progressAI Fluency→ Product Communications Manager (L4)→ your design

Where this takes you

Your journey here is about becoming a master storyteller and a strategic communications leader. We're committed to helping you grow, whether that's deeper into specialisation or up into broader leadership. The path is yours to shape, and we'll provide the opportunities and support to help you get there.

See Your Progress GrowIllustration

Senior Global Product Communications Director

Tiered Product Launch Frameworks
Messaging Architecture & Hierarchy
Analyst Relations (AR) Strategy
Crisis Communications & Rapid Response
Competitive Positioning & Counter-Messaging
Narrative Design & Storytelling

This is your Mind Palace on learn.zavmo.ai. Every skill above comes from this role's own record, not an example borrowed from another job. A node lights up when you evidence it, and what you build stays yours between jobs. That is the part a course cannot do.

14The detail, folded away

Everything else the record holds

The career branches in full, how AI is already showing up in the day-to-day, and the questions people ask about this job. Here when you want them, out of the way while you decide.

Where it leads next, rung by rung

Where it leads

The career path, and where it branches

Senior Global Product Communications Director is a start, not a ceiling. Each step below asks for new skills and hands back more autonomy.

Product Communications Manager (L4)
3-5 years in this Senior role
You'll move from leading specific workstreams to managing entire programmes or a major product line, potentially overseeing agency relationships and guiding junior staff more formally.
- Developing comprehensive comms strategies for entire product portfolios, not just individual launches.
- Managing and optimising external PR agency relationships and contracts.
- Leading executive thought leadership programmes.
- More complex crisis communications planning and execution.

Working with AI on the job

Working with AI

Where AI is starting to help

Let's be honest, there's a lot of grunt work in product comms that takes up valuable time. Imagine if you could cut down on those repetitive tasks, giving you more headspace for the strategic stuff, the relationship building, and the actual creative storytelling. Well, with the right AI tools, you absolutely can.

We're not talking about replacing your job; we're talking about making it significantly easier and more impactful. For a Senior Global Product Communications Director, AI can be a game-changer, helping you get to that polished press release or crucial competitive insight much faster. It's about augmenting your expertise, not diminishing it.

First Draft Automation

Use AI to generate initial drafts of press releases, FAQs, social media copy, and internal briefing notes based on a product spec sheet. This means you're starting with a solid foundation, not a blank page, freeing you up to focus on strategic messaging refinement and brand voice. Honestly, this saves a good 2-4 hours per launch cycle, easily.

Competitor Insight Acceleration

Feed AI all competitor launch announcements, press coverage, and customer reviews from the last quarter. Ask it to quickly identify their core messaging pillars, perceived weaknesses, and any shifts in their strategy. You'll get a concise summary that would have taken you 5-10 hours of manual research and analysis to pull together, giving you an edge in counter-messaging.

Media & Analyst Research

AI tools can help you identify the most relevant journalists and analysts covering a new niche for your product. Even better, they can help generate personalised pitch angles for each contact based on their recent articles or reports, making your outreach far more targeted and effective. Expect to save 3-5 hours per media outreach campaign, meaning more time actually talking to media.

Message Resonance Testing

Create five variations of a core value proposition and use AI to refine the language for different audiences – for example, 'make this more compelling for a CFO' or 'simplify this for a consumer audience.' This helps you quickly iterate and optimise your messaging for maximum impact, cutting down on 1-2 hours of wordsmithing and internal review cycles per key message.

Common questions

How do you become a Senior Global Product Communications Director?

Common routes in include From Product Communications Specialist (L2) (2-3 years as a Specialist), From PR Agency Senior Account Executive / Account Manager (3-5 years in an agency setting, with a focus on tech or B2B clients) and From Product Marketing Specialist / Manager (3-4 years in Product Marketing). Times vary with prior experience.

Where can a Senior Global Product Communications Director progress to?

This role can lead on to Product Communications Manager (L4) (3-5 years in this Senior role), depending on the skills you build.

What level is a Senior Global Product Communications Director in the UK?

This role aligns to RQF Level 5 on the UK framework, a guide to the depth of qualification it maps to, not a hard entry bar.

What new skills matter most for a Senior Global Product Communications Director?

Increasingly, Advanced Digital Storytelling & Multi-Channel Campaigns. These are the areas where the higher-paid, future-proof work is heading.

The honest bit

You’ve started things before

Most of them were built for a room full of people who aren’t you. A cohort moves on whether or not your week allowed it, and by the third week the thing you’re behind on becomes the reason you stop opening it.

There’s no cohort here, and no timetable to fall behind. Before anything starts, Zavmo asks when you’re sharpest and how long you can realistically sit down for, then builds the sessions around those answers. A bad fortnight changes your pace. It doesn’t put you behind.

And you only pay once you start learning. Searching and planning are free, and you can cancel any time — so the cost of finding out is an afternoon, not a year.

What it costs

Less than one coaching session. Every month.

A single career-coaching hour costs more than a month of this, and it ends when the hour does. Zavmo doesn't. It's £70 a month, about £2.30 a day, for a companion that knows a Senior Global Product Communications Director, works on the job you actually do, and keeps going at your pace rather than a timetable's.

Searching and planning stay free. You only pay when you start learning.
Your credits are yours. Regulated, and they don't vanish when a subscription ends.
Cancel any time and billing stops. No notice period, no minimum term.

Your path, personalised

You have the map. Walking it is the part we do together.

This route runs to 6 national skill standards. That is a real journey.

Zavmo shapes a learning experience as unique as you are. It fits how you learn, your pace and the work you already do. Every step stays benchmarked to recognised national standards. That’s the plan for becoming a Senior Global Product Communications Director: personal to you, and it still counts. The first steps are free.

Independent research finds well-designed intelligent tutoring performs nearly as well as one-to-one human tutoring: VanLehn (2011), Educational Psychologist.

A private tutor in the UK averages £35–40 an hour . Zavmo is £70/month.

A Zavmo curriculum screen: a three-month plan built for a customer support lead, five Ofqual-regulated units and a hundred and ninety-six credits. — A real plan on learn.zavmo.ai: Ofqual-regulated units, credits, and a three-month run at your own pace.

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15Where to go from here

Other roles at Level 5

Same depth of qualification, different job. Useful if the work appeals but this particular role does not.

Other roles in Marketing

Stay in the field you know and move sideways rather than up.

If you leave this industry

The skills you build here – strategic storytelling, media relations, stakeholder influence, and crisis management – are highly transferable. You could move into corporate communications, investor relations, public affairs, or even into broader marketing leadership roles in almost any industry, particularly those with complex products or services.

Not sure this is the right direction?

Work out what you actually want from work first, then come back and see which roles fit it. Takes about ten minutes.

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Senior Global Product Communications Director

What's rising in its place

Advanced Digital Storytelling & Multi-Channel Campaigns

Skills this role draws on

Technical

How you actually get there, here

From Product Communications Specialist (L2)

From PR Agency Senior Account Executive / Account Manager

From Product Marketing Specialist / Manager

The credential is what you can do today. These are what keep you valuable.

Roles this leads to

No two people are taught the same way. This is one-to-one, not one-to-many.

A conversation, not a course

No two people run this the same way

This isn't a certificate you file away. It's a passport to the life you're designing.

Everything else the record holds

The career path, and where it branches

Product Communications Manager (L4)

Where AI is starting to help

First Draft Automation

Competitor Insight Acceleration

Media & Analyst Research

Message Resonance Testing

Common questions

You’ve started things before

Less than one coaching session. Every month.

You have the map. Walking it is the part we do together.