We’re looking for a Director of Executive Communications to shape how MongoDB’s leaders communicate and how the world understands MongoDB. You will play a central role in elevating the CEO and senior leadership as influential voices in the AI and data ecosystem. This role combines strategic judgment, hands-on execution, and cross-functional leadership to help shape the company's narrative during a defining phase of growth.
You will partner closely with the CEO, senior executives, and leaders across Marketing, Product, Internal Communications, PR, Investor Relations, and Strategic Events. You will build systems that scale executive storytelling, strengthen internal clarity, and reinforce MongoDB’s leadership narrative in global markets.
What You’ll Do1/ Executive Platform and Thought Leadership
- Lead the executive communications program for the CEO and select senior leaders
- Define strategic themes, audiences, and channels that shape executive visibility
- Write speeches, talking points, op-eds, scripts, internal narratives, social content, and long-form messages that simplify complex ideas
- Partner with Strategic Events on keynote development and flagship moments
- Evaluate and recommend high-impact opportunities, including industry stages, media, analyst platforms, podcasts, and global forums
- Maintain a consistent publishing and messaging rhythm that reinforces MongoDB’s voice across the AI, developer, and enterprise software ecosystems
2/ Narrative Development and Cross-Company Storytelling
- Shape and evolve the MongoDB narrative so product, culture, and mission show up as one clear story
- Collaborate with Product Marketing, PR, Brand, IR, and Internal Communications to align messaging across channels and audiences
- Develop messaging frameworks, playbooks, and scalable storytelling systems used across functions
- Translate innovation, customer success, and developer momentum into narratives that support broader company priorities
3/ Strategic Counsel and Leadership Advisory
- Serve as a trusted advisor to executives on communications clarity, tone, and strategic positioning
- Support communication needs for earnings cycles, major launches, organizational changes, internal all-hands, and company-wide moments
- Move easily between strategic planning and detailed execution while keeping stakeholders aligned
- Anticipate issues, shape response strategies, and support reputation and crisis communications in partnership with Legal, PR, and leadership
- Lead complex cross-functional projects with clear plans, strong project management, and defined success metrics
4/ Team Leadership and Operational Excellence
- Manage and develop a high-performing team; hire, coach, and retain talent
- Translate strategic plans into operational processes, ensuring execution quality and clarity of ownership
- Oversee or influence portions of the communications budget and agency partnerships
- Guide reviewers, stakeholders, and cross-functional partners through clear processes and timelines
- Regularly collaborate with cross-functional VPs and senior leaders, influencing decisions and aligning messaging in sensitive or high-stakes situations
- Build productive relationships with agencies, vendors, executive producers, and external partners as needed
5/ Innovation, Impact, and Systems Building
- Introduce new approaches, channels, and formats to elevate executive storytelling
- Build repeatable systems and templates that scale communications across the company
- Use data, insights, and qualitative feedback to measure message resonance and improve communication effectiveness
- Lead forward-thinking initiatives that strengthen MongoDB’s reputation and internal clarity
- Serve as a role model of MongoDB’s values and contribute to broader org-wide efforts such as training, knowledge sharing, and recruiting
- 12–15 years of communications experience with significant time spent in executive communications, strategic storytelling, thought leadership, or corporate communications
- Proven success supporting senior executives and influencing across complex, cross-functional environments
- Recognized as a strategic thinker who can bring structure to ambiguity, solve multi-dimensional problems, and move fluidly between detail and strategy
- Strong writer who can simplify technical topics such as AI, data platforms, enterprise software, or developer tools into compelling, accessible narratives
- Experienced people manager who leads teams, coaches talent, manages through change, and sets clear priorities
- Skilled at translating strategy into operational plans and driving execution with urgency and high quality
- Comfortable managing agency partners, vendors, and budgets
- Data-minded communicator who uses insights to shape decisions and evaluate program impact
- Effective presenter and facilitator who can lead sensitive or politically complex conversations with executives
- Collaborative, curious, and energized by helping leaders communicate with clarity, purpose, and influence on a global stage
MongoDB is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market. We have redefined the database for the AI era, enabling innovators to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software. MongoDB’s unified database platform—the most widely available, globally distributed database on the market—helps organizations modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our cloud-native platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud database and is available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.
With offices worldwide and nearly 60,000 customers—including 75% of the Fortune 100 and AI-native startups—relying on MongoDB for their most important applications, we’re powering the next era of software.
Our compass at MongoDB is our Leadership Commitment, guiding how and why we make decisions, show up for each other, and win. It’s what makes us MongoDB.
To drive the personal growth and business impact of our employees, we’re committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone. From employee affinity groups, to fertility assistance and a generous parental leave policy, we value our employees’ wellbeing and want to support them along every step of their professional and personal journeys. Learn more about what it’s like to work at MongoDB, and help us make an impact on the world!
MongoDB is committed to providing any necessary accommodations for individuals with disabilities within our application and interview process. To request an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter.
MongoDB, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and makes all hiring decisions without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Req ID: 4263301029
MongoDB’s base salary range for this role is posted below. Compensation at the time of offer is unique to each candidate and based on a variety of factors such as skill set, experience, qualifications, and work location. Salary is one part of MongoDB’s total compensation and benefits package. Other benefits for eligible employees may include: equity, participation in the employee stock purchase program, flexible paid time off, 20 weeks fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave, fertility and adoption assistance, 401(k) plan, mental health counseling, access to transgender-inclusive health insurance coverage, and health benefits offerings. Please note, the base salary range listed below and the benefits in this paragraph are only applicable to U.S.-based candidates.
