Director, Brand, Content and Comms

The posting, as Valence wrote it

ABOUT VALENCE

Valence has built the talent transformation & intelligence engine powered by Nadia for enterprise, offering personalized, expert, and human-like guidance and support to any leader or employee. We’re not just talking about the future of work — we’re building it now, with the most innovative Fortune 500 companies across healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, and technology.

Learn more about our work with Microsoft: Valence Brings AI Coaching More Deeply Into the Flow of Work with Microsoft 365 https://www.valence.co/blog/valence-microsoft-365-may-2026

Our focus is on the problems that actually decide whether AI changes how organizations operate — the ones with no playbook, no obvious answers, and no guarantee of success. If you want to be part of the small group that defines how AI transforms the future at a global scale, this is your chance.

And this isn’t for everyone. We’re not looking for people who want predictability or incremental progress. We only want those who are restless at the edge of what’s possible, who get bored when things feel “done,” and who are driven to redefine what AI can mean for leaders, companies, and the world. Because at Valence, the work worth doing is the kind that redefines work itself.

THE ROLE

Most companies still develop their employees the way they did twenty years ago: a course, a workshop, an annual review. Valence, with its talent transformation & intelligence engine powered by Nadia, is changing that. An AI coach that works alongside managers and employees inside Fortune 500 companies in the moment they need it, Nadia is a new way to develop and manage talent.

You'll own how Valence and Nadia are understood, remembered, and chosen by enterprise leaders: brand strategy and activation, content and thought leadership, research, PR and communications, and the Tier 1 experiences that bring the brand to life in person.

You'll inherit real raw material, including a new brand narrative, relationships with leading AI and Future of Work thought leaders, a customer base that wants to advocate for us, and an executive team that is at the strategic frontier of AI + Talent. Your job is to turn those assets into one coherent system that earns brand trust by leading the conversation on how AI is changing work. You'll report directly to our VP of Marketing and work directly with our CEO and the GMs of our US and EMEA businesses to shape our brand presence globally.

This is a leadership role on a lean marketing team operating at startup velocity, and the team is yours to build. You'll manage a content strategist and an events lead from day one, run our brand design and PR agency relationships with the option to bring brand design in house, and grow the function as the business earns it. We work from first principles here: expect to be asked "why?" often, and to enjoy answering it.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Own brand strategy end to end: positioning, messaging architecture, voice, and visual ident

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l, challenge directly, and commit fully even when the decision isn't yours.

• AI-native: you've built AI into your daily workflow and can point to specific things you've automated, accelerated, or improved with it in the last six months. This matters more than usual at a company whose product is an AI coach.

WHAT YOU'LL GET

Ownership & Rapid Growth

• Outsized missions from day one, with direct responsibility for company-defining projects
• Work alongside the executive team with transparency into strategy and decision-making
• Influence on direction through real-time customer feedback and market insights

AI-First Operator

• Work directly with cutting-edge AI models and next-generation platforms
• Build expertise in enterprise AI implementation across Fortune 500 companies and multiple industries
• Establish yourself as a recognized leader among peers in shaping how AI transforms work at a global scale

Compensation

• Competitive salary including base + bonuses
• Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision) from day one
• Generous PTO, company-wide R&R shutdowns, and paid parental leave
• Retirement plan support for US and global employees

Equity

• Meaningful ownership in a venture-backed company at a growth inflection point
• Financial upside that comes from scaling fast
• Top-up grants as we scale and you deliver exceptional performance — your compensation grows alongside your impact

Top-Performing Culture

• A culture built for top talent: intensity to win, growth without limits, and a team that solves hard problems and celebrates big wins together

Learn more about us and meet our team here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGYZ59n_x-c

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