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About Kinaxis

Are you looking to join an innovative, market-leading company where you can truly elevate your career? At Kinaxis we are serious about culture, we are serious about technology, we are serious about customers, and we are serious about not taking ourselves too seriously. If you are looking to be part of an incredible growth story, then we might just be the place for you!

In 1984, we started out as a team of three engineers. Today, we have grown to become a global organization with over 2000 employees around the world, 6 global office and a best-in-class HQ in Ottawa, Canada. As winners of several Top Employer awards globally, we are proud to work with our customers and employees towards solving some of the biggest challenges facing supply chains today.

Kinaxis is a global leader in modern supply chain orchestration, powering complex global supply chains, and supporting the people who manage them. Our powerful, AI infused platform provides full transparency and visibility across end-to-end supply chains, enabling our customers to make faster, better decisions. We are trusted by renowned global brands to provide the agility and predictability needed to navigate today's volatility and disruption. With more than 40,000 users in over 100 countries, we are expanding our team as we continue to innovate and revolutionize how we support our customers.

Location

This is a remote position.  You can work from home and be located anywhere in NA 

About the team

The Vice President, Corporate Communications is responsible for shaping and executing the company'sglobal communications strategy to enhance brand reputation, drive employee engagement, and supportbusiness objectives. This role oversees all aspects of corporate communications, including mediarelations, executive communications, internal communications, crisis and issues management, andthought leadership.Reporting to the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), the VP will lead a high-performing team and collaborateclosely with executive leadership, marketing, HR, legal, and investor relations to ensure consistent andcompelling messaging across all audiences and channels

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What you will do

• Define and lead the global corporate communications strategy aligned with the company'smission, values, and business goals.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to executive leadership on communications matters, including
• reputation management, media engagement, and crisis response.
• Lead global media relations efforts, including proactive storytelling, press releases, mediaoutreach, and relationship building with key journalists and outlets.
• Oversee executive communications, including speechwriting, presentations, and thoughtleadership content for key leaders.
• Lead internal communication to foster employee engagement, alignment, and culture througheffective messaging and storytelling.
• Develop and implement crisis communication plans and serve as a key leader during issuesmanagement and reputational risk scenarios.
• Partner with Investor Relations and Legal to ensure alignment on financial communications andregulatory disclosures.
• Monitor and analyze media coverage, public sentiment, and communication effectiveness toinform strategy and improve outcome
• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing communications team, fostering a culture ofcollaboration, innovation, and accountability

What we are looking for

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, or a relatedfield.
• 15+ years of progressive experience in marketing leadership roles, with a strong background inenterprise-level corporate communications, public relations, or related fields, ideally within B2Btechnology or SaaS environments, including exposure to public or pre-IPO company dynamics.
• Proven ability to define and lead enterprise-level corporate narrative, positioning, and strategiccommunications aligned to business growth and market priorities.
• Demonstrated experience advising C-suite executives and influencing senior stakeholders acrosscomplex, high-growth organizations.
• Deep expertise in global media relations, reputation management, and proactive storytellingacross multiple audiences and channels.
• Strong understanding of public company communications, including regulatory considerationsand financial communications alignment.
• Exceptional communication, collaboration, and influencing skills, with the ability to buildalignment internally and externally.
• Proven leadership capability with experience building, mentoring, and scaling high-performingteams.
• Analytical and data-informed mindset, with experience measuring communicationseffectiveness and translating insights into action.
• Strategic and creative thinker who can balance long-term vision with disciplined execution
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Work With Impact: Our platform directly helps companies power the world's supply chains. We see the results of what we do out in the world every day, when we see store shelves stocked, when medications are available for our loved ones, and so much more.

Work with Fortune 500 Brands: Companies across industries trust us to help them take control of their integrated business planning and digital supply chain. Some of our customers include Lockheed Martin, Unilever, P&G, ExxonMobil, Cisco and more.

Social Responsibility at Kinaxis: Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee weighs in on hiring practices, talent assessment training materials, and mandatory training on unconscious bias and inclusion fundamentals. Sustainability is key to what we do and we're committed to a long-term net-zero operations strategy. We are involved in our communities and support causes where we can make the most impact.

People matter at Kinaxis and here are some of the perks and benefits we offer, which may vary by location and employee:

• Flexible vacation and Kinaxis Days (company-wide days off)
• Flexible work options
• Physical and mental well-being programs
• Regularly scheduled virtual fitness classes
• Mentorship programs, training, and career development
• Recognition programs and referral rewards
• Hackathons

For more information, visit the Kinaxis website at www.kinaxis.com or the company's blog at http://blog.kinaxis.com.

Kinaxis welcomes candidates to apply to our inclusive community. We provide accommodations upon request to ensure fairness and accessibility throughout our recruitment process for all candidates, including those with specific needs or disabilities. If you require an accommodation, please reach out to us at recruitmentprograms@kinaxis.com. This contact information is for accessibility requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

Kinaxis is committed to ensuring a fair and transparent recruitment process. We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the initial step of the recruitment process to compare submitted resumes against the job description to identify candidates whose education, experience, and skills most closely match the requirements of the role. After the initial screening, all subsequent decisions regarding your application, including final selection, are made by our human recruitment team. AI does not make any final hiring decisions.