# Head of Marketing and Communications at Aurora

- Company: Aurora
- What the company does: Step inside the world of self-driving freight, powered by the Aurora Driver. Delivering the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly. Backed by Greylock, Index and Lightspeed.
- Company website: https://aurora.tech/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Work setup: Remote
- Posted: 2026-09-17
- Apply by: 2026-11-01
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/aurora-operations-inc/8bce8cb9-551d-4c4d-a9b9-ff86da32d784
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/aurora-head-of-marketing-and-communications/

## About the role

Lead & Scale: Direct and mentor a multidisciplinary team covering marketing, external communications/PR, internal communications, and creative design, uniting them under one brand vision and one team - leading at every altitude, from executive strategy to hands-on execution Drive Strategy: Develop and execute comprehensive marketing and communications strategies that align with Aurora’s mission to deploy the Aurora Driver safely and broadly.

## What they're looking for

- 15+ years of progression in leadership scope and experience in marketing, communications, or public relations, ideally within the technology, transportation, logistics, or autonomous systems sectors
- Demonstrated success marketing in enterprise B2B environments, including account-based strategies that build demand and pipeline with a defined set of high-value customers
- Experience in executive communications and crisis management - including personally leading an organization's communications through a real crisis in a safety-critical or highly scrutinized industry
- Analytical fluency, with a track record of measuring marketing and communications programs and articulating their ROI to executive and board-level stakeholders
- Demonstrated experience collaborating closely with Government Relations, and Investor Relations to build cohesive corporate narratives in a highly regulated industry
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, capable of distilling complex, highly technical concepts into accessible, impactful messaging for broad audiences

Tags: Marketing & Communications