# Director of Communications, Europe

**Company**: Shield AI
**Location**: London
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Marketing
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Shield AI is seeking a Director of Communications, Europe to lead our regional communications strategy from our London hub. This role owns Shield AI's European narrative and reputation end-to-end, from strategy through execution. You will build and scale a high-impact regional communications function while personally engaged in priority initiatives, moments, and issues.

### Responsibilities:

- Develop and execute a Europe-wide external communications strategy aligned with Shield AI's global narrative and tailored to diverse regional markets, regulatory environments, and stakeholder expectations.

- Secure frequent, high-impact media coverage across technology, business, policy, and trade press; manage reactive and issues-driven communications when required.

- Position Shield AI executives and subject-matter experts as credible voices on AI, autonomy, and complex technologies in high-stakes environments.

- Own relationships with analysts, think tanks, and research institutions relevant to AI, emerging technology, security, and industrial policy.

- Build and manage a European customer reference program, including case studies, testimonials, events, and reference engagements.

- Build, scale, and lead a high-performing European communications team across priority markets.

- Act as a senior advisor to regional leadership on communications strategy, reputational risk, and sensitive issues involving advanced technology, geopolitics, or regulation.

### Requirements:

- 10+ years of progressive experience in external communications, PR, or public affairs, with senior leadership responsibility at regional or global level.

- Proven success driving top tier media coverage and managing complex international narratives for high growth or mission-driven technology companies in nuanced regulatory, political, or societal environments.

- Demonstrated success building and scaling teams and programs across Europe, including multi-country coordination from a central hub.

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity, synthesize technical and policy inputs, exercise sound judgment under pressure, and make effective communications trade-offs when information is incomplete or stakes are high.

- Fluency in English required; additional European languages are a strong plus

## Skills

### Required
- external communications
- PR
- public affairs
- media relations
- thought leadership
- analyst relations
- customer references
- team management
- strategic counsel

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