Director, Corporate Communications APJ

The role

The Director, APJ Communications will shape and protect the company's reputation across Asia Pacific and Japan. This leader will own the APJ communications strategy, lead integrated public relations, analyst engagement, and executive communications.

What you will do

• Spearhead the APJ communications strategy
• Adapt messaging to support brand awareness and reference programs
• Oversee influencer activities, thought leadership, and analyst relations
• Manage a network of PR agencies to ensure KPIs are met
• Provide regional reputation, media, stakeholder, and competitive intelligence
• Identify emerging issues and shifts in stakeholder sentiment
• Use media, analytics, social, and market insights to influence decisions
• Surface regional narratives and customer evidence for global storytelling
• Advance positioning programs for regional executives
• Manage budgets with forecasting and planning

Required qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years in communications (agency and in-house) and/or marketing communications experience
• Deep experience in B2B enterprise technology, cybersecurity, data, cloud, software, or another complex, issues-rich industry
• Demonstrated success in developing communications strategies
• Experience advising senior executives
• Capabilities across earned media, thought leadership, executive communications, and issues management
• Meaningful exposure to analyst relations
• Ability to lead employees, agencies, and cross-functional teams in a complex global matrix
• Strong understanding of media and stakeholder dynamics in multiple APJ markets
• Exceptional written and spoken English
• Experience managing budgets, agency performance, and measurement frameworks
• Ability to apply AI and communications technology thoughtfully
• Ability to travel internationally as business needs require

Nice to have

• Ideally in a Business-to-Business (B2B) industry in the APJ region

Benefits

• 15 to 21 annual vacation days (based on role level)
• 4 extra global VeeaMe Days for self-care
• 24 paid volunteer hours annually through Veeam Cares
• Private medical plan for employees and eligible dependents
• Dental insurance with comprehensive coverage for employees and dependents
• Annual wellbeing allowance for health and wellness support
• Life and accident insurance
• Opportunities to learn and grow through on-demand libraries, mentoring, workshops, and learning events

About the company

Veeam is the Data and AI Trust Company, specializing in helping organizations ensure their data and AI are fully understood, secured, and resilient. Headquartered in Seattle, Veeam protects over 550,000 customers worldwide.