Senior Manager, Corporate Communications and Public Relations

We are seeking an experienced Senior Manager, Corporate Communications & Public Relations to lead regional media strategy, narrative development, and reputation management across Asia and Europe. This role shapes DayOne’s international voice and directly supports senior leadership on high-impact and cross-border communications matters.

Role Summary

This is a senior-level corporate communications role responsible for defining, protecting, and amplifying DayOne’s global narrative. The role covers:

• Media relations
• Press releases / statements / Q&A
• Crisis & issues management
• Strategic comms planning across multiple markets
• Narrative framing & management
• Media monitoring & intelligence

You will work closely with senior leadership and country teams to ensure DayOne’s corporate messaging is consistent and strategic across all markets.

Responsibilities:

1. Strategic Corporate Communications

• Develop and lead regional corporate communications strategies and shape corporate narratives that strengthen DayOne’s reputation across Asia and Europe.
• Collaborate with GMs, tech teams, and the CEO Office to ensure message consistency across markets.

1. Media Relations & Public Relations

• Build and manage strong relationships with tier-1 business, tech, and trade media across our markets.
• Own all press releases, media statements, media responses, and proactive pitching.
• Coordinate background briefings, media roundtables, and interviews for senior leaders.
• Manage agencies and ensure alignment to DayOne’s global positioning.

1. Issues & Crisis Communications

• Lead development of crisis playbooks, issue-specific messaging, and escalation processes.
• Respond rapidly to sensitive inquiries and guide on risk mitigation, narrative control, and media strategy during high-impact situations.

1. Narrative Management & Messaging Development

• Craft CEO talking points, speeches, op-eds, commentary, and long-form corporate messaging.
• Define messaging frameworks for new market entries, groundbreakings, strategic agreements, ESG initiatives, and major corporate milestones.
• Integrate policy and regulatory intelligence into public-facing communications.

1. Monitoring & Insights

• Lead multi-market media monitoring and intelligence to identify reputational risks and emerging opportunities.
• Produce concise, insight-driven updates for senior leadership on media sentiment and narrative trends.
• Track industry, policy, and geopolitical developments relevant to DayOne.

Qualifications:

• 8–12 years in corporate communications, public relations , or strategic communications, preferably in data centers, cloud/hyperscale/tech, telecom, energy/infra or other regulated or complex industries.
• Strong experience in multi-market media relations and handling international journalists.
• Exceptional writing and editorial skills for high-stakes communications.
• Proven experience managing crisis and high-stakes issues.
• Strong editorial judgement and ability to simplify complex technical or regulatory topics.
• Confidence and maturity in working directly with senior executives.
• Experience coordinating across multiple markets and time zones.
• Experience with policy-related communications or public affairs topics.