Head of External Communications

Role Highlights

🔹Title: Head of External Communications
🔹Location: Espoo, On-Site
🔹Type of Contract: Permanent
🔹Team: Corporate Marketing & Communications

Who are we?

ICEYE is an international New Space and New Defense tech company headquartered in Finland with colleagues from over 60 countries. Our team is a tight-knit group of experts across many disciplines (e.g., engineering, software development, radar technology, etc.). We’re innovative, driven people who strive for excellence in everything we do. Teamwork, curiosity, and having fun are core values to Making the impossible possible. Join our team!

ICEYE is a European leader in defense technologies, aiming to become the global leader in the ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance) market. We are building and operating a commercial constellation of small Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites with SAR data available to customers. Our satellites acquire images of Earth at any time – even when it’s cloudy or dark – providing commercial and government partners with unmatched persistent monitoring capabilities. Information derived from our SAR images enables customers to make data-driven decisions, addressing time-critical challenges in various sectors, including defense & intelligence, maritime, disaster management, insurance, and finance.

The company has received over $500 million in funding so far from investors such as Lifeline Ventures, True Ventures, Draper Associates, Space Capital, Molten Ventures, OTB Ventures, Tesi, EIF, Promus Ventures, NewSpace Capital, Seraphim Space, BAE Systems, DNX Ventures, Tokio Marine, and Solidium. ICEYE finished 2023 with €89.7M (~$95M; nearly $100 million) in revenue on the company’s road to profitability, and employs 700+ FTE in Finland, Poland, USA, UK, Greece, and Spain (50% of the colleagues are located in Finland).

ICEYE is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced leader to spearhead our External Communications, a pivotal role within our corporate marketing and communications team. Reporting to the VP of Marketing & Communications, this position is at the forefront of crafting and implementing ICEYE’s external communications strategies and impactful PR programs globally. Your mission? To elevate our brand awareness, bolster our unique market positioning, and safeguard our company’s reputation. 

As a seasoned professional in public relations, media relations, and communications, you’ll be tasked with both strategizing and actively engaging hands-on in external communications activities. Your role is integral to maximizing the impact of our narrative and messaging by leveraging external channels, our spokespeople, customers, partners, and additional stakeholders to achieve the highest possible impact.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Develop and implement ICEYE’s external communications strategy and plan, as well as related high-visibility media and communications outreach programs, in alignment with our business objectives.
• Craft and amplify ICEYE’s overarching narrative & messaging, highlighting our strategy, vision, key milestones, products, solutions, and their value to our clientele.
• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with key media, journalists, and influencers to foster positive coverage in the relevant categories.
• Write and edit press announcements and media pitches, briefing documents, and other communications content.
• Create compelling press announcements, media pitches, and briefing documents,
• Coordinate press events, interviews, and media relations with our regional PR agencies and key stakeholders.
• Manage and develop the global media desk activities.
• Train and support our spokespeople to ensure effective communications, including executive profiling.
• Work closely with our marketing and communications teams to align PR and external communications with broader marketing strategies, ensuring they reflect the company’s objectives and priorities.
• Monitor, evaluate, and effectively communicate PR and external communications metrics to assess the impact of initiatives and to inform future communications strategies.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Public Relations, Communications, Journalism, Marketing, or related fields.
• 10-15 years of experience in international PR and communications, ideally including a mix of PR agency and in-house communications HQ roles. 
• Significant communications experience in dynamic, hyper-growth scale-ups.
• Demonstrated experience in creating and executing successful PR and external communications programs and strategies, including experience with US-based & truly international media, also outside the Nordic region.
• Exceptional command of written and spoken English.
• Strong project management prowess.
• Adaptability and eagerness to thrive in a continuously changing, fast-moving, growth-oriented environment.
• A flexible, positive mindset coupled with an entrepreneurial, hands-on approach to results.

Process

• Discussion with Talent Acquisition (45min)
• Discussions with Hiring Manager Screen (60min)
• Discussion with Missions & Data Markeing Director (60min)
• Discussion with Solutions Marketing Director (60min)
• Discussion with Regional Manager (60min)
• Task and Presentation
• CLT member Screen (60min)

Benefits

What’s In It for You?

• Gross salary range for this position is €9500-11600 EUR per month (gross) contingent on your experience level, and will be negotiated individually
• A job that matters in a dynamic Earth Observation environment with a scale-up approach
• An independent role with a supportive and diverse work environment
• Occupational healthcare, occupational and accident insurance
• A yearly benefit budget to spend as you wish (i.e. on sport, transport, bike benefit, wellness, lunch, etc.)
• Phone subscription with iPhone of choice
• Relocation support available within the EU (i.e. flight tickets, accommodation, relocation agency support)
• Time for self-development, research, training, conferences, or certification schemes
• Inspiring and collaborating offices and silent workspaces enable you to focus
• A wide variety of the best coffee, tea, snacks, and sweets to accompany your daily space mission

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At ICEYE, diversity is more than just a value - it's our greatest strength. We’re dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where every voice is not only heard but celebrated. Diverse perspectives drive innovation and creativity, so we actively seek individuals from all backgrounds and experiences.

No matter your background, we encourage you to bring your authentic self to the team. Join us and be part of a workplace where differences are embraced and valued, because together, we’re stronger.

Apply now to begin your ICEYE journey and help us make the impossible possible.

Learn more about ICEYE and life at our company at iceye.com.

Ready to launch your career? Apply now and help us build the future of Space Tech! 🚀