Communications Specialist jobs in United States, California, San Jose

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Your Impact

• Join the fastest growing team where experience meets cutting-edge solutions

• Build and cultivate strong customer relationships, driving business growth within the region.

• Partner with the core sales team to align customer strategies and engagements with Cortex and Cloud business objectives.

• Take full ownership of leading strategic sales campaigns, sales forecasting, utilizing in-depth knowledge of sales cycles from initial contact through procurement.

• Engage in deep technical discussions beyond standard sales presentations and pitches; while translating complex technical cybersecurity solutions into clear business value propositions for customers.

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including sales engineers, to provide tailored customer-centric solutions.

• Partner with Alliances to develop joint strategies, enhance customer engagement and deliver innovative solutions for existing and prospective clients.

• Travel domestically as needed to meet with customers and attend key business events.

Your Experience

• 3+ years of field sales experience focusing on key customer accounts and delivering value to Enterprise or Major-level accounts in the cybersecurity industry.

• Extensive platform selling experience in complex sales with multiple buying centers.

• Experience selling SIEM, EDR, XDR, SOC and SOAR solutions is highly preferred.

• Established trusted relationships with CIOs and CISOs with the ability to influence and drive strategic conversations

• Expertise in applying complex solution sales methodologies to drive results.

• Experience working with channel partners and a deep understanding of a channel-centric go-to-market strategy.

• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth startup environment while collaborating effectively with sales engineers and cross-functional teams.

• Experience operating in a continuous adoption, expansion, and upsell sales motion within a matrixed sales organization is preferred

• Willingness to travel domestically as necessary to meet business needs.

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $212800 - $292600/yrThe offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found .

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

This role may require travel to and from Palo Alto Networks, Inc. business meetings and events and requires reliable transportation to do so. If a hire chooses to drive in connection with company business, the hire for this role must maintain a valid driver’s license.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement strategic communication plans to support business goals.
• Oversee the creation and distribution of communication materials across various channels.
• Manage relationships with media, stakeholders, and partners to enhance the company's reputation.
• Analyze communication metrics and adjust strategies to improve effectiveness.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to align communication efforts with corporate objectives.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to the communications team, fostering professional growth.

Expected Qualifications:

• 5+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.

In your day-to-day role your responsibilities will cover the following:

Global Strategic Accounts and Americas Large Enterprises

• Lead on select Americas and Global Strategic Accounts workstreams, including end-to-end responsibility for certain top customer announcements.
• Deliver polished, impactful content across multiple channels (e.g., news releases, social media, industry publications), ensuring all communications reflect PayPal’s commitment to innovation and partnership.
• This involves working closely with sales, marketing, partnership marketing, Investor Relations and colleagues across Corporate Affairs to develop and execute strategic comms plans to share enterprise customer/partner stories that are impactful across multiple channels.
• The role is media facing, with responsibility of proactively pitching major customer announcements to US and global media.
• Comms partner to SVP & General Manager, Americas. This includes strategizing and developing their executive comms program (internal and external events, employee comms and social media) and sourcing key media and speaking opportunities.
• Empower sales and business teams with fresh content that showcases high-profile wins, enabling leaders to use these stories in engagements with existing and prospective customers.

Global Lead Channel Partner Comms

• This role requires collaboration with partner and cross-functional teams to develop communication plans for PayPal’s strategic channel partners, such as Shopify, BigCommerce, Salesforce etc.
• Build relationships with channel partner leads and work with them and partners to deliver global announcements on new and expanding partnerships.
• Act as main global point of contact for Corporate Affairs colleagues on all matters relating to large channel partners.
• Coordinate and drive best practice in Channel Partner comms in other regions.

Vertical Storytelling

• Support the Global Markets sales teams on their vertical based solution selling. This is an opportunity to work with cross-functional teams from sales, product, and GTM teams.
• Devise scalable activities to drive coordinated, best-in-class communications efforts that support priority verticals. For example: travel, retail, food, media and entertainment.
• Engage and inspire Global Markets Comms colleagues to amplify our vertical storytelling.

Travel Percent:

The total compensation for this practice may include an annual performance bonus (or other incentive compensation, as applicable), equity, and medical, dental, vision, and other benefits. For more information, visit .

Our Benefits:

Any general requests for consideration of your skills, please

Job Description:

Merrill is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations.

This job is responsible for partnering with Merrill Financial Advisors (FAs) to deliver banking and borrowing solutions to their clients. Key responsibilities include creating relationships with FAs to deepen Merrill client relationships by connecting them to consumer banking solutions and providing ongoing servicing of those solutions. Job expectations include providing comprehensive banking solutions to clients, serving as a digital product expert, as well as identifying and encouraging FA client referrals to other Bank of America specialists.

Responsibilities:

• Emphasizes broader banking implications and benefits to Financial Advisors (FAs) and their teams to promote incorporation of banking into day-to-day FA practices and operations
• Partners with Financial Advisor teams to educate clients on banking products and help navigate complex client situations
• Delivers a high-quality client experience that is consistent with the expectations of a Wealth Management client by providing comprehensive financial solutions to clients, including managing expenses, building wealth, and managing debt
• Ensures exceptional client service quality delivery by supporting the operational execution of tasks and conducting follow-up routines to meet client needs
• Understands and accesses the full breadth of resources across the bank to create opportunities that meet a client's diverse financial needs

Skills:

• Account Management
• Client Solutions Advisory
• Customer and Client Focus
• Influence
• Relationship Building
• Advisory
• Client Experience Branding
• Executive Presence
• Networking
• Sales Performance Management
• Attention to Detail
• Pipeline Management
• Presentation Skills
• Prioritization
• Referral Identification

High School Diploma / GED / Secondary School or equivalent

What You Will Accomplish:

• Develop and lead a global internal communications strategy that supports GMX’s vision, strategic priorities, and transformation across all markets.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership , shaping authentic messaging around market entry, customer experience, cross-border trade, localization, and sustainability.

• Translate complex strategies —from AI-driven localization to platform modernization—into clear, engaging messaging that resonates across languages, roles, and geographies.

• Enable change management and integration of new teams by creating communications that reinforce ways of working, culture-building, and organizational alignment.

• Partner with the Chief of Staff and People Partner to guide employees through transformation, focusing on engagement, resilience, and team health.

• Collaborate across functions (Global Communications, Product, Tech, Analytics, Business Operations) to ensure consistency and alignment with company-wide priorities.

• Support executive communications including leadership narratives, All Hands, emails, campaigns, and video scripts that amplify the voice of GMX leadership.

• Adapt communications for regional and cultural nuance , fostering inclusion and unity across a globally dispersed workforce.

• Build rhythms and feedback mechanisms

What You Will Bring:

• 12+ years of experience in internal and executive communications, with proven success in global, matrixed organizations—ideally in ecommerce, retail, tech, or platform environments.

• 8+ years leading high-performing communications teams and delivering programs from strategy through execution.

• Demonstrated ability to support organizational transformation , including change management, team integration, and modernization initiatives.

• Global fluency : strong cultural awareness and the ability to tailor messaging across diverse audiences; language skills or multicultural experience are a plus.

• Proven storytelling and writing excellence , with a style that is modern, concise, human, and adaptable across cultures.

• Comfort with ambiguity and change , paired with resilience, collaboration, and a sense of humor.

• Experience shaping communications around ways of working and integration of new teams in fast-evolving environments.

• A BA in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, or related field ; advanced degree (MBA/MS) strongly preferred.

• A global mindset

The base pay range for this position is expected in the range below: