Sr. Director, Brand and Communications
Company websiteavathon.com (Avathon, opens in new tab)
Base salary $190K to $240K
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Pleasanton, CA
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- LocationPleasanton, CA
- WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (16 min ago) · observed since
About this job
Who We Are & Why Join Us
Avathon is the leading Industrial AI autonomy platform, helping customers across heavy industries -- energy, mining, manufacturing, aerospace, defense, and logistics -- accelerate the journey toward autonomous operations. Our platform is built on a Computational Knowledge Graph foundation that contextualizes and connects operational data across siloed systems, bringing together time series, structured, unstructured, and machine vision data to power AI-driven applications in asset performance management, supply chain intelligence, visual AI, and global trade management. With capabilities spanning digital twins, normal behavior modeling, natural language processing, and computer vision, Avathon delivers real-time predictive intelligence and agentic decision-making at industrial scale.
Cutting-Edge AI Innovation -- Join a team at the forefront of AI, developing groundbreaking solutions that shape the future. High-Growth Environment -- Thrive in a fast-scaling startup where agility, collaboration, and rapid professional growth are the norm. Meaningful Impact -- Work on AI-driven projects that drive real change across industries and improve lives.
Learn more at: avathon.com
The role
Title: Senior Director, Brand and Communications
Reports to: SVP of Marketing
Location: SF Bay Area
The Senior Director, Brand and Communications is a doer and strategist. You will build Avathon’s corporate reputation, distinct brand, and executive visibility through strategic storytelling, media engagement, creative leadership, and events. You are a member of the marketing leadership team responsible for turning a category-defining platform into durable, efficient ARR growth.
What you'll work on
- Own corporate brand strategy, narrative, voice, and reputation in partnership with the SVP.
- Lead the Brand & Creative Lead and establish creative governance and production priorities.
- Develop PR, media relations, announcements, executive communications, and issues management.
- Create executive thought-leadership platforms relevant to industrial AI and the physical economy.
- Lead corporate conferences, executive forums, and strategic event execution; partner with ABM on account-specific objectives.
- Manage external communications, events, and creative partners as needed.
- Manage budgeting, measurement and reporting on brand and communications.
- Coordinate with Product Marketing on technical claims, analyst-related announcements, and customer advocacy.
What we’re looking for
- 10-12+ years in corporate communications, brand, and events in technology marketing.
- Experience transforming an engineering led organization into a category leader.
- Strategic thinker who can orchestrate integrated campaigns.
- Strong corporate storytelling, executive communications, PR, and agency management skills.
- Experience managing creative talent and strategic events across markets.
- Sound editorial and reputation judgment, including sensitive communications.
- Comfort with AI-assisted research, monitoring, and production.
- Ability to translate events/experiential into measurable sales outcomes
- Demonstrated ability to use AI for research, monitoring, drafting, and creative operations, with human approval for reputationally sensitive outputs.
Compensation & Benefits
- California base salary range: of $190,000 - $240,000 (based on experience)
- Equity in the form of stock options
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
- 401(k) participation
- Generous PTO and company holidays
- Ongoing learning and development opportunities
Avathon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Avathon is committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruiting process. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact us to discuss how we can assist you.
Source: Avathon on Greenhouse · View original posting (opens in new tab)
Pay in context
This role's base floor ($190,000) is above 72% of the 839 Marketing roles in California listed on this site; 21 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $160,000; the middle half runs from $133,098 to $190,000.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 8, 2026.
This listingSr. Director, Brand and Communications$190K to $240K
Engagement Director - Forward Deployed Engineering$170K to $220K
Head of Growth$210K to $260K
Forward Deployed Design Lead — Product Lifecycle Management$170K to $200K
Technical Architect - Forward Deployed Engineering$170K to $220K
Lead Engineer, Cloud Operations$160K to $220K
Engineering Lead, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)$160K to $220K
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Sr. Director, Brand and Communications (this listing) | $190K - $240K |
| Engagement Director - Forward Deployed Engineering | $170K - $220K |
| Head of Growth | $210K - $260K |
| Forward Deployed Design Lead — Product Lifecycle Management | $170K - $200K |
| Technical Architect - Forward Deployed Engineering | $170K - $220K |
| Lead Engineer, Cloud Operations | $160K - $220K |
| Engineering Lead, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) | $160K - $220K |
Observed changes
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-11-07
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: Pleasanton, California, United States
- California base salary range: of $190,000 - $240,000 (based on experience)
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