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STACK Infrastructure · 4 hours ago

Vice President, Public Relations & Communications

STACK Infrastructure provides digital infrastructure to scale the world’s most innovative companies. The Vice President of Public Relations & Communications will elevate STACK’s reputation and lead external communications across North America, focusing on strategic media operations and crisis communications while managing a high-performing team and agency partners.

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Responsibilities

Own the enterprise PR/comms strategy aligned to corporate objectives and market realities
Codify and maintain the company’s message house across power/grid flexibility, resources, and community benefits
Prepare, brief, and coach the CEO, President, CCO, CDO, SVP Public Affairs, VP Marketing, and other senior leadership for background and on‑record moments; deliver talk tracks, Q&A, and bridging language that respect NDA and client limits
Lead issues and crisis communications: playbooks, holding statements, rapid-response simulation, and after‑action reviews
Build and enforce a media decision framework using a risk‑vs‑opportunity rubric, explicit approvals, and written ground rules for background and attribution
Set up a basic system to manage media requests — with clear response time goals and a database to track reporter interactions
Cultivate relationships with tier‑one, regional, and trade reporters; maintain a pre‑cleared messaging library and redline lists
Define and track Share of Voice, tier‑one/trade coverage, message pull‑through, sentiment, and inbound conversion; report quarterly to executive leadership
Manage third‑party research (local sentiment pulses) and analytics, using insights to refine strategy
Lead a small internal team and manage agencies; establish operating rhythms, performance goals, and budget discipline
Uphold legal/compliance standards (NDA adherence; disclosure rules) and document governance (approvals, spokesperson policy)
Place selective bylines/op‑eds and insights that advance STACK’s leadership

Qualification

Strategic Communications LeadershipIssues/Crisis ManagementMedia Relations MasteryExecutive Coaching & WritingRegulatory & Technical FluencyPublic Company Communications FamiliarityAnalytical & Results-DrivenProgram & Stakeholder ManagementBachelor’s degreeHighly proficient in MS Office

Required

Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, or a related field
15+ years of experience
12+ years of progressively responsible communications experience
5+ years in a leadership role managing teams and agencies
Highly proficient in MS Excel, MS Word, and MS PowerPoint

Preferred

Master's degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, or a related field

Benefits

Healthcare
Dental Care
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Paid Time Off
Paid Leave Programs
401K program
Flexible spending accounts
Cell phone subsidy

Company

STACK Infrastructure

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STACK Infrastructure provides digital infrastructure solutions, focusing on data centers, colocation, and build-to-suit projects.

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$9.35B
2025-10-22Debt Financing· $261.68M
2025-07-23Debt Financing· $853.73M
2025-05-13Debt Financing· $1.4B

Leadership Team

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Brian Cox
Interim Chief Executive Officer, STACK Infrastructure EMEA
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Matthew VanderZanden
CEO for Americas
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