Manager, Corporate Communications

Description

Title: Manager, Corporate Communications

Location: Salt Lake City, UT / Remote

Palladyne AI (NASDAQ: PYDN) is an AI software company on a mission to automate physically demanding work that has historically been “too complex to automate.” With more than thirty years of robotics R&D — including during our time under Raytheon — we’ve developed advanced AI and ML software that enables robots to observe, learn, reason, and act with human-like intelligence.

Our platforms empower many industrial robots and cobots (ABB, Fanuc, Kuka, Universal Robots, and more) to perceive real-world variation, maneuver autonomously, and manipulate objects with precision — all with minimal training time, limited data sets, and lower power requirements than traditional solutions.

This technology is already reshaping industries including automotive, aviation, construction, defense, manufacturing, logistics, and infrastructure inspection. And we’re just getting started — our roadmap spans UAVs, UGVs, ROVs, and eventually humanoid robotics.

We released the first commercial version of Palladyne IQ in October 2024, followed by Palladyne Pilot in Q1 2025. As we expand commercialization, every new hire plays a critical role in driving adoption, customer success, and organizational scale.

We are looking for a PR & Communications Manager to drive Palladyne AI's external narrative during a critical commercial phase. This role unifies our brand voice across all external media, digital and communications channels, from press releases, Linked In and X and executive thought leadership, and is integral to converting our technology story into market credibility, pipeline, and customer confidence.

The ideal candidate combines B2B technology communications experience with social media expertise and the ability to translate complex AI and robotics concepts into clear, compelling content. You will work directly with the CCO and executive team to shape how Palladyne AI is perceived by industrial buyers, defense stakeholders, investors, and the broader AI community.

• Own and manage Palladyne AI’s presence across Linked In, X (Twitter), You Tube, and emerging B2B platforms
• Develop and maintain a consistent content calendar aligned to product milestones, partnership announcements, and industry events
• Build engagement strategies that grow follower quality and drive measurable inbound interest from target verticals (industrial automation, defense, logistics)
• Monitor performance analytics and optimize content strategy based on engagement, reach, and lead generation data
• Manage community engagement: respond to comments, amplify partner content, and foster conversation around key industry themes

• Draft, edit, and manage press releases, media advisories, and executive announcements
• Develop and maintain media relationships with tech, defense, and industrial trade press along with Industry Analysts
• Support crisis communications and reactive media strategy in coordination with legal and executive teams
• Build a company newsroom presence that reflects Palladyne AI’s transformation story with credibility and momentum
• Coordinate with IR team to ensure communications are compliant and consistent with public company requirements

• Support CEO, CCO, and product leadership in developing thought leadership content:
  Linked In posts, op-eds, white paper contributions, and speaking abstracts
• Ghostwrite executive communications in an authentic, technically credible voice for AI/robotics audiences

• Produce and/or commission high-quality written, visual, and video content in support outreach
• Partner with product marketing and engineering teams to translate technical differentiators into customer-facing press and social media messaging
• Develop customer case studies, deployment stories
• Enforce brand standards across all external-facing materials

• Plan and execute integrated social and communications campaigns around major milestones: product launches, contract wins, partnership announcements
• Support trade…