Strategic Communications Lead, Center for Daring Leadership

Let’s face it, a company whose mission is human transformation better have some fresh thinking about the employer/employee relationship.

We do. We can’t cram it all in here, but you’ll start noticing it from the first interview.

Even our candidate experience is different. And when you get an offer from us (and accept it), you get way more than a paycheck. You get a personal BetterUp Coach, a development plan, a trained and coached manager, the most amazing team you’ve ever met (yes, each with their own personal BetterUp Coach), and most importantly, work that matters.

This makes for a remarkably focused and fulfilling work experience. Frankly, it’s not for everyone. But for people with fire in their belly, it’s a game-changing, career-defining, soul-lifting move.

Join us and we promise you the most intense and fulfilling years of your career, doing life-changing work in a fun, inventive, soulful culture.

If that sounds exciting—and the job description below feels like a fit—we really should start talking.

We are a hybrid company with a focus on in-person collaboration when necessary. Employees are expected to be available to work from one of our office hubs at least two days per week, or eight days per month. Our US hub locations include: Austin, TX; New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA; and the Washington, DC metro area. If this is a role based in Europe, our Europe hub locations are London, UK and Amsterdam, NL. Please ensure you can realistically commit to this structure before applying.

The Opportunity

The Center for Daring Leadership (CDL) is seeking exceptional talent to write and deliver emotionally resonant communications that extend the impact of Dare to Lead within organizations. This role blends communication strategy, email writing, long-form content, platform communications, and change management — crafted with a narrative arc, empathy often emanating from the C-suite—to help leaders translate insights into sustained action and scale Dare to Lead’s influence. Executive ghostwriting and long-form editorial skills are a plus.

What you’ll do:

Platform Communications

• Develop concise, empathetic, communications for the BetterUp platform

• Adapt Dare to Lead principles into messages that resonate with senior leaders and their teams.

• Shift platform interactions from transactional to transformational through tone and clarity.
  

Strategic Communication Systems

• Audit current CDL communications for usage, effectiveness, and audience fit.

• Understand what’s working and what’s not and develop benchmarks and feedback loops that will inform future communications.

• Map key communication needs across stakeholders (CHROs, CEOs, middle management, broader org).

• Create reusable communication templates (e.g., cascade emails, executive talking points, middle-management guidance) tailored to enterprise clients.

• Build a system for ongoing, scalable communications that BetterUp can repurpose across clients.
  

Ongoing Editorial & Advisory

• Draft and edit high-level executive communications, including scripts, ghostwritten articles, and editorial content for external publications.

• Provide strategic guidance on communications that enable leaders to cascade insights throughout their organizations.

• Partner with the CDL team and serve as a thought partner for communications strategy.

Account-Level Communications & Partner Engagement

• Design and deliver high-fidelity, account-specific communications for large director-level populations at enterprise partners, translating organizational strategy into language that feels relevant and actionable at every level.

• Build launch narratives and engagement rhythms that establish belief and momentum early in multi-month leadership journeys and sustain it through completion.

• Develop executive-voiced communications that help senior sponsors show up with credibility and authenticity throughout a program — including kick-off messages, mid-program moments, and closing reflections.

• Create AI-enabled nudges and in-the-flow-of-work reinforcements that extend learning beyond live sessions and formal touchpoints.

• Partner with CDL account leads to understand the strategic context, cultural landscape, and communication needs unique to each enterprise partner, ensuring nothing reads as off-the-shelf.

If you have some or all of the following, please apply:

• 10+ years of experience

• Proven expertise in executive communications, including storytelling and strategic messaging for senior audiences.

• Strong background in editorial work (ghostwriting, publishing in top-tier outlets preferred).

• Demonstrated ability to craft empathetic, emotionally resonant communications without slipping into cliché or jargon.

• Experience in organizational communications strategy (ideally with global enterprises).

• Comfort with both strategic systems thinking and tactical writing/editing.

AI at BetterUp

Our team thrives at the intersection of human expertise and AI capability. As an AI-forward company, adaptation and continuous learning are part of our daily work. We're looking for teammates who are excited to evolve alongside technology – people who experiment boldly, share their discoveries openly, and help define best practices for AI-augmented work. These professionals thoughtfully integrate AI into their work to deliver exceptional results while maintaining the human judgment and creativity that drives real innovation. During our interview process, you’ll have opportunities to showcase how you harness AI to learn, iterate, and amplify your impact.

Benefits:

At BetterUp, we are committed to living out our mission every day and that starts with providing benefits that allow our employees to care for themselves, support their families, and give back to their community.

• Access to BetterUp coaching; one for you and one for a friend or family member

• A competitive compensation plan with opportunity for advancement

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Flexible paid time off

• Per year:

  • All federal/statutory holidays observed

  • 4 BetterUp Inner Workdays (https://www.betterup.co/inner-work)

  • 5 Volunteer Days to give back

  • Learning and Development stipend

  • Company wide Summer & Winter breaks

• Year-round charitable contribution of your choice on behalf of BetterUp

• 401(k) self contribution

We are dedicated to building diverse teams that fuel an authentic workplace and sense of belonging for each and every employee. We know applying for a job can be intimidating, please don’t hesitate to reach out — we encourage everyone interested in joining us to apply.

BetterUp Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, genetics, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status. In addition to federal law requirements, BetterUp Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

At BetterUp, we compensate our employees fairly for their work. Base salary is determined by job-related experience, education/training, residence location, as well as market indicators. The range below is representative of base salary only and does not include equity, sales bonus plans (when applicable) and benefits. This range may be modified in the future.

The base salary range for this role is as follows:

New York City and San Francisco/Bay Area: $204,000 - $255,000

Austin and D.C. Area: $183,600 - $229,500

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