--- title: 'Communications Lead at Mind Robotics' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/communications-lead-mind-robotics-palo-alto-t7d5nwyggs2f' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-16' --- # Communications Lead at Mind Robotics - **Company:** Mind Robotics - **Location:** Palo Alto, CA - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-10-05 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-16 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/mindrobotics/1d9c7352-624e-4288-bdef-5190dcba0ad0 ## Job description About Mind: Mind Robotics is building Physical AI for real-world industrial deployment, starting with the factory floor. We believe the hardest problems in AI are solved when researchers and engineers are hands-on with the physical world every day - and we're looking for people who are passionate about robotics, value ownership, and are excited to tackle difficult problems. Join us if you want to move beyond digital intelligence and put intelligence into motion. About the team and the role: We're looking for a senior communications leader to serve as our first dedicated comms hire and primary partner to our CEO. You will own both his public profile as it relates to Mind Robotics – earned media, podcast placements, press interviews, and executive voice – and the company's internal communications as we scale. You are a builder who can operate without a team, move fast, and do the work. This role will shape the narrative and public opinion for Mind Robotics’ next phase of growth. Responsibilities: CEO & Executive Communications - Serve as the CEO's day-to-day communications partner: briefing docs, media prep, talking points, and message development for all public appearances. - Drive a proactive earned media strategy—pitch and secure placements on high-impact podcasts, business and tech press, and conference stages. - Own the CEO's editorial output: op-eds, public statements, and investor-facing communications. - Build and maintain relationships with journalists, podcast producers, and editors on the CEO's behalf. External & Corporate Communications - Develop and own the company's messaging architecture, narrative positioning, and crisis communications framework. - Lead all media relations: serve as primary press contact, manage inbound inquiries, and produce press materials for key milestones. - Support fundraising and product launch communications in partnership with leadership, finance, and legal. Internal Communications - Design and run the company's internal communications infrastructure: all-hands formats, leadership updates, and the cadences that keep a growing team aligned. - Write company-wide announcements, organizational change communications, and culture moments in a consistent, on-brand voice. - Partner with HR and People Ops on employee experience communications as the team scales. Requirements: External - CEO media strategy: Develop a 6-month earned media roadmap with target outlets, podcast targets, and placement calendar within first 30 days. - Press kit & messaging house: Build a foundational messaging architecture and press kit (company backgrounder, CEO bio, boilerplate, FAQs) within first 45 days. - First placements: Secure at least 2–3 meaningful CEO media placements (podcast appearances or press features) within the first 90 days. - Launch playbook: Partner with Rivian's communications team to co-develop artifacts, playbooks, and SOPs for initial operator deployments — establishing a repeatable framework for all future launch communications. Internal - All-hands framework: Audit existing all-hands format and deliver a redesigned structure—agenda, narrative arc, CEO prep guide—within first 30 days. - Internal comms cadence: Stand up a recurring internal newsletter or leadership update channel (Slack, email, or equivalent) by day 60. - New hire communications: Develop onboarding communications materials that orient new employees to company mission, culture, and leadership voice. - Cultural moment coverage: Own communications around at least one major internal milestone (hiring milestone, product update, company offsite) end-to-end within the first 6 months. Qualifications: - 8–12+ years in communications, with significant in-house experience at a technology company; Director-level or equivalent. - Proven track record managing executive communications for a founder-CEO or senior leader with an active public profile. - Strong media relationships across tech and business press; existing podcast producer and digital media contacts a strong plus. - Exceptional writer across all formats—press releases, executive narrative, internal memos, and editorial content. - Startup builder mentality: comfortable owning a function end-to-end, creating structure from ambiguity, and operating without a team. - Experience in deep tech, robotics, automotive, or adjacent industries preferred. ## About Mind Robotics ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Mind Robotics builds AI-driven robotic systems for industrial deployment, focusing on creating general-purpose physical intelligence for the world's most demanding manufacturing challenges. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series A) - **Headquarters**: Palo Alto, California, United States - **Founded**: 2025 - **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed (founding technical team includes Sriramana Sankar, Ruijie He, Vishal J., and Ury Zhilinsky as Founding Technical Members) ## Core Business - **Primary industry/industries**: Robotics Engineering, Industrial Automation, Artificial Intelligence - **Target customers**: B2B, Enterprise (industrial manufacturing, factory floors) - **Mission or purpose statement**: "Building the generalized physical intelligence required to solve the world’s most demanding industrial challenges." The company believes the path to general-purpose robotics begins where the need is most acute and the environment is most structured: the factory floor. ## Products & Services - **AI-Enabled Industrial Robots**: Intelligent robotic systems designed for industrial deployment, focusing on creating collaborative platforms for manufacturing environments. The company builds "physical AI" for real-world industrial challenges, emphasizing hardware-in-the-loop development where researchers and engineers work hands-on with hardware. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed - **Key Metric**: Total Funding of **$615M** across two rounds - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Andreessen Horowitz (co-lead Series A), Accel (co-lead Series A), Kleiner Perkins (led most recent round), Eclipse (seed), Prysm Capital, Menlo Ventures. Partners include Silicon Valley Robotics. - **Growth Signals**: - Raised a $115M seed round in late 2025, followed by a massive $500M Series A in March 2026 co-led by Accel and Andreessen Horowitz - Closed an additional funding round in May 2026 led by Kleiner Perkins - Headcount of ~21 employees with a monthly growth rate of +42.9% - LinkedIn following of 9,654 with +38.5% monthly growth - Talent sourced from top companies including Tesla, Rivian, Databricks, and Physical Intelligence ## Competitive Advantages - **Massive capital advantage**: With $615M in total funding raised within its first year, Mind Robotics is one of the best-capitalized early-stage robotics startups, enabling aggressive hiring and R&D investment. - **Top-tier investor backing**: Backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Accel, and Kleiner Perkins — some of the most prestigious venture firms in the world. - **Hardware-in-the-loop philosophy**: The company emphasizes that the hardest problems in AI are solved when researchers and engineers are hands-on with hardware, creating a unique engineering culture focused on real-world deployment. - **Lean, high-impact team**: With only ~21 employees and massive funding, each individual has outsized ownership and impact. ## Strategic Focus - **Industrial deployment first**: Targeting factory floors as the most structured environment for deploying general-purpose robotics, believing this is the fastest path to broadly capable robots. - **Physical AI development**: Building the intelligence layer for robots that can operate in messy, complex real-world environments. - **Aggressive scaling**: With $615M in funding, the company is rapidly expanding its team across hardware engineering, software, and data platform roles. ## Why Work Here - **Massive impact per person**: The company explicitly states it is "building a lean, collaborative team where every individual has a massive impact" — a rare promise for a company with over half a billion in funding. - **Hardware-in-the-loop culture**: Engineers and researchers work directly with physical hardware daily, solving real-world problems rather than just simulation. - **Top-tier team**: Colleagues include alumni from Tesla, Rivian, Databricks, and Physical Intelligence, creating a high-caliber peer group. - **Work policy**: Hybrid workspace (combination of remote and on-site work) with a strong in-office presence in Palo Alto, CA. Most roles appear to be on-site or hybrid. - **Open roles**: 22 active positions across hardware engineering (actuation, motor design, electrical design, tactile sensing), software engineering (robotics, firmware, controls, ML infrastructure), and data platform roles. - **Culture highlights**: The company looks for "builders who are passionate about robotics and live for the challenge of making systems work in messy, complex environments." They emphasize a lean, collaborative team where every individual has massive impact. ## Sources 1. [mindrobotics.com](https://www.mindrobotics.com/) 2. [mindrobotics.com/careers](https://www.mindrobotics.com/careers) 3. [LinkedIn - Mind Robotics](https://www.linkedin.com/company/mindrobotics) 4. [Built In - Mind Robotics](https://builtin.com/company/mind-robotics) 5. 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