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title: 'Corporate Communications Director at XBOW'
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# Corporate Communications Director at XBOW

- **Company:** XBOW
- **Location:** United States
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-09-15
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-19
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/xbowcareers/69d89273-e55b-460e-ad55-589f6b2e2e75

## Job description

## About XBOW

At XBOW, we’re redefining the future of cybersecurity by building the world's first autonomous pentester, powered by AI. Today, the gold standard for securing software systems is human pentesters, but with the rise of artificial intelligence, we’re stepping up to scale offensive security to meet the ever-growing demand. AI is transforming the landscape of both cybersecurity and cyberattacks. While millions of people without security expertise are creating software, bad actors are using AI to launch more effective attacks. XBOW fights back with AI-driven superpowers, enabling security teams to stay one step ahead. Backed by Sequoia Capital and Altimeter, and a team that includes the creators of GitHub Copilot and GitHub Advanced Security, XBOW is not just keeping up with the times—we’re shaping the future of cybersecurity. Our mission is simple: to defeat the bad actors before they strike, using AI to revolutionize how we approach offensive security. We’re building something that must be built, and we’re the team to do it. Join us in shaping the next frontier of autonomous security.

## Your Role

As Director of Corporate Communications at XBOW, you will own and drive the narrative that positions us as the defining force in autonomous offensive cybersecurity. You will shape how the world understands our mission, technology, and impact — from media and analyst relations to executive thought leadership and internal communications. This is a high-visibility, high-impact role at a pivotal moment in our growth.

## What You’ll Do

- Develop and execute a comprehensive corporate communications strategy that amplifies XBOW's brand, mission, and market leadership across all channels
- Own media relations end-to-end, building and nurturing relationships with top-tier technology, security, and business press to secure consistent, high-quality coverage
- Develop and execute a complete analyst relationships strategy that will position XBOW as the category leader in autonomous offensive security. Orchestrate and run analyst briefings, inquiries to stay top of mind of relevant analysts
- Partner closely with the CEO and executive team to develop compelling thought leadership content, including bylines, speaking submissions, and public narratives
- Lead crisis communications planning and response, ensuring XBOW communicates with clarity, credibility, and speed when it matters most
- Collaborate with Marketing, Product, and Sales to align external messaging with product launches, funding milestones, and key company moments
- Establish and track communications KPIs, reporting on share of voice, media sentiment, analyst coverage, and brand awareness to inform ongoing strategy

## Who You Are

- 12+ years of corporate B2B SaaS communications experience, with a proven track record in a fast-paced technology or cybersecurity company or agency
- 5+ years of experience in communications catering to developers and/or application security professionals and CISOs.
- 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity, AI, or deep-tech sectors with an understanding of the threat landscape and security buyer mindset
- A skilled storyteller who can translate complex technical concepts into clear, compelling narratives for diverse audiences including press, analysts, customers, and investors
- Established relationships with journalists and editors across major technology and business publications, with a history of securing meaningful media placements
- Experienced in executive communications and comfortable working directly with senior leadership to shape and refine their public voice
- Highly organized and self-directed, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams, deadlines, and stakeholders simultaneously in a startup environment
- Calm under pressure with demonstrated experience managing sensitive communications situations and reputational issues with sound judgment
- Advanced daily generative AI user who creates, edits and optimizes communications while maintaining the human touch and a high bar for taste

Bonus If You Have

- Existing relationships with security-focused media outlets, industry analysts such as Gartner or Forrester, and relevant conference organizers
- Experience supporting communications around venture funding rounds, acquisitions, or other high-stakes corporate milestones
- Familiarity with AI-powered communications tools and a genuine enthusiasm for integrating emerging technology into your workflow
- Familiarity with bug bounty programs, penetration testing and embedding security into developer workflows

## What We Offer

- Compensation & Equity: Competitive salary, clear performance-based incentives, and equity package, making you an integral part of XBOW’s growth story.
- Career Growth: Significant opportunities to progress within the marketing organization and shape your career trajectory as we scale.
- Meaningful Work: You’ll directly impact XBOW’s mission to revolutionize cybersecurity and protect organizations worldwide.

What Else You Should Know

- Location: US Remote
- Contract: Full-time
- Hiring Process:
- Introduction with Talent
- Hiring Team Interview
- Final Interview

At XBOW, we leverage AI every day, it's embedded in our product and our sales approach. But for this role, we’re seeking someone who brings genuine curiosity, empathy, and persistence. If that's you, we'd love to connect.

## About XBOW

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: XBOW provides an autonomous offensive security platform that uses AI to continuously discover and prove exploitable vulnerabilities in applications and APIs.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series C, $272M total funding)
- **Headquarters**: Seattle, Washington, United States
- **Founded**: 2024
- **Founders**: Oege de Moor (CEO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Computer and Network Security (offensive security / penetration testing)
- **Target customers**: Enterprise security teams (B2B) – 150+ customers including large organizations
- **Mission/purpose**: Transform application security with AI-powered continuous offense, redefining cyber defense for the AI era. Autonomous offense is the best defense.

## Products & Services
- **XBOW Platform (SaaS)**: An autonomous AI agent that explores applications and APIs like a real attacker, chains vulnerabilities into working exploits, and proves exploitability. Every finding includes a complete case file with attack path, working exploit, logs, and remediation guidance. Integrates with existing workflows and compliance requirements (SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, NIS 2).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly available
- **Key Metric**: Total funding – $272M (as of May 2026)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: DFJ Growth, Northzone, Nat Friedman, Sequoia Capital, and others (6 investors in Series C, 2 in Series A)
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount: 158 employees (+711.4% YoY)
  - 24 active job postings (as of mid-2026)
  - Ranked #1 Autonomous System on HackerOne, above every human researcher
  - Found a 9.8 critical Microsoft flaw completely on its own
  - 14,000+ findings in real customer applications
  - 150+ security teams using the platform
  - Named a Winner in Fast Company’s 2026 World Changing Ideas Awards

## Competitive Advantages
- **Full autonomy with enterprise governance**: XBOW operates continuously without human intervention, yet every action is logged and auditable, meeting compliance standards.
- **Proof, not noise**: Every finding is a real, reproducible exploit with near-zero false positives – not just a scanner alert.
- **Proven against top human researchers**: Ranked #1 on HackerOne’s leaderboard and publicly demonstrated by finding a critical Microsoft flaw.
- **Depth of exploitation**: Chains multiple vulnerabilities into real attack paths that traditional scanners and point-in-time pentests miss.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scale continuous testing**: Enable customers to test every application continuously as it changes, scaling with attack surface not headcount.
- **Expand global presence**: Operates in 17 countries (US, UK, Spain, Argentina, Netherlands, Denmark, South Korea, etc.) with growing sales and field engineering teams.
- **Deepen AI capabilities**: Head of AI and research team (34 people) focused on advancing autonomous reasoning for offensive security.

## Why Work Here
- **Remote-first culture**: “Work from wherever you’re most productive” – globally distributed team across 17 countries.
- **Flexible PTO** and **competitive salary & equity** with ownership in the company.
- **Benefits**: Health, dental & vision insurance, 401k/pension match, long-term financial support.
- **Values-driven**: Move fast, solve what matters, win as one, practice transparency & candor, own the outcome.
- **High-growth environment**: 711% headcount growth in one year; opportunity to shape a fast-scaling security startup.
- **Notable perks**: Built by creators of GitHub Copilot and GitHub Advanced Security; strong engineering and research culture.
- **Caveats**: Employer rating on LinkedIn is 3.0/5.0 from 4 reviews (work-life 3.5, compensation 3.1, culture 3.2, career 3.1) – sample size is very small.

## Sources
1. [xbow.com](https://xbow.com/)
2. [xbow.com/about](https://xbow.com/about)
3. [xbow.com/leadership](https://xbow.com/leadership)
4. [linkedin.com/company/xbow](https://www.linkedin.com/company/xbow)
5. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/xbowcareers](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/xbowcareers)

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