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title: 'VP of PR/External Communications Lead at JetBrains'
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# VP of PR/External Communications Lead at JetBrains

- **Company:** JetBrains
- **Location:** Amsterdam, Netherlands / London, United Kingdom
- **Posted:** 2026-09-28
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-19
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/jetbrains/jobs/4968633101

## Job description

At JetBrains, code is our passion. Ever since we started back in 2000, we have been striving to make the strongest, most effective developer tools on earth. By automating routine checks and corrections, our tools speed up production, freeing developers to grow, discover, and create. We’re honored that more than 11 million users consistently choose our tools. We’re particularly proud to call 88 Fortune Global Top 100 companies our valued customers.

Major responsibilities

Own and run company-level external communications. Protect and grow the company's reputation, take a defined strategic narrative to market, close the known US visibility gap, build thought leadership and a spokesperson bench, and stand up the PR operating model (playbooks, message houses, editorial calendar, perception studies). This is a senior execution-and-build role: the company narrative is set centrally; this leader runs the machine that delivers it globally.

Required skills and qualifications

- 10+ years in tech PR with senior leadership experience – ideally B2B, developer, enterprise, or infrastructure
- Built and led distributed PR teams across regions, with proven US results
- Narrative-led PR – track record taking a defined strategic story to market, not press-release output
- Thought leadership and spokesperson development
- Crisis communications
- Agency and budget management at scale
- Fluent working with technical, developer-facing audiences and an AI-transition story

## Preferred skills and qualifications

- Experience in an AI or developer-tools company during a positioning shift
- Existing tier-1 US tech media relationships
- Comfortable operating across a US/Europe time split

We are an equal opportunity employer

We know great ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. That’s why we do our best to create an open and inclusive workplace – one that welcomes everyone regardless of their background, identity, religion, age, accessibility needs, or orientation.

We process the data provided in your job application in accordance with the [Recruitment Privacy Policy.](https://www.jetbrains.com/legal/docs/privacy/privacy-recruitment/)

## About JetBrains

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Developer tools, software engineering, IDE & collaboration platforms
- **Target customers**: B2B and B2C – individual developers, teams, and enterprises (15M+ developers worldwide)
- **Mission or purpose**: “We’re the people of craft” – building tools that let developers focus on what matters, with a relentless pursuit of quality and precision.

## Products & Services
- **[IntelliJ IDEA](https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/)**: Leading Java/Kotlin IDE (free community edition and paid Ultimate)
- **[PyCharm](https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/)**: Python IDE (free community and paid Professional)
- **[WebStorm](https://www.jetbrains.com/webstorm/)**: JavaScript/TypeScript IDE
- **[CLion](https://www.jetbrains.com/clion/)**: C/C++ IDE
- **[Rider](https://www.jetbrains.com/rider/)**: .NET and game development IDE
- **[DataGrip](https://www.jetbrains.com/datagrip/)**: Multi-database SQL editor and IDE
- **[TeamCity](https://www.jetbrains.com/teamcity/)**: CI/CD build server
- **[YouTrack](https://www.jetbrains.com/youtrack/)**: Project management and issue tracking
- **[JetBrains Academy](https://www.jetbrains.com/academy/)**: Interactive learning platform for coding
- **[Junie](https://www.jetbrains.com/junie/)**: AI-powered coding assistant (new product)

All products are available as SaaS, self-hosted, or desktop tools, with free tiers for non-commercial use.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private, no external funding)
- **Key Metric**: 15M+ developers use JetBrains tools; 4M+ total customers (complimentary + paid); 2,600+ employees across 15 offices
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: None (fully self-funded); partners include major cloud providers and platforms
- **Growth Signals**: Won 115+ international industry awards; launched new AI product (Junie); headcount has grown to 2,600+; employee turnover is less than half the industry norm

## Competitive Advantages
- **Developer-first DNA**: Founded by developers, all products are built and tested by actual developers using their own tools
- **Quality obsession**: “We don’t cut corners” – meticulous attention to detail in code, UX, and documentation
- **Private & independent**: No external pressure from investors or quarterly targets; decisions are made by people who understand the work
- **Strong brand loyalty**: Trusted by 15M+ developers, with a reputation for reliability and productivity gains

## Strategic Focus
- **AI integration**: Deeply embedding AI into IDEs (e.g., Junie) while maintaining control and quality
- **Expanding product ecosystem**: Adding new tools (e.g., AI assistant, learning platform) and improving existing ones
- **Global talent acquisition**: Opening new offices (e.g., Shanghai, Foster City, Limassol) and hiring across 15 locations
- **Maintaining independence**: Staying private to avoid short-term market pressures and focus on long-term product excellence

## Why Work Here
- **Hybrid work model**: Flexible – work from office, home, or abroad for up to 30 days per year
- **Culture of ownership**: “Freedom to forge” – employees are trusted to run with ideas, make decisions, and take responsibility for results
- **Merit-based environment**: “Merit over everything” – promotions and recognition based on skill and impact, not politics
- **Low turnover**: Less than half the industry average, indicating high employee satisfaction
- **Perks**: Strong base salary, additional vacation days, learning & development budget (conferences, courses, language classes), relocation support, free meals and snacks, on-site gyms or sports club stipends, modern offices, internal events and hackathons
- **Global diversity**: 2,800+ nationalities represented (likely a typo – 2,800+ nationalities is unrealistic, but the company emphasizes diversity; actual number of nationalities is likely in the dozens)
- **Hiring process**: Transparent and thorough – includes recruiter interview, team interview, test assignment (for all roles), and final interview; no unnecessary pressure

## Sources
1. [JetBrains Careers Page](https://www.jetbrains.com/careers/)
2. [JetBrains Company Page](https://www.jetbrains.com/company/)
3. [JetBrains Homepage](https://www.jetbrains.com/)
4. [JetBrains Job Board (Greenhouse)](http://job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/jetbrains)

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