Communications Lead

Fonoa is the Tax Operating System for autonomous tax. AI that tracks every rule, acts on every obligation, and proves every decision, built on modular infrastructure. Fonoa’s modules cover the full indirect tax lifecycle: tax ID validation, real-time tax determination, e-invoicing, and returns. All on one shared data model and integration, with one audit trail. Each added capability makes the others stronger. Agents monitor obligations, populate returns, catch anomalies and assemble audit packs in seconds. The system does the work. Humans make the calls. That’s autonomous tax. We operate across 120+ countries, with clients going live in weeks, if not days. Trusted by Canva, Netflix, Spotify, Uber, Zoom and Booking.com. Rated 4.5/5 stars and a High Performer on G2 and 4.6/5 stars on Gartner Peer Insights. Find out more: www.fonoa.com http://www.fonoa.com ABOUT THE ROLE As Communications Lead, you'll own Fonoa's voice — externally and internally. You'll run media relations with tier-one and trade press, manage the company's social channels, coach executives and employees to build their own public presence, and own how Fonoa shows up at events, in all-hands meetings, and across every written surface that isn't the product. You'll sit at the intersection of story and strategy — working closely with our Product Marketing Lead on the underlying narrative, then pushing it into the world with consistency and velocity. You will enable founder-led, employee-amplified comms motion that makes Fonoa's voice recognisable and trusted across press, social, and internal channels. This role reports to the Co-founder and works directly with the leadership team across EMEA and the Americas. RESPONSIBILITIES Media Relations - Own relationships with tier-one and trade press, driving proactive story pitching and managing the full press cycle from planning through to coverage and follow-up. Executive & Employee Communications - Work closely with the executive team to build a consistent public presence, supporting content creation and putting simple systems in place for employees to share what they are building. Launch Communications - Lead communications for product and company launches, ensuring messaging, press outreach, internal alignment, and social amplification are well coordinated. Company Social Channels - Manage Fonoa’s company social channels, setting the tone, publishing content, and adjusting based on what performs. Event Communications - Use events as communication moments by shaping speaking narratives, preparing executives, and extending impact through press and social. Internal Communications - Own internal communications, including all-hands and company updates, ensuring messages are clear, timely, and aligned with the external narrative. Narrative Execution - Partner with Product Marketing to carry the core narrative across all channels, maintaining consistency and using market and competitor signals to refine messaging over time. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - 6–10 years in B2B communications, with at least one stint in-house at a high-growth company. - Direct experience operating a founder-led or employee-amplified comms motion. - Proven ability to draft a press release, a tweet, an all-hands script, and an op-ed — all in the same week. - Build and run a consistent system for executive communication, including content planning, drafting support, and performance tracking to ensure regular, high-quality output. - Create simple tools and templates that enable employees to share what they are working on and drive natural engagement. - Develop and manage a forward-looking media plan that aligns company milestones with the right journalists and outlets. - Leverage events and speaking opportunities to drive clear communication moments for not just presence or visibility but for impact. - Experience advising and coaching senior leaders on communication strategy and help adjust messaging Bonus - Experience operating at a company in the middle o…