A bunch of new roles to share early this week. Links for more detail are below. Feel free to forward to your friends and colleagues.

TED

Ted Matthews

803-280-3670

ted@forum-groupllc.com

www.forum-groupllc.com

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Head of Comm, USBC, NYC

The role holder is responsible for all communications for HSBC Bank USA. This includes leadership, employee communications and culture change communications, as well as oversight of integrated communications and media relations.

The head of comms supports the CEO and executive committee and reports to the global head of communications for corporate and institutional banking.

SVP, Comm, Moody’s Analytics, NYC

Moody's Analytics (MA) is looking for an SVP of communications to lead the team strategy for one of Moody's fastest-growing businesses. This role owns the full communications remit for Moody's Analytics: promoting our products and thought leadership externally and building executive and employee communications to keep a large organization aligned and informed.

You will set the narrative for how Moody's Analytics shows up in the market and with its own people, build and lead a team to execute against it, and work as a close partner to the MA leadership team. This is a highly visible role with direct exposure to senior executives and a mandate to shape how a core part of Moody's is understood, both inside and outside the company.

Sr Dir, Global Media Rel, Intuitive, Sunnyvale, CA

The senior director of global media relations is responsible for developing and leading a best-in-class global media relations function that meaningfully contributes to Intuitive’s business goals and priorities, and advances Intuitive’s reputation as a leader in advanced, minimally invasive care.

The senior director will oversee Intuitive’s global media relations team, located across the US, Europe and Asia Pacific. This role will oversee the development and execution of a compelling, results-oriented and high-impact proactive global media relations strategy. It will also serve as a strategic advisor to senior leadership around the globe on proactive, business-impacting media engagement as well as forecasting and navigating reputational issues and opportunities.

VP, IR and Corp Comm, IDEAYA, South San Francisco

IDEAYA is seeking a VP, investor relations and Corp Comm to join the team. The VP will establish and lead an integrated IR and communications organization during a pivotal stage in IDEAYA's growth toward becoming a commercial stage company. Reporting to the chief financial officer and serving as a trusted advisor to the CEO and leadership team, this individual will have responsibility for establishing IDEAYA’s IR and communications strategy, capabilities and infrastructure to ensure consistency of messaging with key objectives and purpose while strengthening its reputation with internal and external stakeholders and the broader biotechnology community.

Sr Principle, Corp Comm, Nintendo, Redmond, WA

The senior principal, Corp Comm will serve as the primary day‑to‑day partner on crisis communications execution, executive messaging and high‑impact writing across Nintendo of America (NOA). This role emphasizes proactive preparedness, clear decision support and thoughtful message development to help the organization communicate with credibility and confidence during complex or high‑visibility moments. This role will provide senior‑level counsel, writing and coordination to ensure communications are clear, consistent and aligned with Nintendo’s values: supporting internal and external stakeholders during moments of ambiguity, change or heightened attention.

EVP, Comm, Panthalassa, Portland, OR

As EVP, communications, you'll develop and execute strategies that serve Panthalassa's mission to supply planetary-scale, low-cost renewable energy to the global community. We're looking for a strategist and builder; someone who can distill long-term business goals, conceptualize multiple strategies to achieve them, shepherd the down selection of those strategies, and deliver on execution over a period of years. 

Reporting directly to the CEO, you'll partner with brand, strategy, product and environmental leads to tell compelling stories about what we're building and why. You'll listen as much as you speak, maintaining a strong bottom-up awareness of our culture. You'll build Panthalassa's credibility and trust with investors, the media, policymakers, commercial partners, employees and the general public. 

Corp Comm, Stripe, remote

We're looking for an experienced communicator to build and lead a proactive corporate storytelling program. You'll be the connective tissue across the business and policy audiences, building the campaigns, relationships and moments that shape how companies rely on our products and understand Stripe.

You'll lead our most influential reputational programs globally: high-profile events, executive media and speaking opportunities, and proactive campaigns that demonstrate our economic impact. At the same time, you'll work closely with our policy team, advocating for improvements in financial policy and regulation while also shaping our response to complex policy issues.

VP, Brand and Comm, Blackbaud, Charleston, SC/remote

Blackbaud is seeking a strategic, AI forward VP of brand and communications to lead our global brand and corporate communications function. This leader will shape how Blackbaud is understood, differentiated and preferred in the market, translating company strategy into a compelling narrative that builds trust and drives growth.

Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) is the world’s leading provider of AI-powered solutions for social impact. 

Leader, Int Comm, ExxonMobil, Spring, TX

• Develop and implement a comprehensive global employee communications strategy that supports business priorities and enhances employee engagement.
• Align messaging with organizational vision, mission and values to foster a unified culture across all regions.
• Serve as a strategic partner to senior leadership, including the CEO and executive team, crafting compelling narratives for organizational updates, change initiatives and leadership visibility.
• Prepare speeches, talking points and executive messaging for internal forums such as town halls and global meetings.
• Lead and mentor a global team of communications professionals, fostering innovation, collaboration and excellence.
• Build capabilities within the team to leverage emerging technologies and best practices in employee engagement.

Head of Comm, Atticus, remote

We’re hiring our first head of communications to turn opportunities into coverage, credibility and influence.

Your mission: establish our media presence and shape how stakeholders – clients, law firms, the SSA, policymakers, and thought leaders – understand our company and our impact. You’ll own corporate communications and public relations, reporting to the chief marketing officer and partnering closely with the  head of policy and public affairs, the chief legal officer and the CEO.

You’ll build a communications program anchored in two engines: data journalism and policy-driven storytelling, particularly around the SSA. On the public affairs side, you’ll partner closely with other leaders to organize Washington fly-ins, stage Congressional events and build the media relationships that let our clients’ experiences shape policy conversations.

VP, Global Comm, MongoDB, flexible

This is not a traditional corporate communications role. You will work closely with the CMO, CEO and our technical leaders to sharpen the ideas we want to be known for and make sure they reach the people, and increasingly the AI systems, shaping technology decisions.

This role will lead the evolution of communications for an AI-mediated world, using traditional media, creators, technical media, podcasts and other trusted voices to shape what people think and influence the sources AI systems use to generate answers and recommendations. This role may be based in a hybrid capacity at any of our U.S. offices or fully remote within the United States.

Forum-Group is a best-practices network of 200 communications and corporate affairs leaders at major corporations and nonprofits across North America and globally. Consultants and agencies are not eligible. Contact Ted Matthews to join or find more details here.