Director, Financial & Corporate Communications

Who we are: Motive empowers the people who run physical operations with tools to make their work safer, more productive, and more profitable. For the first time ever, safety, operations and finance teams can manage their drivers, vehicles, equipment, and fleet related spend in a single system. Combined with industry leading AI, the Motive platform gives you complete visibility and control, and significantly reduces manual workloads by automating and simplifying tasks. Motive serves nearly 100,000 customers – from Fortune 500 enterprises to small businesses – across a wide range of industries, including transportation and logistics, construction, energy, field service, manufacturing, agriculture, food and beverage, retail, and the public sector. Visit gomotive.com to learn more. About the Role We’re looking for a Director, Financial Communications to own Motive’s financial narrative and shape how we communicate our business performance and long-term value creation. This person will lead the development and execution of high-impact communications across corporate, financial, and internal channels. This role is crucial in shaping and protecting our corporate brand and financial narrative, ensuring consistent and compelling messaging across all key stakeholders, including media, employees, investors, shareholders, and partners. Key Responsibilities Corporate & Executive Communications • Support and execute the company’s corporate PR strategy, including executive visibility for CEO and CFO, crisis and reputation communications, and media and investor engagement. • Draft and own press releases, media statements, executive quotes, investor and shareholder messaging, and other external materials. • Develop and execute strategies to raise visibility through earned media, owned channels, awards, speaking opportunities, and more. • Advise internal and external stakeholders on communication strategy and positioning. • Coordinate messaging and plans across teams, including Finance, Investor Relations, Legal, Marketing, International teams, executive team, and more. • Serve as a strategic liaison and manage day-to-day coordination with PR agencies. • Travel up to 15% required. Financial Communications • Partner closely with Finance, Investor Relations, and Legal teams to lead communications strategies for major financial announcements and corporate milestones. • Draft and refine internal and external financial materials, shareholder messaging, FAQs, and internal briefing docs. • Ensure financial messaging is accurate, consistent, and aligned with broader corporate communications. Crisis & Reputation Management • Monitor and assess crises and issues that may impact corporate reputation, providing real-time counsel and communication plans. • Develop and maintain messaging frameworks and holding statements for high-risk or sensitive scenarios. • Lead cross-functional alignment for rapid response communications when needed, ensuring consistency and control across channels. • Work with cross-functional teams to lead and oversee issues and reputation management plans and support. • Establish playbooks and protocols for risk mitigation and incident response preparedness. Internal Communications • Develop and manage internal communications plans that keep employees informed, inspired, and aligned on corporate and financial news and updates. • Draft executive communications, manage content for All-Hands meetings, and lead internal message development around key corporate and financial initiatives. • Manage change management and executive communications for c-level executives. Qualifications • 15+ years of experience in corporate communications and public relations with a specific focus on corporate, financial communications