Senior Public Relations Specialist

About Kinaxis

Elevate your career journey by embracing a new challenge with Kinaxis. We are experts in tech, but it’s really our people who give us passion to always seek ways to do things better. As such, we’re serious about your career growth and professional development, because People matter at Kinaxis.

In 1984, we started out as a team of three engineers. Today, we have grown to become a global organization with over 2000 employees around the world, with a brand-new HQ based in Kanata North in Ottawa. As one of Canada’s Top Employers, we are proud to work with our customers and employees towards solving some of the biggest challenges facing supply chains today.

At Kinaxis, we power the world’s supply chains to help preserve the planet’s resources and enrich the human experience. As a global leader in end-to-end supply chain management, we enable supply chain excellence for all industries, with more than 40,000 users in over 100 countries. We are expanding our team as we continue to innovate and revolutionize how we support our customers.

Location

This is a remote/hybrid position. You can work from home and be located anywhere in Canada. Please note if you are located in Ottawa, Canada you will need to be in our office 3 days per week.

About the team

We are looking for an energetic and outgoing Sr PR Specialist to be a part of the global corporate communications team. The Sr PR Specialist will be responsible for impeccable execution within our PR program including writing press releases, executive commentary and bylines; leading the awards program and speaker bureau; media relations; managing our PR tech stack (eg: Business Wire, Meltwater); and measurement & analysis.

We’re looking for someone with five+ years’ PR experience, ideally in B2B or enterprise software, delivering earned media across tier one, trade and industry titles. You can identify, articulate, and write compelling stories that reflect our company’s successes and that meet journalists’ needs. You’re organized and proactive; you have experience working with executives; and you think globally. Reporting to the Director of Corporate Communications, you thrive in a culture of creativity, collaboration and continuous improvement.

What you will do

• Proactively chase news and interesting stories from within Kinaxis and develop them to share with the world.
• Write press releases, media pitches, social media copy and internal copy.
• Execute PR program that amplifies our successes, product, market position, executive team and corporate story.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with key media including tier one journalists, supply chain trades and industry trades.
• Deliver recognition and wins through awards and speaker opportunities program for North America.
• Identify opportunistic commentary opportunities as they break, create comprehensive and timely briefings; identify media training needs as needed.
• Measure and analyze results consistently. Develop, maintain and enhance PR scorecard and contribute to high-level weekly and monthly reports.
• Celebrate the value of PR and ensure results are available for sales enablement.
• Manage PR tech stack including Business Wire and Meltwater – from day-to-day management to analysis, contract negotiations and renewals.
• Organize and lead regular catch ups with global PR agencies.
• Establish relationships and work closely with customers and partners on joint PR activity.
• Work collaboratively across the company, including marketing, sales, investor relations, analyst relations and executive leadership, to align and prioritize the most effective PR activity.

What we are looking for

• 5 years progressive experience in B2B public relations, ideally in an in-house, enterprise software environment.
• A journalistic ability to source stories, outstanding written and verbal communications skills, and ability to distill complex technology and business information into clear, concise and compelling messaging.
• Demonstrable experience pitching stories, securing earned media and building relationships with technology, business and/or supply chain journalists.
• Experience securing speaking opportunities and awards within technology, business and/or supply chain industries.
• Ability to form relationships with colleagues at all levels, including C-suite.
• Strategically minded, collaborative with demonstrable understanding of how the PR and communications function serves and supports the business.
• Excellent attention to detail and deadline management.
• Professionally skilled and savvy in social/digital communications.
• Energetic and enthusiastic with strong presentation skills.
• Demonstrates diversity, equity, and inclusion in their work.
• University or college degree in related field.

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Work With Impact: Our platform directly helps companies power the world’s supply chains. We see the results of what we do out in the world every day—when we see store shelves stocked, when medications are available for our loved ones, and so much more.

Work with Fortune 500 Brands: Companies across industries trust us to help them take control of their integrated business planning and digital supply chain. Some of our customers include Lockheed Martin, Yamaha, P&G, Honda, and more.

Social Responsibility at Kinaxis: Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee weighs in on hiring practices, talent assessment training materials, and mandatory training on unconscious bias and inclusion fundamentals. Sustainability is key to what we do and we’re committed to net-zero operations strategy for the long term. We are involved in our communities and support causes where we can make the most impact.

People matter at Kinaxis and these are some of the perks and benefits we created for our team:

• Flexible vacation and Kinaxis Days (company-wide day off on the last Friday of every month)
• Flexible work options
• Physical and mental well-being programs
• Regularly scheduled virtual fitness classes
• Mentorship programs and training and career development
• Recognition programs and referral rewards
• Hackathons

Kinaxis welcomes candidates to apply to our inclusive community. We provide accommodations upon request to ensure fairness and accessibility throughout our recruitment process for all candidates, including those with specific needs or disabilities. If you require an accommodation, please reach out to us at recruitmentprograms@kinaxis.com. Please note that this contact information is strictly for accessibility requests and cannot be used to inquire about application statuses.

Kinaxis is committed to ensuring a fair and transparent recruitment process. We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the initial step of the recruitment process to compare submitted resumes against the job description, to identify candidates whose education, experience and skills most closely match the requirements of the role. After the initial screening, all subsequent decisions regarding your application, including final selection, are made by our human recruitment team. AI does not make any final hiring decisions.