Director, Security Industry Engagement

Salesforce Salesforce · Enterprise · Bellevue, WA +1

Salesforce is seeking a Director, Security Industry Engagement to shape the company's external technical narrative around AI-driven security, agentic security, and cloud security. This role will lead a technical blog, manage conference and speaking programs, and cultivate relationships with media, analysts, and influencers. The position requires extensive experience in security communications and content strategy, with a focus on translating complex security topics for diverse audiences.

What you'd actually do

  1. Responsible for Salesforce Security's external technical narrative, partnering with Security leadership and Corporate Communications to shape public positioning around AI-driven threats, agentic security, and cloud security at scale.
  2. Launch and lead a dedicated Salesforce Security technical blog, developing a content calendar with subject matter experts (SMEs) across the Cybersecurity Operations Center (CSOC), Product Security, Enterprise Security, and other security specialists across Salesforce.
  3. Manage the full conference and speaking program lifecycle — from call for papers (CFP) submissions and speaker prep to talking point development and post-event amplification — prioritizing Tier 1 events such as RSA Conference, Black Hat, DEF CON, and Gartner Security Summit.
  4. Cultivate relationships with security journalists, analysts (Gartner, Forrester, IDC), and influencers by identifying coverage gaps and advocating for expanded share of voice in partnership with Corporate Communications and Analyst Relations.

Skills

Required

  • security communications
  • technical content strategy
  • translating complex security topics
  • building and managing cross-functional content programs
  • writing and editing
  • managing external speaking programs

Nice to have

  • Salesforce products
  • cloud security landscape
  • relationships with security media, analysts, or the practitioner community
  • corporate communications
  • analyst relations
  • cybersecurity operations
  • threat intelligence
  • product security

What the JD emphasized

  • 15+ years of experience in security communications, technical content strategy, or a related field, with a track record of translating complex security topics for diverse audiences.
  • Demonstrated ability to build and manage cross-functional content programs, working across engineering, legal review (PR/Legal), and communications teams.
  • Strong writing and editing skills with experience producing or overseeing technical content for security practitioners and industry publications.
  • Experience managing external speaking programs, including conference submissions, speaker coaching, and stakeholder coordination.