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SUPO, where required)\n\nWhy this role matters:\nICEYE now employs over 1,000 people and is valued at more than €10 billion, following a Series F funding round in June 2026. We’re hiring an External Communications Manager to expand our media relations and external communications impact as we continue to scale.\nYou will cover corporate news, business line announcements, and support country-level communications, working across the global business and directly with the Corporate Leadership Team (CLT).\nICEYE moves fast. We need someone proactive who thrives operating at a fast pace without dropping quality: every release, Q&A, pitch and briefing is accurate, clear and on time. Rather than wait for a brief, you spot the next opportunity and act on it.\nWho We Are\n\n ICEYE is the world leader in sovereign intelligence from space. We deliver persistent monitoring capabilities to detect and respond to changes in any location on Earth.\nICEYE owns the world's largest and most advanced SAR (synthetic aperture radar) satellite constellation. To our customers we provide intelligence with unmatched quality, latency and revisit times, in any weather, day or night. To governments who choose to operate their own constellation we provide this proven capability as a sovereign system.\nICEYE-built constellations serve customers in defence and intelligence, environmental monitoring, insurance and emergency management. We enable fast decisions that contribute to a safer future.\nFounded and headquartered in Finland, ICEYE operates globally with over 1000 employees across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.\n Your day-to-day responsibilities\nPlan and deliver external communications for corporate news, the business lines (Missions, Data and Solutions) and support country communications teams.\n\nRun media relations day to day: pitch stories, handle inbound requests and build relationships with financial, space, defence, business, insurance and climate journalists.\n\nPrepare and brief spokespeople, including members of the CLT.\n\nWrite and edit press releases, statements, articles, Q&As and briefing notes.\n\nManage ICEYE’s owned channels, including the newsroom and website.\n\nDirect ICEYE’s global PR agencies: set the brief, review the output, hold the deadline.\n\nJudge when ICEYE has something useful to add to breaking news, such as floods and wildfires, and respond quickly when it does.\n\nBring new ideas for stories, formats and channels.\n\nWork closely with Marketing, Social, Internal Communications, Legal and Product.\n\nTrack coverage, report results with numbers and recommend next steps.\n\nHelp build the processes and tools our communications team needs as ICEYE scales.\n\nWhat we’re looking for\nMust haves:\n5+ years in PR or communications, at an agency or in-house at an international company.\n\nA record of national and international coverage.\n\nStrong writing and editing skills, with clean, accurate copy produced at speed.\n\nRigorous attention to detail. Facts, figures and names are right every time.\n\nExperience preparing and advising senior spokespeople.\n\nExperience coordinating agencies and stakeholders across functions and countries.\n\nFluent English, written and spoken.\n\nNice to haves:\nKnowledge of Earth observation, SAR or the space industry.\n\nExperience in defence, government, insurance or natural catastrophe communications.\n\nBackground in a technology or data company.\n\nA degree in communications, journalism, PR or a related field.\n\nAdditional languages.\n\nApplication Process\nTA Screening Interview\n\nHM Interview\n\nTask\n\nTask Presentation Interview\n\nWorking at ICEYE\nAt ICEYE, you’ll join a diverse and highly engaged team united by the ambition to make the impossible possible. As a global scale-up, we combine speed and ambition with the opportunity to take real ownership from day one. Your growth, wellbeing, and success are a priority, with continuous professional development, training opportunities, and a culture where collaboration is how we win.\nHow We Work (Our Values)\nMake the impossible possible: We set ambitious goals and stay calm under pressure. We bring grit, optimism, and ownership when things get hard, and we keep moving until we find a way.\nBe curious: Go deep, ask questions, listen carefully, and think critically. Understand the “why” behind decisions.\n\nSee the big picture: Stay close to what’s happening across the company so you can make better decisions. Consider how your work affects others.\n\nDrive effective teamwork: Create psychological safety, invite different perspectives, and build inclusive teams. There are no bad questions.\n\nAct as one team: We win together. We match tasks to the right owner and stay agile as priorities shift.\n\nHave fun: What we do matters-and it should be enjoyable. Celebrate progress, take pride in results, and share the wins.\n\nBenefits\nOur benefits are designed to support your health and wellbeing, at work and beyond. We keep improving them based on employee feedback, and offerings vary by location. Talent Acquisition will confirm what applies for this role and location during the process.\nOur Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion\nWe want ICEYE to be a place where people can be themselves and do great work. Different backgrounds and perspectives make us stronger, which is why we work to create an environment where people feel included, respected, and able to speak up. Whatever your background, we want you to bring your authentic self to the table.\nWe’re committed to fair, inclusive hiring and equal opportunity. Everyone is welcome to apply. If you need any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, tell us-we’ll do our best to help.\nApply now to start your ICEYE journey, and help us continue to make the impossible possible together. 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