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Keyfactor

Automates PKI and machine-identity lifecycle management.

Corporate Communications Specialist

Full-TimePosted on 10/1/2026
No salary listed
Mid
Bachelor's
Remote in USA
Remote
No H1B Sponsorship

About the job

Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, English, or a related field.
  • At least 3 years of experience managing social media programs for B2B technology, cybersecurity, SaaS, or another complex industry.
  • Strong writing and editing skills to develop clear, engaging corporate communications, social media, blog, newsletter, and executive content.
  • Strong understanding of major social media platforms and interest in evolving social trends, audience behaviors, and content formats.
  • Experience managing editorial calendars, content workflows, approvals, and multiple concurrent projects.
  • Strong research skills and curiosity about the cybersecurity, technology, media, and broader business landscape.
  • Ability to translate complex or technical information into clear, accessible content for different audiences and channels.
  • Strong organizational and project management skills with careful attention to detail.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders, executives, subject matter experts, creative teams, and external agency partners.
  • Ability to interpret basic communications and social media performance data and use insights to recommend improvements.
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Responsibilities
  • Draft and edit press releases, blog posts, infographics, award submissions, executive materials, newsletter content, and other external communications in alignment with approved messaging.
  • Support media relations by developing briefing materials, coordinating media inquiries and interview logistics, and supporting follow-up with internal stakeholders and agency partners.
  • Partner with internal teams and external creative resources to coordinate communications assets and supporting materials.
  • Support the awards program with external public relations agency partners and internal stakeholders by researching opportunities, gathering inputs, coordinating approvals, and supporting submissions.
  • Manage the corporate blog editorial calendar, coordinating draft development, reviews, edits, approvals, and publishing.
  • Manage the Source newsletter editorial calendar, developing and editing content, coordinating contributions from internal stakeholders, and overseeing review, approval, and publication.
  • Support execution of global social media strategies to increase brand awareness, audience growth, engagement, and share of voice.
  • Manage day-to-day content planning, publishing, channel activity, and community engagement across priority social media platforms.
  • Develop social content translating company news, product launches, market developments, executive perspectives, and complex technical topics into clear, timely, engaging posts.
  • Research social, industry, and cultural trends to identify relevant opportunities for Keyfactor to participate in broader market conversations.
  • Manage social publishing, employee advocacy, video distribution, and performance reporting using Oktopost, Wistia, YouTube, and related platforms.
  • Support editorial planning and develop social content for Keyfactor executives and subject matter experts.
  • Identify timely opportunities to connect executive and subject matter expert perspectives with company milestones, industry developments, current events, and relevant market conversations.
  • Monitor social media performance, audience engagement, and content trends and recommend opportunities to optimize content, timing, and distribution.
  • Support and help scale employee advocacy initiatives that amplify Keyfactor’s brand, thought leadership, and strategic priorities.
  • Develop social toolkits, suggested messaging, and supporting assets that help employees engage with and amplify Keyfactor content.
  • Partner with Brand, Communications, Field and Events, Product Marketing, Demand Generation, and Creative teams to extend the reach and impact of integrated campaigns.
  • Support social media amplification for company announcements, research, events, webinars, product launches, and other key brand moments.
  • Help maintain brand and messaging consistency across corporate communications, social media, executive content, and employee advocacy programs.

About the company

Keyfactor provides cybersecurity solutions focused on Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and machine identity management. Its platform automates the entire certificate lifecycle—from issuance and deployment to monitoring and renewal—for servers, cloud instances, and IoT devices. The company differentiates itself with full lifecycle automation and visibility of cryptographic assets, expanded by acquisitions InfoSec Global and CipherInsights to improve crypto‑agility and asset discovery across environments. Its goal is to reduce security risks, prevent outages caused by expired or mismanaged certificates, and simplify compliance by maintaining trusted digital identities across machines and communications.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

Growth Equity (Venture Capital)

Total Funding

$1.2B

Headquarters

Independence, Ohio

Founded

2001

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What believers are saying

  • Keyfactor hit $200M ARR in September 2026, signaling durable enterprise demand.
  • Summit Partners' $1B+ July 2026 investment funds acquisitions, hiring, and global expansion.
  • IBM Consulting partnership and Cofide acquisition extend reach into AI agents and workloads.

What critics are saying

  • PQC migration compresses buyer timelines; rivals from IBM Consulting and Venafi attack budgets.
  • Cofide integration risks product distraction, delayed roadmap execution, and duplicate go-to-market motion.
  • If certificate sprawl stays fragmented, outage liability and commoditization pressure erode Keyfactor's platform moat.

What makes Keyfactor unique

  • Trust Control Plane unifies PKI, discovery, issuance, and governance for machine identities.
  • Keyfactor spans 1,000+ customers, including 40% of Fortune 100 and top banks.
  • Its FedRAMP Moderate CLAaaS gives federal agencies compliant certificate automation now.

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Keyfactor
Sep 10th, 2026
Beyond Static Secrets: Building Trust for the Next Generation of Workloads and AI Agents

With the closing of the Cofide acquisition, Keyfactor is ensuring trust is built into enterprise infrastructure from the beginning.

Axios
Sep 9th, 2026
Keyfactor hits $200M ARR after raising over $1B in Summit Partners-led round

Keyfactor, a digital identity management and cryptography company, has reached $200 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR), CEO Jordan Rackie told Axios Pro. The milestone follows the company's funding round this summer, in which it raised more than $1 billion. The investment was led by Summit Partners. The company specialises in digital identity management and cryptography services.

ID Tech Wire
Jul 28th, 2026
Keyfactor acquires Cofide to manage verified identities for AI agents and software workloads

Keyfactor has announced plans to acquire Cofide, a UK-based platform that issues verified identities to software workloads and AI agents in cloud environments. Financial terms were not disclosed. Cofide addresses the security gap created by automated systems vastly outnumbering employees in enterprise environments. Most are still secured with static credentials that can be copied or stolen. The platform replaces these with unique, short-lived verified identities using cryptographic proof, built on open standards including SPIFFE, OAuth and OIDC. The acquisition will integrate Cofide into Keyfactor's Trust Control Plane, creating a unified system for managing non-human identities alongside certificates and keys. Cofide's team and technology join immediately. Keyfactor raised over one billion dollars earlier this month for machine identity and post-quantum trust initiatives.

Yahoo Finance
Jul 6th, 2026
Keyfactor secures $1B+ investment led by Summit Partners to expand AI and post-quantum security leadership

Keyfactor, a trust infrastructure platform for managing machine identities and cryptographic assets, has secured over $1 billion in strategic growth investment led by Summit Partners. Existing investors Insight Partners and Sixth Street Growth will maintain significant ownership stakes. The company serves more than 2,500 customers globally, including 50% of the largest US and European banks, 80% of leading US retailers, and over 40% of Fortune 100 companies. Keyfactor issues and manages billions of machine identities annually. The investment will fund product innovation, geographic expansion, team growth, and strategic acquisitions. The funding comes as organisations face mounting pressure to manage AI-driven identity sprawl, shrinking certificate lifespans, and prepare for post-quantum cryptography transitions ahead of 2030 government deadlines. Summit Partners' Andy Collins and Colin Mistele will join Keyfactor's board following the transaction's close.

Summit Partners
Jul 6th, 2026
Keyfactor Announces $1B+ Strategic Growth Investment Led by Summit Partners to Expand Leadership in Securing the AI and Post-Quantum Enterprise

Funding will support expansion of Keyfactor's trust infrastructure platform for AI, machine identity security and post-quantum cryptography.