Senior PR Manager
HV Capital is a European venture capital firm that provides capital and support to bold founders across multiple stages and industries. With 26 years of experience, they have backed companies across AI & Enterprise Software, Deep Tech, Resilience & Defence, FinTech, and Consumer sectors.
About HV Capital
HV Capital is a venture capital firm with 26 years of experience investing in European innovation across multiple industries and business cycles. The firm backs founders from early stage through growth, spanning multiple fund generations, with a portfolio that includes companies in AI & Enterprise Software, Deep Tech, Resilience & Defence, FinTech, and Consumer sectors. Notable portfolio companies include NEURA Robotics, Zalando, n8n, Isar Aerospace, Quantum Systems, ARX, and Scalable Capital, with several portfolio companies having reached IPO. HV Capital has approximately €2.89 billion in assets under management and works with founders across multiple disciplines and team perspectives.
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About the Role
You'll take ownership of Upvest's PR strategy across Europe, with a strong focus on Germany. You'll build and deepen direct relationships with tier-1 journalists across business, fintech and financial services media, and lead all press office activities including inbound requests, proactive pitching and reactive communications. You'll drive press announcements, exclusives, background briefings and media commentary from start to finish, and shape thought leadership and agenda-surfing opportunities in close alignment with leadership. You'll prepare, brief and support senior spokespeople for interviews, panels and media appearances, and strategically leverage events, awards and industry moments to strengthen media relationships and narrative visibility.
Requirements
- 5+ years of PR experience, ideally in fintech, finance, investment or B2B SaaS
- A strong existing network of relevant tier-1 media contacts in Germany (ideally also the UK)
- Proven experience leading complex PR stories with strong news judgment and strategic framing
- Experience working with technical, regulated or API-driven products
- Hands-on experience managing senior stakeholders and briefing executives
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a strong storytelling instinct
- Outcome-focused mindset with the ability to prioritise signal over volume
- Comfort operating in a fast-paced scale-up environment with high ownership
- Experience building an in-house PR function is a plus
- Experience using events and awards as strategic PR levers rather than one-off activities is a plus
- German language skills (C1 - C2) are a plus
Responsibilities
- Own and execute Upvest's PR strategy across Europe with a focus on Germany
- Build, maintain and deepen direct relationships with tier-1 journalists across business, fintech and financial services media
- Lead all press office activities, including inbound requests, proactive pitching and reactive communications
- Drive press announcements, exclusives, background briefings and media commentary end to end
- Shape and execute thought leadership and agenda-surfing opportunities in close alignment with leadership
- Prepare, brief and support senior spokespeople for interviews, panels and media appearances
- Strategically leverage events, awards and industry moments to strengthen media relationships and narrative visibility
Benefits
- €20,000 per year AI tools budget
- 30 days of annual leave
- Sports benefits
- Confidential professional coaching
- Flexibility to work remotely abroad for up to 183 days a year
- One-month fully paid sabbatical after every 4 years of working at Upvest
- Personal development budget
- Flexible work environment across hubs in Berlin, London or Tallinn, hybrid or remote
- Equity participation program
- Company-wide events, dinners, offsites and Holiday party
- Employee Resource Groups