Communications Director
Skills
About the Role
You will own the earned media strategy end-to-end and drive sustained visibility across enterprise, fintech, TradFi, and crypto audiences. You will lead communications for product launches, partnerships, funding announcements, and corporate milestones. You will elevate executives through proactive executive communications and thought leadership. You will build and scale core messaging frameworks for press, speaking, and regional marketing. You will partner with sales, business development, product, and executive leadership to provide air cover for pipeline growth. You will manage and hold an external PR agency accountable to outcomes. You will develop and maintain strong relationships with top reporters, identify and execute timely newsjacking opportunities, oversee speaking opportunities and media events, localize narratives for regional markets, and lead crisis communications planning and execution.
Requirements
- 8–12+ years of experience in communications PR or strategic storytelling at a high-growth technology company or focused agency
- Experience navigating both hype and operational maturity phases of a fast-scaling company
- Proven track record managing and scaling agency relationships while remaining hands-on
- Experience working cross-functionally with executives product legal sales and regional teams across multiple countries
- Exceptional writing and editorial judgment with ability to simplify complex topics
- Comfort operating in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities
- Strong ownership mentality and willingness to be a senior individual contributor
Responsibilities
- Own earned media strategy end-to-end
- Lead communications for product launches partnerships funding announcements and corporate milestones
- Elevate leadership through executive communications and thought leadership
- Build and evolve core messaging frameworks for press speaking content and regional marketing
- Partner with sales business development product and executive leadership to support pipeline growth
- Manage and hold external PR agency accountable to outcomes
- Develop and maintain relationships with top reporters
- Identify and execute newsjacking opportunities
- Oversee earned speaking opportunities and media events
- Localize narratives and announcements for regional markets
- Lead crisis communications planning and execution
Benefits
- Unlimited time off (must take minimum 10 days)
- Flexible working and home office stipend
- Comprehensive health dental and vision plans for US employees
- 100% company subsidized life insurance
- 401(k) with 4% company match
- Equity option plan
- Company-issued testing card for products
- Health and wellness spending allowance
- Team and company offsites domestically and internationally