Head of Communications
Paxos is a regulated blockchain infrastructure platform offering settlement, liquidity, and tokenization services.
Maintainer signals as of 9/25/2026
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About Paxos
Paxos is a financial technology company that provides blockchain-based infrastructure solutions for the financial industry. It offers a platform for secure, fast, and cost-effective settlement of financial transactions and assets, enabling financial institutions to streamline operations and unlock new revenue opportunities. Paxos aims to modernize financial market infrastructure and make financial services more accessible.
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About the Role
Lead Paxos’ communications strategy across executive, corporate, policy, internal, and product channels. Own media and press relations, reputation and crisis communications, high-stakes internal and executive messaging, executive counsel, AI-enabled content and measurement, and agency coordination.
Requirements
- 12+ years in communications with senior leadership experience
- Experience in tech, fintech, or financial services; crypto and blockchain experience preferred but not required
- Deep experience across executive, corporate, policy, internal, and product communications
- Proven ability to manage press and media relations and re-establish brand presence
- Track record partnering closely with C-level leaders
- Experience at fintech companies or banks; crypto-native or crypto-forward company experience preferred
- Strong relationships with finance and crypto reporters and outlets or demonstrable ability to build them
- Experience with regulatory or policy communications in major regulatory hubs is nice to have
- Experience building or significantly scaling a communications function and managing internal teams and agencies is nice to have
- Background in payments, fintech, or TradFi with connectivity to relevant reporters is nice to have
Responsibilities
- Define and execute long-term global communications strategy
- Lead media and press relations and proactive storytelling
- Manage reputation and responsive reputation management
- Own internal and executive communications for high-stakes and regulated topics
- Advise the CEO and executive team on communications strategy and messaging
- Use AI tools to increase leverage in content development, research, and measurement
- Direct and coordinate external agencies, advisors, and cross-functional partners
Benefits
- Competitive total compensation and benefits package
- Equity
- Performance-based bonuses