Director, Corporate Communications

What You’ll Be Part Of

Circle is committed to visibility and stability in everything we do. As we grow as an organization, we're expanding into some of the world's strongest jurisdictions. Speed and efficiency are motivators for our success and our employees live by our company values: High Integrity, Future Forward, Multistakeholder, Mindful, and Driven by Excellence. We have built a flexible work environment where new ideas are encouraged and everyone is a stakeholder.

What You'll Be Responsible For

• Setting the strategy, agenda and execution for earnings, M&A, and corporate news communications.
• Building and deploying project teams for major moments — pulling in media relations, social, regional, and AI operations support as needed, and releasing that team when the work is done.
• Owning all NY-based media relationships and leading senior press engagements with reporters at Bloomberg, Reuters, CNBC, WSJ, and other Tier 1 financial, tech, and crypto outlets.
• Owning operational management and media engagements tied to quarterly and year-end earnings, including coordinating materials, managing media during quiet periods, and partnering with investor relations and legal through reporting windows.
• Serving as Americas anchor for the broader Corporate Communications team, acting as an escalation point for team questions touching corporate, financial, or regional news.
• Backing up the Commercial Comms lead with agentic support for transfer of knowledge and action items.
• Architecting AI-powered communications workflows to support coordinator-level earnings work and scale team capacity.
• Collaborating with the Sr. Director, Public Affairs and Reputation Management on crisis and issues management — bringing sound judgment and protecting Circle's reputation in sensitive and high-stakes situations.

What You'll Work On

• Setting the strategy, agenda and execution for earnings, M&A, and corporate news communications.
• Building and deploying project teams for major moments — pulling in media relations, social, regional, and AI operations support as needed, and releasing that team when the work is done.
• Owning all NY-based media relationships and leading senior press engagements with reporters at Bloomberg, Reuters, CNBC, WSJ, and other Tier 1 financial, tech, and crypto outlets.
• Owning operational management and media engagements tied to quarterly and year-end earnings, including coordinating materials, managing media during quiet periods, and partnering with investor relations and legal through reporting windows.
• Serving as Americas anchor for the broader Corporate Communications team, acting as an escalation point for team questions touching corporate, financial, or regional news.
• Backing up the Commercial Comms lead with agentic support for transfer of knowledge and action items.
• Architecting AI-powered communications workflows to support coordinator-level earnings work and scale team capacity.
• Collaborating with the Sr. Director, Public Affairs and Reputation Management on crisis and issues management — bringing sound judgment and protecting Circle's reputation in sensitive and high-stakes situations.

Core Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in corporate communications, public relations, or a related field, with meaningful in-house or agency experience.
• Demonstrated track record at a publicly traded or pre-IPO company, with deep expertise in financial communications and direct ownership of the earnings process — including coordinating materials, managing media during quiet periods, and partnering with investor relations and legal through reporting windows.
• Experience with M&A communications, including working across legal and finance to manage announcement timing, messaging, and media through close.
• Experience working in or supporting AI or AI-adjacent sectors (e.g., data centers, cloud infrastructure, enterprise software), with a clear understanding of the media landscape and narratives shaping the space.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including earnings-quality messaging and C-suite briefing materials.
• Strong news judgment and the ability to manage competing priorities across a fast-moving, global communications program.
• Experience managing or mentoring communications professionals.
• Familiarity with generative AI models (ChatGPT, Gemini, etc.) and prompt development.

Preferred Requirements

• Background in financial services, fintech, or digital assets.
• Experience building or managing AI-driven communications workflows or tools.
• Existing knowledge of blockchain infrastructure, stablecoins, and the regulatory landscape for digital assets.
• Experience with Slack, Apple MacOS, and Google Suite.
• Spanish or Portuguese language skills a bonus.

Pay Information

Base Pay Range: $200,000 - $257,500

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, or any other protected status required by the laws in the locations where we hire. Additionally, Circle participates in the E-Verify Program in certain locations, as required by law. Should you require accommodations or assistance in our interview process because of a disability, please reach out to accommodations@circle.com for support. We respect your privacy and will connect with you separately from our interview process to accommodate your needs.