Director, Internal Communications & Employer Brand

About the role

Circle (NYSE: CRCL) is one of the world’s leading internet financial platform companies, building the foundation of a more open, global economy through digital assets, payment applications, and programmable blockchain infrastructure. Circle’s platform includes the world’s largest regulated stablecoin network anchored by USDC, Circle Payments Network for global money movement, and Arc, an enterprise-grade blockchain designed to become the Economic OS for the internet. Enterprises, financial institutions, and developers use Circle to power trusted, internet-scale financial innovation. Learn more at circle.com. 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.

Responsibilities

• Drive two of our most visible functions shaping how Circle is understood — by employees, by candidates, and by the world: internal communications and employer brand.
• Partner with senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders, including HR and Corporate Communications, to develop internal communications plans for major initiatives, organizational moments, and company priorities – proactive counsel on what to say, when, and how.
• Help shape how Circle communicates company strategy and OKRs internally, translating priorities into messaging that feels relevant and actionable for employees across functions and regions.
• Build and scale internal communications programs in partnership with the Employee Experience Director and other cross-functional partners to support engagement, connection, and understanding across a distributed workforce.
• Evolve and maintain the operational infrastructure that makes communications effective and scalable, including editorial planning, channel governance, distribution practices, and measurement frameworks.
• Support Circle's intranet strategy and evolution, serving as the business owner steering this work in partnership with IT.
• Support sensitive, high-stakes, and change-related communications with sound judgment, strong stakeholder partnership, and attention to timing, tone, and employee impact.
• Drive the ongoing evolution of Circle's employee value proposition (EVP) in partnership with Talent Acquisition, People leadership, and Marketing, ensuring it reflects real employee experience and talent priorities.
• Lead employer brand storytelling and content strategy across priority channels — careers content, employee stories, social