Director, Internal Communications & Employer Brand

USA (Remote)

$200K/yr – $258K/yrDirector/Executive12+ years expFull time

Posted 2 days ago

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • 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 – not reactive support, but 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 content, recruiting campaigns, and talent-facing moments.
  • Partner with Talent Acquisition to strengthen candidate experience as a brand touchpoint, using survey insights, feedback, and market signals to identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Build and maintain employer brand intelligence infrastructure — including LLM/AI sentiment monitoring across major platforms and competitive benchmarking against talent peers.

Requirements

  • 12+ years of progressive experience in internal communications, marketing, HR communications, content strategy, or a related field, including meaningful experience operating in complex, cross-functional environments.
  • Exceptional writing and editorial judgment across formats, with the ability to adapt voice and messaging for executives, employees, candidates, and cross-functional audiences.
  • Strong strategic instincts paired with operational discipline — able to move between big-picture program design and the details required to make systems run well.
  • Strong track record driving internal communications programs at a fast-moving, global company — including communications planning, leadership messaging, editorial strategy, and stakeholder advisory work.
  • Experience shaping or scaling employer brand efforts, including EVP development, talent storytelling, campaign planning, or employer brand measurement.
  • Comfort using data and insights to assess effectiveness, identify opportunities, and improve communications outcomes.
  • Proven ability to influence across functions and levels, build trust quickly, and drive progress through partnership rather than formal authority.
  • People management experience, with a track record of developing talent, giving clear feedback, and building strong, resilient teams.
  • Demonstrated AI fluency in a communications, content, or brand context — you actively use AI to improve quality, speed, and scale, and can translate that into practical team workflows.

Preferred

  • Background in financial services, fintech, digital assets, or another fast-evolving, highly regulated industry.
  • Experience supporting communications through rapid growth, organizational change, or major business inflection points (IPO, M&A, rapid scaling).
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Building the Internet Financial Platform — powered by USDC, Arc, and Circle Payments Network.

Founded in 2013
First, West Virginia, USA
1.3K employees (101 in marketing)
74% recommend to a friend
85% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$200K/yr – $258K/yr

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Funding

Total Funding
$2.4B
Last Raise
$17.7M
Post IPO Secondary, 4 months ago

Funding History

  • Nov 2025
    Post IPO Secondary • $17.7M
  • Aug 2025
    Post IPO Equity • $260M
  • Aug 2025
    Post IPO Secondary • $1B

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