Head of Communications

New York, USA (Remote)

$202K/yr – $232K/yrFull time

Posted 5 months ago

Job Description

About Paxos

Today’s financial infrastructure is archaic, expensive, inefficient and risky — supporting a system that leaves out more people than it lets in. So we’re rebuilding it.

We’re on a mission to open the world’s financial system to everyone by enabling the instant movement of any asset, any time, in a trustworthy way. For over a decade, we’ve built blockchain infrastructure that tokenizes, custodies, trades and settles assets for the world’s leading financial institutions, like PayPal, Venmo, Mastercard and Interactive Brokers.

About the role

The Head of Communications will build and lead Paxos’ communications strategy across executive, corporate, policy, internal and product communications. This leader will own how Paxos shows up with the media, regulators, partners, and employees, re-establishing our presence in key conversations while supporting a highly regulated, global business.

What you’ll do

  • Define and execute a long-term, global communications strategy that integrates executive, corporate, policy, internal, and product narratives into a coherent story for Paxos.

  • Lead media and press relations, including proactive storytelling and responsive reputation management, to return Paxos to a strong presence in key financial and crypto outlets.

  • Own company-wide internal and executive communications in partnership with existing internal comms and marketing, especially around high-stakes, regulated topics and major company milestones.

  • Serve as a trusted advisor and thought partner to the CEO & the executive team, shaping narratives, recommendations, and decision-ready options on communications strategy and execution.

  • Use AI tools and systems to increase leverage in content development, research, and measurement

  • Direct and coordinate external agencies, advisors, and cross-functional partners to deliver high-quality, on-message communications across regions and time zones.

About you

  • 12+ years in communications with experience in senior leadership roles, including meaningful time in tech, fintech, or financial services; experience in crypto and blockchain preferred but not required.

  • Deep experience across multiple comms sub-functions (executive, corporate, policy/regulatory, internal, product), with clear depth in at least one and comfort overseeing all.

  • Proven ability to manage press and media relations and to define and execute plans that re-establish a company’s brand in key media and industry forums.

  • Track record of partnering closely with C-level leaders as a trusted extension of their voice.

  • Experience at fintech companies or banks, ideally with the last several years at a crypto-native or crypto-forward company (e.g., built brand and mindshare in crypto/fintech).

  • Strong, existing relationships or demonstrable ability to build relationships with relevant finance/crypto reporters and outlets; ability to operate across US and international markets.

  • Confident, extroverted, humble personality with strong discussion and recommendation skills.

Nice to Have qualifications:

  • Direct experience in crypto-native companies (e.g., Coinbase, Circle) where you helped build a strong brand and media footprint.

  • Prior work closely tied to regulatory or policy communications, especially in Washington DC or other major regulatory hubs.

  • Experience building or significantly scaling a comms function, including hiring and managing internal teams and agencies.

  • Background in payments, fintech, or TradFi with strong connectivity into finance reporters and publications that cover both finance and crypto beats.

Important Notice for Paxos Applicants

We’ve become aware of fraudulent accounts posting as Paxos recruiters on LinkedIn and other platforms. These scammers attempt to deceive applicants into paying for job opportunities or providing personal financial information.

To verify a legitimate Paxos recruiter:

  • We only use @paxos.com email addresses

  • We never ask for payment or financial details to apply, interview, or work here

  • For technical roles, we do not perform a coding interview without prior screening by our engineering team

Thanks for your interest in Paxos!

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Paxos

Paxos is the leading regulated blockchain infrastructure and tokenization platform. Its products are the foundation for a new, open financial system that can operate faster and more efficiently. Today, trillions of dollars are locked in inefficient, outdated financial plumbing that is inaccessible to millions of people. Paxos is replatforming the financial system to enable assets to instantaneously move anywhere in the world, at any time, in a trustworthy way.Paxos partners with leading global enterprises to tokenize, custody and trade assets. Its blockchain solutions are used by leaders like PayPal, Interactive Brokers, Mastercard, Mercado Libre and Nubank. Paxos is licensed to engage in virtual currency business activity and is the issuer of numerous digital assets including PayPal USD (PYUSD), Pax Dollar (USDP) and Pax Gold (PAXG). Global Dollar (USDG) is issued by Paxos Digital Singapore, which is a Major Payments Institution supervised by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. USDG is also issued by Paxos Issuance Europe under the supervision of FIN-FSA and in compliance with MiCA. USDG is also available on Solana. Prudentially regulated by FIN-FSA in Europe, the OCC in the US, the MAS in Singapore and FSRA in Abu Dhabi Global Market, Paxos is a leading fintech company with more than $500 million raised from leading investors including Oak HC/FT, Declaration Partners, Founders Fund and PayPal Ventures.

Founded in 2012
First, West Virginia, USA
302 employees (8 in marketing)

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Posted range

$202K/yr – $232K/yr

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Head of Communications

Paxos · New York, USA · Remote