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About the Role

Circle is seeking a Director of Product & Technology Communications to lead the company's media narrative and public profile for its platforms and products, including the Arc Platform, Circle Agent Stack, Circle Payments Network, and Circle Digital Assets and Services. This role serves as the primary communications partner to the product organization, influencing roadmap planning and leading product launch communications, media relations, and stage presence to shape Circle's positioning in the future of money and commerce.

Responsibilities

Build Arc's public narrative as a platform, developing a long-horizon story to establish it as the most-referenced platform for coordinating economic activity and positioning Circle as a technology company.
Own Circle's narrative in the agentic economy with press, building and placing stories about AI agents transacting using USDC, Circle Agent Stack, and Arc infrastructure.
Embed with the product organization early in the development cycle to shape narratives before announcement.
Set media and stages strategy and execution for all Arc and critical product launches and major platform milestones.
Develop and own the stage and speaking strategy for Circle's product and technology leaders, identifying opportunities and building messaging.
Own Circle's tier-1 technology media relationships and build AI and agentic economy press relationships.
Build and manage the executive thought leadership pipeline for product and technology leaders.
Collaborate with the community team on developer and builder communications strategy for Arc's ecosystem.
Partner with Public Affairs and Reputation Management in crisis and issues management situations.
Architect AI-powered communications workflows to scale media monitoring and briefing prep.
Model the team standard for strategic independence, product fluency, and narrative ownership.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in product or technology communications, with substantial in-house experience at a technology company.
Demonstrable track record of building product brands over time, including developing narrative strategy well ahead of announcement moments.
Deep relationships with Tier 1 technology and business media, specifically with reporters who cover infrastructure, developer platforms, fintech, or the future of payments.
Experience with developer-facing products or platforms, with an understanding of how to communicate to builder and technical communities alongside mainstream press.
Familiarity with the AI agent landscape and the media and stages covering it.
Strong technical fluency — ability to read product documentation and engineering briefs, understand what matters commercially and narratively, and translate technical detail into media-ready positioning without losing accuracy.
Experience developing executive thought leadership programs, including speaker strategy, stage management, and long-form narrative development for product and technology leaders.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to move between technical depth and accessible storytelling depending on the audience.
Strong news judgment and experience managing a high-velocity, multi-stakeholder product communications calendar across launch cycles.
A track record of operating with high autonomy — identifying the work, building the strategy, and executing without waiting for direction.
Familiarity with generative AI models (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini) and their application to communications workflows.
Must be based in San Francisco or Palo Alto.

Skills

Product Communications
Technology Communications
Media Relations
Public Relations
Narrative Strategy
Executive Positioning
Thought Leadership
Developer Communications
AI Agent Landscape
Technical Fluency
Generative AI Models
Crisis Communications
Stage Presence
Media Monitoring
Briefing Prep

Location

San Francisco
Palo Alto

Work Type

Onsite

Experience Level

Director
10+ years

Salary/Compensations

$200,000 - $257,500

Benefits

Inclusive financial future
Transparency
Total compensation packages

About the Company

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.
Circle is committed to visibility and stability in everything we do.
Circle is expanding into some of the world's strongest jurisdictions.
Speed and efficiency are motivators for success.
Company values: High Integrity, Future Forward, Multistakeholder, Mindful, and Driven by Excellence.
Flexible work environment where new ideas are encouraged and everyone is a stakeholder.
Circle is on a mission to create an inclusive financial future, with transparency at its core.

Equal Opportunity

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.
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.