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TRM LabsVP of Communications
TRM Labs builds AI-powered intelligence solutions that assist public and private sector agencies in tracking illicit activities, managing cases, and investigating crimes. The organization is seeking…
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TRM Labs builds AI-powered intelligence solutions that assist public and private sector agencies in tracking illicit activities, managing cases, and investigating crimes. The organization is seeking a VP of Communications to spearhead its corporate messaging, earned media channels, and internal thought leadership. This position involves unifying previously split communication responsibilities into a single, dedicated function, designing executive visibility initiatives, and establishing an AI-native approach to media monitoring, research, drafting, and…
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TRM Labs builds AI-powered intelligence solutions that assist public and private sector agencies in tracking illicit activities, managing cases, and investigating crimes. The organization is seeking a VP of Communications to spearhead its corporate messaging, earned media channels, and internal thought leadership. This position involves unifying previously split communication responsibilities into a single, dedicated function, designing executive visibility initiatives, and establishing an AI-native approach to media monitoring, research, drafting, and reporting. The incoming leader will report directly to the Chief Brand Officer within the Brand and Communications department, collaborating closely with product marketing, policy, insights, brand content, and company leadership. The position oversees a public relations agency and an international communications lead based in the Asia-Pacific region, with opportunities to expand the team over time. Candidates should be comfortable navigating high-velocity, high-ownership environments characterized by shifting priorities and a high degree of ambiguity.
Responsibilities
- Design and execute an executive-visibility program that ensures company leaders consistently deliver clear corporate messaging
- Develop journalist and analyst relationships to expand share of voice and coverage quality across media and earned channels
- Identify subject-matter experts across the organization and prepare them for speaking engagements, bylines, and corporate social channels
- Establish rapid-response playbooks and AI-assisted media tracking protocols to handle reputational management
- Manage the public relations agency and an APAC-based communications contractor
- Collaborate cross-functionally with policy, insights, product marketing, brand content, and leadership teams
Requirements
- Possess ten or more years of experience in corporate and executive communications, including the ownership of earned media
- Demonstrate background experience within a security, fintech, intelligence, or regulated-tech company
- Show fluency in formulating corporate narratives surrounding artificial intelligence, its risks, and industry positioning
- Apply an AI-native approach utilizing tools across monitoring, research, drafting, and reporting workflows
- Exhibit experience supporting live issues with sound crisis-communications judgment under pressure
- Provide exceptional writing and editing capabilities to distill complex technical subjects for the press, leadership, and public
Core Skills
Benefits
- Estimated base salary range between $195,000 and $255,000 per year
- Potential eligibility to participate in TRM’s equity plan
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What is the salary range for the VP of Communications role?
The estimated base salary range for this position is $195,000 to $255,000 per year, and the role may also be eligible to participate in TRM’s equity plan.
What department does this role report to?
This position reports to the Chief Brand Officer within the Brand and Communications team.
What are the travel and location expectations for this position?
The role requires core schedule overlap across US business hours, with occasional travel for media, executive events, and team offsites rated as low to moderate frequency.
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