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Salary: USD 158,200 - 197,800 / annual
Mercury is a fintech platform providing banking, treasury, and financial workflow solutions for startups and technology companies. They are seeking a Tech Communications Lead to own and shape Mercury's technology and innovation narrative, particularly around AI and how it helps founders and entrepreneurs run better businesses.
In this role, you will report to the Head of Comms and be responsible for translating complex product and engineering work into compelling stories for founders, entrepreneurs, SMBs, and the broader tech community. You'll partner closely with Mercury's co-founder and senior product and AI leaders to build their thought leadership platforms, including messaging, talking points, bylines, and social presence.
Key responsibilities include:
- Developing and owning Mercury's technology, AI, and innovation narrative
- Building and running an integrated comms program across podcasts, speaking opportunities, events, owned content, social media, and press
- Identifying and securing high-impact podcast, conference, and media opportunities for company leaders
- Leading comms for product and AI launches in partnership with product marketing
- Cultivating relationships with tech, AI, and startup journalists, creators, and podcast hosts
- Creating and editing content such as blog posts, executive social posts, talks, and briefing docs
- Coaching spokespeople to deliver content with confidence
- Monitoring the AI and fintech landscape for trends and competitive moves
- Measuring program effectiveness and refining strategy based on insights
- Leveraging AI tools to scale team output and experiment with new formats and workflows
You'll join a creative, scrappy, and highly collaborative comms team where ideas move fast and you'll have real ownership from day one. This role sits at the intersection of product, storytelling, and the startup ecosystem.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 7-10 years of experience in communications with significant time spent on tech, product, or AI storytelling at a high-growth startup or tech company
- Hands-on, fluent user of AI tools in your own work (research, workflow automation, content creation)
- Track record of building executive and founder thought leadership programs, especially across podcasts, speaking, and social
- Ability to translate technical concepts like AI products and infrastructure into clear, human, and exciting narratives without losing accuracy
- Exceptional writing and editing skills with a sharp sense of narrative and voice
- Strong relationships with, or clear ability to build relationships with, tech and AI media, podcasters, and creators
- Comfortable working directly with founders and senior leaders, earning their trust and pushing back when needed
- Builder mindset: scrappy, resourceful, and energized by creating programs from scratch in fast-moving environments
- Genuine curiosity about AI, startups, and the founder journey
- Bonus: experience in fintech or communicating with founder and SMB audiences
About Mercury
Fintech — banking, treasury, and financial workflow platform for startups and technology companies.
