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Director, Communications

Cardless· Marketing
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San Francisco$175k - $220kFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Public relations leader responsible for building Cardless' press, media, and executive visibility strategy to credibly position the company and its partners in fintech, payments, and co-brand initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain relationships with reporters, editors, and outlets covering fintech, payments, and consumer brands; pitch stories tailored to each outlet; track press landscape; represent Cardless credibly with press.
  • Drive executive visibility by identifying interviews, bylines, panels, and speaking opportunities; prepare executives for press interactions; build a cadence of thought leadership; ensure alignment with Product Marketing.
  • Land partner and launch announcements by planning and executing PR for brand partnerships; manage partner approvals; coordinate timing across press, product, and partnerships for cohesive launches.
  • Own PR operations and reporting by drafting/releases and briefings; track coverage quality and provide insights; maintain media lists and outreach systems; monitor reputational risks and advise leadership.

Qualifications

  • Media Relationships: established real relationships with reporters and editors in fintech, payments, or consumer brands.
  • News Judgment: ability to shape company updates into compelling stories for reporters.
  • Executive Prep: ability to prep executives for interviews.
  • Writing: ability to produce press materials quickly and accurately.
  • Cross-Functional Coordination: experience coordinating with product and partnerships teams.
  • Composure Under Pressure: ability to handle fast-moving news cycles.

Skills

Required:Media relationsExecutive media trainingWriting and editing press materialsStrategic communications planning

Benefits

  • Meaningful Start-up equity
  • 100% health, vision & dental primary coverage
  • 75% health, vision & dental dependent coverage
  • Catered lunches
  • $250/month Commuter benefit
  • Parental leave
  • Team building events & happy hours
  • Flexible PTO with a minimum of 15 days off per year
  • Apple equipment
  • 401k plan
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Cardless

Build credit into your product experience.

Build credit into your product experience. Run it end to end with modular APIs, pre-built components, analytics, and full-service infrastructure.

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