Internal Communications Manager

Coinbase, Inc.; Jefferson City (MO); Hybrid; USD 206,000 - 242,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking a Senior Internal Communications Manager to lead messaging for executive stakeholders and scale communications for a globally distributed, remote workforce.

You will partner with executives, shape the internal narrative, and drive change with AI-enabled tools, while maintaining human oversight. You will craft strategies that reinforce the company mission and culture, develop scalable processes, and support company-wide events, ensuring communications are precise,

Qualifications

• 10+ years in internal, external, or corporate communications.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with clarity and brevity.
• Executive presence with experience partnering with senior leaders on comms initiatives.
• Experience using AI tools to accelerate and improve communications with human oversight.
• Ability to adapt to rapid organizational change and distributed teams.
• Crypto enthusiasm and willingness to develop fluency in the space.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the internal communications strategy for your portfolio of stakeholders, serving as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on messaging, approach, timing, etc.
• Ensure employees have the information and context they need to do their job.
• Create and improve systems, including AI-powered tools and workflows, that scale communications across a globally distributed, remote workforce.
• Measure the effectiveness of communications programs, leveraging data for continuous improvement
• Develop a deep understanding of the company mission, strategy, and culture to reinforce in all communications.
• Proactively identify and implement AI-native approaches to internal communications, from content creation and personalization to measurement and feedback loops, raising the bar for what the function can deliver at scale.
• Support and execute org or company-wide live events (i.e. drafting talking points, advising on event flow and structure, preparing speakers, etc.).
• Partner with your Internal & External Comms teammates to drive proactive/reactive communications and coordinate internal issues management.

Skills

Internal communications

Executive presence

AI in communications

Stakeholder influence

Written communication

Verbal communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Remote collaboration

Job description

Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom. The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way. This isn't a place for complacency, it’s a place to be pushed past your perceived limits. If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for \"good enough,\" you belong here. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges.” learn more about working at Coinbase.

Internal Communications shapes Coinbase's employee experience and reinforces our mission, strategy, and culture. This Senior Internal Communications Manager role is an individual contributor reporting to the Director of Internal Communications. They will partner directly with executives and senior leaders to tell powerful stories, drive change, and define what best-in-class internal comms looks like in an AI-native company.

What you’ll do:

• Define and own the internal communications strategy for your portfolio of stakeholders, serving as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on messaging, approach, timing, etc
• Ensure employees have the information and context they need to do their job.
• Create and improve systems, including AI-powered tools and workflows, that scale communications across a globally distributed, remote workforce.
• Measure the effectiveness of communications programs, leveraging data for continuous improvement
• Develop a deep understanding of the company mission, strategy, and culture to reinforce in all communications.
• Proactively identify and implement AI-native approaches to internal communications, from content creation and personalization to measurement and feedback loops, raising the bar for what the function can deliver at scale.
• Support and execute org or company-wide live events (i.e. drafting talking points, advising on event flow and structure, preparing speakers, etc.).
• Partner with your Internal & External Comms teammates to drive proactive/reactive communications and coordinate internal issues management.

Required Skills and Experience:

• 10+ years of experience in internal, external or corporate communications, media / journalism, or another writing intensive role.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills, prioritizing clarity & brevity in all communications.
• Well-developed “executive presence,” including experience directly partnering with senior executives on communications initiatives, with examples of ability to influence stakeholders and adapt work style accordingly.
• Demonstrated experience using AI tools to accelerate and improve communications work (e.g., drafting, research, audience analysis, content testing); ensures responsible use, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
• Resilience and grit: able to maintain a proactive, even-keeled posture in the face of rapid organizational change and shifting priorities.
• Experience communicating to a highly distributed, remote workforce.
• Extremely organized (gets energy from roadmapping, planning, envisioning the path).
• Able to think and do—someone who can both generate ideas and implement them.
• Able to balance speed and quality, with an acute sense for what matters most in a given moment.
• Enthusiasm for crypto with willingness to develop real fluency in the space.

Job ID: P77855

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Pay Transparency Notice: Base salary varies by location (see range below). Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).

Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus):

$205,785—$242,100 USD

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