Job Description
Build a Safer World.
TRM Labs provides blockchain analytics and AI solutions to help law enforcement and national security agencies, financial institutions, and cryptocurrency businesses detect, investigate, and disrupt crypto-related fraud and financial crime. TRM’s blockchain intelligence and AI platforms include solutions to trace the source and destination of funds, identify illicit activity, build cases, and construct an operating picture of threats. TRM is trusted by leading agencies and businesses worldwide who rely on TRM to enable a safer, more secure world for all.
The Marketing team at TRM Labs is looking for a Communications Lead to shape and activate TRM’s global narrative through earned media and high-impact country-level executive roadshows that drive measurable revenue outcomes. You’ll own strategic positioning and bring it to life across priority markets — partnering closely with Sales, Product Marketing, and the executive team to convert visibility into pipeline influence.
The impact you will have:
Define and operationalize TRM’s global narrative as our footprint and solution set expands — ensuring consistency and intentionality across regions and channels.
Build and execute a proactive global media strategy that builds on TRM’s reputation as the authoritative source for insights, data and expert commentary on topics that align to our core narratives.
Activate earned and owned channels beyond traditional media, including analysts and research firms, organic social, third-party events, and others to expand brand reach and impact.
Lead messaging development for executive communications and key company announcements, serving as the primary quarterback in high-stakes or fast-moving moments.
Scale our internal experts and thought leaders, training and elevating voices across the company and building repeatable frameworks that empower regional and functional teams to communicate with clarity and impact.
What we’re looking for:
8–12+ years of experience in strategic communications, including meaningful time in high-growth B2B SaaS, fintech, AI-native, or adjacent regulated industries.
Proven ownership of executive communications and tier-1 media relationships — not just supporting senior leaders, but directly shaping narrative and outcomes.
Experience designing and operationalizing global communications programs, with a clear POV on how to enable regional execution (via agencies, contractors, or direct management).
A strategic storyteller who synthesizes product vision, roadmap, market dynamics, competitive positioning, and customer proof into differentiated narratives that resonate with customers, talent, investors, and influencers.
Analytical and outcome-focused — establishes clear objectives with measurable metrics for success, identifies measurable success indicators, uses data to guide hypotheses and inform decisions.
AI-fluent and forward-thinking about how generative AI and LLMs reshape media, search, reputation, and brand authority — with a proactive experimentation mindset.
Comfortable operating with urgency and sound judgment in high-stakes sectors, including scenarios involving national security issues and active law enforcement investigations.
About the Team:
Our core mission is to drive revenue growth by shaping market perception and activating demand through strategic storytelling across and visibility across earned and owned channels.
You will partner closely with Insights, Brand & Content, Demand Generation, Product Marketing, Regional Marketing, and the Executive Team.
Core collaboration overlap with ET; flexible hours with expectation of responsiveness to media inquiries
Life at TRM
We are building a safer world. That promise shows up in how we work every day.
TRM moves quickly. We are a high velocity, high ownership team that expects clarity, follow-through, and impact. People who thrive here are energized by hard problems, experimentation, and continuous feedback. If something takes months elsewhere, it will ship here in days.
Our work sits at the intersection of AI, national security, and fighting financial crime. The problems are complex, the stakes are real, and the environment evolves quickly. The pace and intensity of the work reflect the importance of the mission. As a result, the way we operate requires a high level of ownership, adaptability, collaboration, and creative problem-solving.
At TRM, you should expect:
Priorities and targets to change quickly as we experiment and iterate
Work that often requires operating with a high degree of ambiguity
A high level of personal ownership and accountability
Close collaboration across teams and functions
Frequent, high-touch communication
• Creative problem solving and out-of-the-box thinking
A pace that rewards urgency, adaptability, and outcomes
This environment is energizing for people who enjoy building, solving hard problems, and making progress in situations that are not always fully defined. It also requires comfort navigating ambiguity, adjusting course as new information emerges, and maintaining focus and positivity in a fast-moving and intense environment.
We also recognize that this style of operating is not for everyone. If you are primarily optimizing for predictability or a consistently balanced workload, we encourage you to use the interview process to pressure test whether this environment is truly the right fit. We want teammates who thrive here, not just survive here.
At the same time, many people find this work deeply rewarding. If you are excited by meaningful problems, motivated by ambitious goals, and energized by working alongside mission-driven colleagues, there is a good chance you will find TRM to be an exceptional place to grow and contribute. Learn more: Interviewing at TRM: How We Hire and What Success Looks Like
AI Fluency at TRM
AI fluency is a baseline expectation at TRM.
We believe AI meaningfully changes how top performers operate. We expect every team member to use AI to accelerate and reimagine their craft, not just automate surface tasks.
At TRM, AI fluency means you are among the top 10 percent of operators in your function in how you apply AI to:
Accelerate repeatable workflows
Structure and solve problems
Improve output quality
Increase speed and leverage
You will be evaluated on applied AI fluency during the interview process.
Leadership Principles
We hire and grow against three leadership principles. They’re the standards for how we operate, treat each other, and make decisions.
Impact-Oriented Trailblazer: We put customers first and move with speed, focus, and adaptability. We treat every plan like an experiment – test, ship, measure, and iterate quickly.
Master Craftsperson: We care deeply about our craft. We balance speed with high standards, own outcomes end‑to‑end, and invest in getting better everyday.
Inspiring Colleague: We add clarity and energy, not noise. We bring humility, candor, and a one‑team mindset — giving and receiving feedback to make the team stronger.
The impact you will have
This work has real stakes. Depending on your role at TRM, your week might look like:
Driving critical investigations that can’t wait for typical business hours.
Shipping products in days when others would schedule quarters.
Partnering with teams across time zones to deliver insights while the story is still unfolding.
Building new solutions from first principles when the playbook doesn’t yet exist.
Protecting victims and customers by tracing illicit activity and disrupting criminal networks.
Join our Mission
At TRM we care deeply about our craft. We are looking for individuals who want their work to matter, who experiment with speed and rigor, and who take pride in building a safer world for billions of people. If you’re excited by TRM’s mission but don’t check every box, we encourage you to apply — we hire for slope, judgment, and the will to learn fast.
TRM is a Series C company with $220M in total funding, backed by Blockchain Capital, Goldman Sachs, Bessemer, Y Combinator, Thoma Bravo, and others. Headquartered in San Francisco, TRM operates as a distributed-first company with hubs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Washington D.C., London, and Singapore.
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