Executive Editorial Lead

Plaid • San Francisco, CA

3d

About The Position

Plaid's Communications team is responsible for building and protecting Plaid’s reputation, shaping our company narrative, driving awareness of our products and impact, and ensuring we show up with clarity and credibility across moments that matter. We partner closely with Product, Marketing, Corporate Affairs, and Leadership to tell the stories that earn trust with customers, partners, press, policymakers, and the broader fintech ecosystem, while also helping align employees around our strategy and priorities. We’re looking for an Executive Editorial Lead to own the editorial function for Plaid’s highest-impact voices and translate strategy and technical concepts into compelling, defensible content across formats. This person will build credible thought leadership, sourcing real-world inputs, pressure-testing claims, and creating flagship editorial moments (from marquee reports to LinkedIn series and audio/video) that define Plaid’s point of view on AI, risk, credit underwriting, payments, and the future of financial innovation.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience as a journalist, executive speechwriter, or senior communications/content lead.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills with a portfolio of executive and thought leadership work.
• Experience writing for C-level executives and translating complex financial/technical topics into accessible narratives.
• Strong understanding of financial technology, payments, risk, and digital transformation.
• Exec partnership and stakeholder management under time pressure (ability to incorporate feedback, push back, and still ship).
• Ability to balance journalistic rigor with brand strategy.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with long-form content and video publishing

Responsibilities

• Own the executive editorial function for Plaid’s highest-impact voices (CEO, CTO, and Product Area Leads).
• Translate strategy and technical concepts into clear, compelling content across formats that lands with customers, partners, and the broader industry.
• Build credible thought leadership. You’ll source real-world inputs (data, customer realities, trends, etc), pressure-test claims, and publish POVs that are specific enough to build trust.
• Create and lead flagship editorial moments that define Plaid’s perspective on AI, risk, credit underwriting, payments, and financial innovation across long-form, short-form, and audio/video content.
• Stand up exec editorial system: Establish and drive content calendar, intake process from subject matter experts and execs, drafting/editing workflow, reviews, publishing cadence, and measurement.

Benefits

• Plaid is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion or religious belief, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, military or veteran status, disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Plaid is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance with your application or interviews due to a disability, please let us know at [email protected]. Please review our Candidate Privacy Notice here .

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed