# Executive Editorial Lead

**Company:** [Plaid](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/plaid)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Content Marketing
**Salary:** $193k – $268k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Thought Leadership, Executive Communication, Content Strategy, Financial Technology, Payments, Risk Management, Digital Transformation, Stakeholder Management, Journalistic Writing, Editing, Storytelling
**Posted:** 2026-05-20

> Own executive editorial for Plaid's CEO, CTO and leads. Translate complex fintech strategy into compelling thought leadership content and flagship moments across formats while building and running an editorial system.

## Job Description

## 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: 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.

## Qualifications
- 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.

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