Regulatory Compliance Manager

Circle (NYSE: CRCL) is one of the world’s leading internet financial platform companies building the foundation of a more open global economy through digital assets payment applications and programmable blockchain infrastructure. Circle’s platform includes the world’s largest regulated stablecoin network anchored by USDC Circle Payments Network for global money movement and Arc an enterprise-grade blockchain designed to become the Economic OS for the internet. Enterprises financial institutions and developers use Circle to power trusted internet-scale financial innovation. Learn more at circle.com .

What you’ll be part of:

Circle is committed to visibility and stability in everything we do. As we grow as an organization we're expanding into some of the world's strongest jurisdictions. Speed and efficiency are motivators for our success and our employees live by our company values : High Integrity Future Forward Multistakeholder Mindful and Driven by Excellence. We have built a flexible work environment where new ideas are encouraged and everyone is a stakeholder.

What you’ll be responsible for:

As a Manager Regulatory Compliance on the Regulatory Assurance team you will lead the execution and continuous improvement of Circle’s Regulatory Compliance Program across various international jurisdictions where Circle is licensed. You will be responsible for ensuring the timely preparation and submission of regulatory reports tied to Circle’s regulatory licenses while supporting broader initiatives such as licensing regulatory change management examinations outsourcing and customer protection. You’ll apply deep regulatory knowledge and experience to help build scalable resilient compliance processes that meet evolving regulatory expectations and enable business growth.

What you'll work on:

• Oversee the execution and submission of regulatory reports in connection with Circle’s EEA regulatory licenses and other international licenses

• Support the design and implementation of the Regulatory Compliance Program ensuring alignment with applicable laws and regulatory expectations

• Monitor regulatory developments and lead change management processes to ensure timely response to new or amended requirements

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support compliance with licensing obligations customer protection standards and outsourcing regulations

• Partner closely with local MLROs across EEA jurisdictions to support day-to-day regulatory needs ensure alignment on compliance obligations and facilitate effective coordination with supervisory authorities

• Coordinate and manage regulatory examinations and supervisory interactions in partnership with legal and business stakeholders

• Contribute to building scalable systems and workflows to ensure timely high-quality regulatory deliverables

• Drive continuous improvement of compliance operations identifying and addressing risks and inefficiencies in regulatory reporting processes

What you’ll bring to Circle:

Core Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in regulatory compliance legal or risk roles within the financial services industry

• Strong understanding of EEA regulatory requirements governing payment institutions e-money licensing and crypto-asset regulation under MiCA.

• Demonstrated experience preparing and submitting regulatory reports to supervisory authorities

• Proven ability to manage cross-functional projects in a fast-paced evolving environment

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong attention to detail

• Ability to analyze regulatory requirements and translate them into practical scalable processes

Preferred Requirements

• Master’s degree in Law (Bac+5) or an equivalent legal qualification

• Experience engaging with financial services regulators in the EEA

• Familiarity with regulatory change management and supervisory examination processes

• Prior experience at a fintech crypto firm or global payments company

• Experience/familiarity with Slack Apple MacOS and GSuite.

Circle is on a mission to create an inclusive financial future with transparency at our core. We consider a wide variety of elements when crafting our compensation ranges and total compensation packages.

Starting pay is determined by various factors including but not limited to: relevant experience skill set qualifications and other business and organizational needs. Please note that compensation ranges may differ for candidates in other locations.

We are an equal opportunity employer . We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status or any other protected status required by the laws in the locations where we hire. Additionally Circle participates in the E-Verify Program in certain locations as required by law.

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