Senior Director, Arc - Agentic Commerce Strategy & GTM

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Senior Director Arc - Agentic Commerce Strategy & GTM

Senior Director Arc - Agentic Commerce Strategy & GTM

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25 Locations
In-Office or Remote
245K-308K Annually
Senior level
Blockchain • Fintech • Payments • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency • Web3
Circle's platform connects traditional finance and digital assets to create a secure always-on digital economy.
The Role
Lead strategy and GTM for agentic commerce on Arc driving ecosystem partnerships product alignment and adoption of USDC and Circle Agent Stack across AI builders platforms and enterprises.
Summary Generated by Built In
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 the Senior Director Arc - Agentic Commerce Strategy & GTM you will define and execute Circle's strategy for agentic commerce helping establish USDC Arc and the Circle Agent Stack as the default financial infrastructure for AI agents. Working across Ecosystems Product Developer Relations Engineering and Commercial leadership you will identify the highest-value opportunities for agent-driven commerce define the strategic roadmap for ecosystem adoption architect partnership and growth programs and influence the product investments required to accelerate adoption.
This is not a traditional business development role. Success in this position comes from defining ecosystem strategy closely with relationship owners and commercial teams to build a category-defining ecosystem rather than executing individual transactions.
You will build and scale the agentic commerce ecosystem on Arc Circle's own blockchain - making it the chain where AI-driven commerce settles by default. Because Arc is infrastructure Circle owns end to end your mandate is to deepen the surfaces that live on it: a marketplace with real supply depth broad external adoption of the Agent Stack and the design-partner integrations and product capabilities that make Arc the natural home for agentic transactions. Working across a network of AI builders model providers inference platforms enterprises developers and ecosystem partners you'll turn that network into durable defensible advantage for Circle.
What success looks like:
Within your first 90 days you will:
  • Develop and socialize a comprehensive agentic commerce ecosystem strategy aligned across Product Ecosystems Developer Relations and executive leadership.
  • Identify priority demand channels ecosystem partners and platform integrations required to accelerate agentic USDC adoption.
  • Establish strong working relationships across Product Engineering Developer Relations Partnerships and Commercial teams.
  • Build alignment around ecosystem priorities platform requirements and partnership opportunities.
  • Establish operating rhythms and ownership models across internal stakeholders supporting the agentic commerce strategy.

Within your first 6-12 months you will:
  • Launch strategic ecosystem partnerships that drive measurable agentic transaction volume and usage of Circle Agent Stack products.
  • Expand adoption of Agent Wallets Nanopayments Agent Marketplace and related infrastructure across priority ecosystem participants.
  • Influence product roadmap priorities that improve the competitiveness and adoption of Circle's agentic commerce infrastructure.
  • Create repeatable ecosystem growth motions partnership frameworks and adoption programs that scale beyond individual relationships.
  • Establish Circle as a leading platform for agent-driven commerce and payments.
  • Develop a clear strategic bridge between agentic commerce autonomous finance and future agent-driven capital markets activity.

What you'll work on:
  • Define and own the strategic roadmap for Arc's agentic commerce ecosystem including channel prioritization ecosystem design platform adoption and long-term growth strategy.
  • Build and scale adoption programs across venture ecosystems AI startups model providers inference platforms enterprises and developer communities.
  • Design partnership structures ecosystem incentives commercial frameworks and growth programs that accelerate agentic transaction volume and USDC adoption.
  • Partner closely with Product and Engineering teams to translate ecosystem needs into product priorities across Agent Wallets Nanopayments Agent Marketplace Circle Skills and Arc infrastructure.
  • Develop repeatable ecosystem motions including credits programs reference architectures default integrations onboarding frameworks and co-marketing initiatives.
  • Influence product strategy by bringing the voice of AI builders model providers enterprises and ecosystem participants into roadmap decisions.
  • Monitor ecosystem performance market dynamics competitive developments and emerging AI infrastructure trends to continuously strengthen Circle's market position.
  • Help shape the long-term convergence of agentic commerce autonomous finance and agent-driven capital markets activity across Arc.

What you'll bring to Circle:
Core Requirements
  • 12+ years of experience spanning platform partnerships ecosystem development product partnerships developer platforms strategy business development or related functions.
  • Demonstrated success creating and scaling new markets categories platforms ecosystems or infrastructure businesses.
  • Proven ability to influence executive stakeholders and drive alignment across multiple organizations without direct authority.
  • Experience building platform adoption strategies ecosystem growth initiatives or marketplace businesses that drive measurable usage and engagement.
  • Strong product instincts with the ability to translate ecosystem requirements into platform capabilities and roadmap priorities.
  • Experience structuring complex commercial partnerships business models and ecosystem programs involving multiple stakeholders and long-term strategic outcomes.
  • Exceptional communication stakeholder management executive influence and strategic problem-solving skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in highly ambiguous rapidly evolving markets and turn emerging opportunities into scalable business outcomes.

Preferred Requirements
  • Experience working with AI platforms foundation model providers inference infrastructure agent frameworks developer tooling or AI application ecosystems.
  • Experience with payments fintech infrastructure stablecoins digital assets embedded finance or internet-native financial systems.
  • Familiarity with agentic commerce autonomous systems programmable payments machine-to-machine transactions or AI-driven economic networks.
  • Experience building ecosystems around developer platforms APIs marketplaces or usage-based infrastructure products.
  • Experience working with enterprise technology adoption platform GTM or emerging technology commercialization initiatives.

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.
Base Pay Range: $245000 - $307500
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.
Should you require accommodations or assistance in our interview process because of a disability please reach out to [email protected] for support. We respect your privacy and will connect with you separately from our interview process to accommodate your needs.
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Skills Required

  • 12+ years of experience in platform partnerships ecosystem development product partnerships developer platforms strategy or business development
  • Proven success creating and scaling new markets categories platforms ecosystems or infrastructure businesses
  • Ability to influence executive stakeholders and drive cross-organizational alignment without direct authority
  • Experience building platform adoption strategies ecosystem growth initiatives or marketplace businesses that drive measurable usage
  • Strong product instincts and ability to translate ecosystem requirements into platform capabilities and roadmap priorities
  • Experience structuring complex commercial partnerships business models and ecosystem programs with multiple stakeholders
  • Exceptional communication stakeholder management executive influence and strategic problem-solving skills
  • Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in ambiguous rapidly evolving markets and scale opportunities into business outcomes
  • Experience partnering across Product Engineering Developer Relations Partnerships and Commercial teams to drive ecosystem outcomes

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Circle Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Retirement SupportU.S. employees have access to a 401(k) with company matching alongside FSA/HSA options with employer contributions to HSAs.
  • Leave & Time Off BreadthFlexible or unlimited PTO beyond holidays is emphasized within a remote‑first culture that supports flexible schedules and time away.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle BenefitsHome‑office and mobile reimbursements fitness and wellness programs learning and development support and access to global co‑working spaces are provided.

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The Company
HQ: New York NY
1050 Employees
Year Founded: 2013

What We Do

Circle (NYSE: CRCL) is a global internet financial platform company powering the foundation of an open borderless and programmable economy. Circle connects financial institutions enterprises and developers to the next generation of the internet financial system through digital assets such as USDC Circle Payments Network for global money movement and Arc an enterprise-grade blockchain designed to become the Economic OS for the internet. Supporting trillions of dollars in economic activity and serving hundreds of millions of users worldwide Circle enables value to move with the speed security and transparency of the internet. 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.

Why Work With Us

Our employees are treated as people first with a real purpose for being here. Circle has created an environment where people can thrive grow be challenged and constantly build on their career. It's this same environment that draws competitive strength from within our employee base.

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