Senior Manager Business Continuity & Operational Resilience

• Reimagining Enterprise Resilience Lead the evolution and execution of Circle's global business continuity and operational resilience program-transitioning from static plan-based approaches to a dynamic continuously adaptive capability embedded across all regions and business lines.
• AI-Driven Risk & Resilience Transformation Design and implement AI-enabled solutions to modernize the program including automated Business Impact Analyses (BIAs) real-time scenario modeling and predictive risk insights that empower faster more informed decision-making.
• Proactive Risk Identification & Intelligence Establish a forward-looking risk framework that continuously identifies assesses and prioritizes operational vulnerabilities-shifting the organization from reactive response to proactive resilience.
• Embedding Resilience into the Business Partner closely with engineering operations security and product teams to integrate resilience into critical workflows and infrastructure-ensuring essential services including USDC minting and burning remain resilient under any conditions.
• Advanced Scenario Testing & Crisis Readiness Build and lead a modern testing program that goes beyond traditional exercises-leveraging scenario-based simulations stress testing and adversarial ("red team") exercises that reflect real-world complexity and emerging threats.
• Regulatory Alignment & Industry Leadership Ensure alignment with global regulatory expectations (e.g. DORA) and evolving industry standards while helping shape Circle's position as a leader in operational resilience within digital assets.
• Cross-Functional & External Engagement Develop strong trust-based relationships across internal stakeholders and third-party partners to drive accountability transparency and coordinated resilience outcomes at scale.

• Proven Enterprise Resilience Leadership 10+ years of experience building and leading business continuity and/or operational resilience programs in complex global environments-ideally within fintech financial services or crypto-demonstrating a track record of scaling programs in high-growth settings.
• Transformation Mindset Experience evolving traditional continuity programs into modern risk-driven resilience capabilities with a focus on continuous improvement automation and measurable business impact.
• AI & Data-Driven Capabilities Demonstrated ability to leverage AI and data analytics to enhance resilience programs-automating manual processes identifying emerging risks and accelerating decision-making through actionable insights.
• Digital Assets & Financial Infrastructure Understanding Familiarity with blockchain technology stablecoins and the operational demands of always-on financial platforms.
• Deep Technical & Domain Expertise Strong knowledge of business continuity disaster recovery crisis management and incident response frameworks with an understanding of cloud-native distributed and remote-first operating environments.
• Regulatory & Risk Acumen Experience working within regulated environments and aligning programs to global standards and frameworks with the ability to anticipate and adapt to evolving regulatory expectations.
• Executive Communication & Influence Exceptional ability to translate complex operational risks into clear data-driven narratives for senior leadership regulators and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Builder Mentality A hands-on leader who thrives in ambiguity and is motivated to build modernize and scale programs that drive real business value.
• Education & Certifications Bachelor's or Master's degree required; relevant certifications (e.g. CBCP) are valued but practical experience and a demonstrated ability to drive transformation are paramount.

• Are energized by building in a fast-moving global environment where the stakes are high and where your work directly impacts the future of financial infrastructure.
• Are passionate about redefining resilience security and risk management for the digital asset era-and excited by the opportunity to push beyond traditional approaches.
• Enjoy tackling complex ambiguous challenges and partnering across functions time zones and disciplines to drive meaningful scalable outcomes.
• Are motivated by transformation-leveraging technology data and innovation to turn resilience into a proactive intelligence-driven capability.
• Believe in Circle's mission and the role that trust transparency and innovation play in creating a more open inclusive global financial system.

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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