Director, Financial Risk Management

Circle is a financial technology company at the epicenter of the emerging internet of money, where value can finally travel like other digital data — globally, nearly instantly and less expensively than legacy settlement systems. This ground‑breaking new internet layer opens up previously unimaginable possibilities for payments, commerce and markets that can help raise global economic prosperity and enhance inclusion.

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 and diverse work environment where new ideas are encouraged and everyone is a stakeholder.

What You’ll Be Responsible For

• Owning, developing, and maintaining financial risk analytics capabilities to ensure risks are comprehensively identified, measured, monitored, and mitigated throughout the product lifecycle.
• Leading the development and adoption of advanced AI and machine learning capabilities to enhance Circle’s financial risk management.
• Maintaining and enforcing risk appetite, limits, and controls across key financial risk types, ensuring Circle remains within its strategic and regulatory risk profile.
• Overseeing Circle’s Financial Model Risk Management program, ensuring models are properly governed, validated, and monitored to support sound and timely business decisions.
• Providing independent oversight and challenge to the first line of defense; coordinating across specialized risk committees, working groups, and other governance forums.

What You’ll Work On

What you’ll bring to Circle

Preferred Requirements

Additional Information

Base Pay Range : $190,000 - $242,500

Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Finance and Sales

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at Circle. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. 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 accommodations@circle.com for support. We respect your privacy and will connect with you separately from our interview process to accommodate your needs.

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