Senior Director of Compliance and Risk

Job Summary

Leading the strategy and execution for Circle's onboarding, compliance, and risk platform, the full-time Senior Director of Compliance and Risk will own the product vision, manage a high-performing team, and ensure regulatory soundness while collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Define and own the vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap for onboarding, compliance, and risk platform capabilities
• Build and lead a product team, setting priorities and coaching product managers
• Partner with Compliance, Legal, and Operations to translate regulatory obligations into scalable product capabilities

Required qualifications

• Extensive product leadership experience in compliance, risk, or onboarding at a fintech or financial infrastructure company
• Deep understanding of regulatory landscapes including KYC/KYB, AML/CFT, and transaction monitoring
• Proven ability to deliver both internal platform infrastructure and externally facing product capabilities
• Strong ability to lead and influence across technical, commercial, and regulatory stakeholders
• Strategic mindset with data-driven decision-making skills