Senior Director, ERM Programs 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. Our infrastructure – including USDC, a blockchain-based dollar – helps businesses, institutions and developers harness these breakthroughs and capitalize on this major turning point in the evolution of money and technology.

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: Multistakeholder, Mindfulness, Driven by Excellence and High Integrity. Circlers are consistently evolving in a remote world where strength in numbers fuels team success. 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: 

Circle is looking for a Senior Director to join the Enterprise Risk Management team, who will be responsible for leading multiple program areas including governance and oversight, policy management, reporting, issue management, risk identification, control and assessments and Governance Risk and Compliance Technology platforms. This role will lead these ERM teams and work closely with the compliance leads to support and drive the risk organizations’ strategy, communications, and thought leadership as part of a dynamic and highly collaborative team. You will oversee the implementation and execution of controls by respective functions to ensure that the overall risk is appropriately managed based on Circle’s risk appetite. The right candidate will possess and demonstrate a strong risk management design and execution anchored on outcomes. 

What you'll work on: 

• Overseeing and adhering to all the risk aspects of the ERM Program under management including on-going end-to-end process improvement as related to controls and overall program practices.  
• Leading the development and management of the GRC technology platform from selection, requirement definition, testing, administration and training.  
• Creating and leading an ERM partner team that will work closely with the Business Functions on managing their risk activities.
• Serving as a member of the specialized risk committees that support risk management activities based on specific risks within their scope.
• Collaborating cross functionally to identify resiliency gaps, operational threats and executing a plan to address them.
• Providing analysis and recommendations to Executives and the risk community on all ERM programs under management.
• Working closely with strategy, regulation, communications, security, compliance, risk, legal, product, operations and other cross-functional teams to understand the overall business environment. 
• Coordinating with financial risk management function to ensure alignment with enterprise frameworks and reporting requirements.
• Interfacing with all relevant regulators and other stakeholders as the main point of contact with respect to our ERM program, and relevant technology and operational processes.
• Multi-tasking to play other leadership and execution roles, as needed, in Circle’s overall compliance and risk function. 
• Collaborating with the Chief Risk and Compliance Officer and VP, ERM in projects and responsibilities, as assigned, that may be global in nature.
• Supporting the Enterprise Risk Management Committee in providing risk expertise and input into the overall health of the ERM program.
• Recommending vulnerability mitigation strategies, and influences remediation management to business units. 
• Performing governance and oversight activities to ensure business functions are in compliance with ERM frameworks.

You will aspire to our four core values:

• Multistakeholder - you have dedication and commitment to our customers, shareholders, employees and families and local communities.
• Mindful - you seek to be respectful, an active listener and to pay attention to detail.  
• Driven by Excellence - you are driven by our mission and our passion for customer success which means you relentlessly pursue excellence, that you do not tolerate mediocrity and you work intensely to achieve your goals. 
• High Integrity - you seek open and honest communication, and you hol