Principal Product Operations and Risk Analyst

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. 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.

### Responsibilities - Support the day-to-day management and operation of Circle’s Product Risk Management function. - Partner with Product Managers to identify, assess, prioritize, mitigate, and report on product risks. - Support the overall Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Program. - Drive business strategy by collecting and analyzing data to track product performance (user behavior, product usage, customer feedback). - Identify improvement opportunities and present insights. - Work with executives and C-level leaders to define cross-org processes for increased execution efficiencies and cross-team collaboration. - Drive product processes (development, user research, launch) and select/roll out tools (product management software, data analysis tools). - Drive product-related policy management, issue management, change management, risk assessment, third-party risk management, and training. - Build standards for the product team (documentation, testing, release management). - Ensure product and XFN teams follow standard launch processes, identify/mitigate risks, and monitor product risks post-launch. - Lead assessments, monitoring, and reporting on inherent business risks (compliance, legal, security, finance, 3rd parties). - Support ongoing risk management with ERM, lead periodic reviews, executive reporting, and recommend policy updates. - Work with auditors and regulators.

### Qualifications - 10+ years working in risk management for B2B and B2C products. - Experience working in financial services, payments, or technology companies. - Executive presence with an ability to influence and work hands-on with other cross-functional team leaders, such as lawyers, engineers, and product managers. - Experience leading diverse teams in a complex, matrixed organization. - Experience working at the intersection of Product and Risk and a solid understanding of risk management principles, methodologies, and frameworks, including knowledge of market, credit, operational, and compliance risk. - Ability to build and define Enterprise Risk Management frameworks and programs. - Experience in embedding a risk culture in a rapidly growing business environment, preferably technology or financial services. - Proficiency in data analyses using SQL. - Partner with leaders effectively employing clear and structured communication to tell a “story” focused on business insights & data.

### What We Offer - Competitive salary range of $185,000 - $237,500. - Flexible work environment. - Opportunities for professional growth and development.

Circle is a global financial technology company that issues stablecoins (USDC and EURC) and provides a full-stack platform for digital payments and blockchain infrastructure. The company enables businesses and financial institutions to integrate digital currencies and public blockchains for payments, commerce, and financial applications worldwide.