Circle · 3 days ago
Principal Product Manager
Circle is one of the world’s leading internet financial platform companies, building the foundation of a more open, global economy through digital assets and payment applications. As a Principal Product Manager, you will own the strategy and execution of the customer onboarding platform, ensuring it scales to support new products and regulatory requirements while collaborating with various stakeholders to deliver effective solutions.
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Responsibilities
Define and own the product strategy and roadmap for critical components within the Circle platform, prioritizing and launching scalable solutions that promote reusability and increase developer efficiency across Circle products
Lead the evolution of onboarding and compliance capabilities for Circle platform, driving both incremental enhancements and long-term platform transformation
Partner with compliance, legal, risk, engineering, and product teams to design systems that balance regulatory rigor with seamless customer experiences
Identify and resolve process gaps, bottlenecks, and inefficiencies that impact onboarding speed, scalability, and compliance outcomes
Translate regulatory requirements and business needs into clear product requirements, insights, and user stories for engineering execution
Represent onboarding and platform priorities across senior forums, influencing strategy and securing alignment for high-impact initiatives
Build and maintain documentation that clearly explains the design, functionality, and dependencies of onboarding systems and tools
Define, monitor, and report on platform performance metrics and risk indicators, highlighting progress and challenges to executives and the Board
Engage with regulators, auditors, and examiners to demonstrate how Circle’s onboarding platform scales effectively while meeting compliance obligations
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience delivering large-scale compliance, onboarding, or risk platforms in fintech, payments, or crypto
Hands-on experience using AI tools for prototyping and generating product mocks to accelerate design and development
Proven track record implementing KYB, KYC, and AML technologies to meet global regulatory requirements
Expertise in designing compliance workflows and building scalable systems that accelerate customer onboarding
Strong ability to translate regulatory and business needs into clear product requirements and platform strategies
Demonstrated leadership influencing executives and cross-functional teams to align on product direction
Highly analytical and data-driven, with experience applying AI/ML to improve onboarding decision-making, risk detection, and process efficiency
Preferred
Background in RegTech, banking, or scaled fintech, with direct exposure to complex regulatory environments
Executive presence with the ability to represent Circle externally with regulators, auditors, and industry stakeholders
Company
Circle
Circle helps businesses and developers utilize stablecoins for payments and online commerce.
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