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Circle · 1 hour ago

Senior Manager, Model Risk Management

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. The Senior Manager, Model Risk Management will oversee the day-to-day management of Circle’s model risk and governance, operationalizing the model risk management framework and ensuring compliance with internal and external standards.

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Responsibilities

Be responsible for operationalizing the Model Risk Management framework, maintaining policy, standards and procedures
Execute ongoing model risk management responsibilities, including but not limited to model inventory & classification, annual model review and recertification, identifying gaps and deficiencies in Circle’s financial risk and capital/liquidity models and prioritizing high and critical model risk findings for remediation
Be the spokesperson both internally and externally communicating on model risk related issues in conjunction with other cross-functional teams
Work closely with other risk and compliance teams to ensure cohesive and synergized risk management approach and regulator adherence
Stay up to date with U.S. and international financial regulations and industry best practices to ensure capital adequacy and risk management compliance

Qualification

Model Risk ManagementFinancial Risk ManagementProgramming SQLProgramming PythonTeam ManagementCFA/FRM designationRegTech experienceFinTech experienceGoogle Suite proficiencySlack proficiencyMacbook proficiencyLeadership skillsCommunication skillsProblem-solving skillsAdaptabilityCollaboration skills

Required

10+ years of relevant experience in financial risk model reviews for large financial institutions and/or fintech companies, including designing and implementing model risk governance framework, performing hands-on model review and validation, designing and implementing stress testing systems and tools
7+ years of experience managing teams or performing project and program management roles
A passion for harnessing the power of digital currency and blockchain technology and services built on top of it
An innovative and creative mind looking to suggest new solutions to old problems
Proven experience working collaboratively and effectively with the ability to work with multiple stakeholders and internal teams
Experience and comfort working in an ever changing industry and the flexibility to quickly react to changing demands. Never tired of learning
Strong leadership and relationship management skills
Strong communication skills and presence, ability to interface with internal and external teams
M.A./M.S. degree; quantitative or technical degree a plus
Proficient in programming languages (SQL, Python) for data analytics and quantitative modeling

Preferred

Experience in RegTech, FinTech or consulting company preferred
CFA/FRM designation is a plus
Proficiency in Google Suite, Slack and Macbook preferred

Company

Circle helps businesses and developers utilize stablecoins for payments and online commerce.

H1B Sponsorship

Circle has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (32)
2024 (41)
2023 (43)
2022 (25)
2021 (4)
2020 (2)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$2.44B
Key Investors
ARK Investment ManagementCoinbaseAlameda Research
2025-11-19Post Ipo Secondary· $17.7M
2025-08-14Post Ipo Secondary· $1.04B
2025-08-14Post Ipo Equity· $260M

Leadership Team

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Jared Favole
Chief of Staff to CEO
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Jeremy Allaire
Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO
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