VP, Policy and Regulatory Strategy, EMEA

Full time
Remote
Compensation is not specified
Role
Legal
Description

About the company:

Circle is a financial technology company that operates in the emerging global digital currency space. They facilitate fast, low-cost, and secure transactions using blockchain technology. Circle's innovative infrastructure, including the blockchain-based dollar, USDC, enables businesses, institutions, and developers to leverage the benefits of digital currencies.

What your role entails:

As the Vice President, Policy and Regulatory Strategy, EMEA, you will play a crucial part in the company's global policy and communications team. You will collaborate closely with legal, compliance, and finance teams to engage with key regulators in tier 1 and tier 2 markets. Your responsibilities include analyzing regulations, fostering relationships with regulators, and achieving successful company licensure and operations in target markets. Moreover, you will lead regulatory initiatives to create a favorable global market environment. This role will also involve monitoring the acceptance of digital currencies, blockchain-based payment systems, and crypto-assets worldwide, providing valuable insights for market expansion, regulatory engagements, and competitive positioning.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Conducting regulatory engagement, stakeholder mapping, and market segmentation for targeted growth regions
  • Reviewing the legal, licensing, and regulatory requirements in different markets
  • Driving market expansion and regulatory efforts in priority markets
  • Creating reporting metrics and decision support resources for compliance and licensing requirements
  • Crafting public responses and engaging with external stakeholders
  • Leading a global strategy, policy, and communications team focused on enhancing market conditions for the company's products and services

Our core values:

As a team member, you will uphold these core values:

  • Multistakeholder: Dedication to our customers, shareholders, employees, local communities, and their families
  • Mindful: Encouraging respect, active listening, and attention to detail
  • Driven by Excellence: Pursuing excellence, avoiding mediocrity, and working relentlessly toward achieving goals
  • High Integrity: Promoting open and honest communication, adhering to high moral and ethical standards, and rejecting manipulation and dishonesty

Requirements for the role:

To excel in this position, you should have the following qualifications:

  • 15+ years of experience in legal, policy, regulatory, and policymaking roles related to emerging technology, financial services, and global markets
  • 10+ years of management experience with a focus on regulation or policymaking
  • Extensive technical knowledge and strong relationships with influential figures in government, policymaking, and financial regulation
  • In-depth understanding of regulatory engagement in the payments and financial services sectors
  • A strong familiarity with UK policies, regulations, and licensing requirements for payments, digital currencies, crypto-assets, and blockchain markets
  • Experience or familiarity with Slack, Apple MacOS, and GSuite

Circle is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. They do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Note that Circle may participate in the E-Verify Program in some locations as required by law.

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We believe in a future where digital dollars work securely around the world to create a more prosperous global economy for everyone.

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