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 field of the internet of money. They enable value to be exchanged globally, quickly, and cost-effectively through their innovative infrastructure, including their blockchain-based dollar called USDC. Circle aims to create new possibilities for payments, commerce, and markets, contributing to global economic prosperity and inclusion. Their employees embrace their company values, including Multistakeholder, Mindfulness, Driven by Excellence, and High Integrity. Circle fosters a flexible and diverse work environment that encourages new ideas and considers everyone as a stakeholder.

Job Summary:

As the Vice President, Policy and Regulatory Strategy, EMEA, you will play a crucial role in Circle's global policy and communications team. Working closely with legal, compliance, finance, and other teams, you will be responsible for understanding and engaging with key regulators in tier 1 and tier 2 markets. Your primary focus will be on driving analysis, regulatory filing, and engagement to secure company licensure and operations in those markets. Additionally, you will lead regulatory and policy engagements globally to ensure a favorable market and regulatory environment for Circle's products and services. As part of your role, you will also track the global policy, regulatory, and market acceptance of digital currencies, blockchain-based payment systems, and crypto-assets, providing essential insights for market expansion, regulatory engagements, and competitive positioning.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop a regulatory engagement plan, stakeholder mapping, and market segmentation based on the company's market expansion and growth targets, particularly in tier 1 and tier 2 markets.
  • Review legal, regulatory, and licensing requirements in target markets alongside the legal, compliance, and operational leaders.
  • Lead market expansion and regulatory efforts globally, with priority given to tier 1 and tier 2 markets.
  • Create reporting metrics, dashboards, and decision support resources to track licensing, compliance, and regulatory requirements related to digital assets and payments in key markets.
  • Draft public responses, including requests for information, comments, and other engagements with external stakeholders.
  • Manage a dynamic global strategy, policy, and communications team to foster a favorable market environment for Circle's products and services.

Core Values:

You will embrace and embody Circle's core values which are:

  • Multistakeholder: Show dedication and commitment to customers, shareholders, employees, families, and local communities alike.
  • Mindful: Be respectful, attentive, and detail-oriented in all interactions.
  • Driven by Excellence: Be passionately driven by the mission and the success of customers. Pursue excellence, reject mediocrity, and work hard to achieve goals.
  • High Integrity: Prioritize open and honest communication. Hold yourself to high moral and ethical standards; reject manipulation, dishonesty, and intolerance.

Qualifications:

  • Over 15 years of experience in legal, policy, regulatory, and policymaking roles related to emerging technology, financial services, and global markets.
  • At least 10 years of management experience in a regulatory or policy-focused role.
  • Strong technical expertise, policy instincts, and relationships with high-level government officials, policymakers, and regulators involved in shaping the future of money and payments.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of regulatory engagement in the payments and financial services domains at both strategic and technical levels.
  • In-depth understanding of UK policies, regulations, legal requirements, and licensing pertaining to payments, digital currencies, crypto-assets, and blockchain-based markets.
  • Experience or familiarity with Slack, Apple MacOS, and GSuite.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Circle is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering diversity in its workforce. They do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Please note that, in certain locations, Circle takes part in the E-Verify Program as mandated 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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