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Circle is seeking a Senior Director for Corporate Development & Ventures to lead strategic deals and investments in the fintech and crypto sectors, focusing on USDC and digital assets. The role is remote with a salary range of $245,000 - $307,500.
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. Circle is the issuer of USDC — the world's most widely used regulated dollar stablecoin — and is building the foundational infrastructure for an open global financial system.
Responsibilities
- Deal Origination & Coverage: Maintaining a high-signal, always-on pipeline of acquisition targets, investment opportunities, and strategic partnership candidates.
- End-to-End Deal Execution: Leading the full deal lifecycle: initial evaluation → diligence → structuring → negotiation → close → integration.
- Strategic Intelligence & Organizational Alignment: Developing a synthesized, current view of the competitive landscape and translating market signals into organizational alignment.
Qualifications
- 13+ years in corporate development, investment banking, growth equity, or strategic finance.
- Led transactions end-to-end, deep active network in fintech, payments, and/or crypto in Bay Area.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication, strong quantitative instincts.
- Familiarity with generative AI models (ChatGPT, Gemini) and prompt development.
- Experience in crypto, stablecoins, digital assets, or regulated payments infrastructure.
- Bachelor’s degree (Economics, Finance, Business, Technology or related discipline preferred).
Conditions
- Competitive salary range of $245,000 - $307,500.
- Flexible work environment.
- Opportunity to work with leading technology in fintech and crypto.