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Circle is seeking a Strategic Finance Manager to drive financial strategy for growth initiatives, including partnerships and M&A. The role involves complex financial analysis and collaboration with various teams to support decision-making.
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.
- Drive the financial strategy behind Circle's highest-priority growth initiatives across strategic partnerships, product monetization, M&A, and other revenue.
- Own complex, executive-facing financial analysis that informs capital allocation, commercial opportunities, and strategic transactions.
- Lead complex financial modeling for Circle's strategic priorities, including major commercial partnerships and new product launches.
- Partner with various teams to evaluate new monetization models and capital allocation decisions.
- Build and maintain investment-grade models to support executive decision-making.
- Translate complex analysis into clear narratives for CFO/CCO reviews and strategic planning.
- Develop financial frameworks for build/buy/partner decisions.
- Use AI and automation tools to improve financial analysis speed and quality.
- Create repeatable planning and reporting infrastructure for emerging revenue streams.
- 5-7 years of relevant experience, ideally including 2-4 years in investment banking and/or private equity plus 2+ years in strategic finance.
- Elite financial modeling skills and the ability to build robust, executive-ready models.
- Strong commercial and strategic judgment.
- Excellent executive communication skills.
- Experience supporting strategic partnerships, product monetization, and M&A.
- High degree of ownership and comfort with ambiguity.
- AI proficiency with hands-on experience using AI tools.
- Advanced Excel/Google Sheets modeling skills and strong presentation capabilities.
- Bachelor's degree required; finance, economics, accounting, or similar field preferred.
- Competitive salary range: $140,000 - $185,000.
- Flexible work environment encouraging new ideas.
- Opportunity to work on high-impact financial initiatives.