What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Compliance Program Manager position at Circle?
What you’ll be responsible for:
As a Product Compliance Program Manager, you will design and manage the day-to-day risk management program of new products & services at Circle. The goal of the Product Compliance program is to ensure that Circle safely launches or changes new products & services while remaining compliant with applicable laws & regulations, protecting its customers, & meaningfully contributing to the overall virtual asset ecosystem.
The Product Compliance Program contributes to the overall company goal of maintaining and increasing Circle's growth and product goals by identifying new risks, assessing requirements, and preparing its operations for any internal and external risks that emerge from new products & services.
What you'll work on:
- Design, implement, monitor, and manage the day-to-day Product Compliance Program by assessing, prioritizing, & documenting risks, requirements, & other considerations of new Circle products & services.
- Collaborate with the Director of Product/Blockchain Compliance in program management, projects and responsibilities, as assigned, that may be global in nature.
- Collaborate on the continued development, maintenance and implementation of a product compliance risk assessment framework.
- Work with Product Compliance Managers to evaluate and communicate new products and material product changes to proactively identify risks.
- Provide subject matter expertise to Product Compliance Managers and product stakeholders enabling the business to calculate the current risk by evaluating the risk factors, suggesting mitigation measures, and alignment with corporate risk statements and tolerances.
- Remain up-to-date on regulatory landscape and changes, best practices and industry development.
- Communicate program status, initiatives and issues to stakeholders and senior leadership.
- Develop and maintain product compliance performance reporting such as performance dashboards, engagement metrics, OKR’s, etc.
You will aspire to our four core values:
- Multistakeholder - you have dedication and commitment to our customers, shareholders, employees and families and local communities.
- Mindful - you seek to be respectful, an active listener and to pay attention to detail.
- Driven by Excellence - you are driven by our mission and our passion for customer success which means you relentlessly pursue excellence, that you do not tolerate mediocrity and you work intensely to achieve your goals.
- High Integrity - you seek open and honest communication, and you hold yourself to very high moral and ethical standards. You reject manipulation, dishonesty and intolerance.
What you’ll bring to Circle:
- 7 years of overall experience working in regulatory compliance management (AML/Sanctions/etc.).
- 3 years of product facing experience with virtual assets/blockchain experience preferred.
- Experience in promoting a compliance culture in a rapidly expanding business environment, preferably financial services.
- Comprehensive knowledge of virtual assets, blockchain/distributed ledger technology, expertise preferred.
- Proficiency in Google Suite, Slack and Apple MacOS preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in Risk Management, Business or Law required; advanced degree preferred.
