What you'll work on:

📍Leading the execution of Circle’s UK compliance strategy, ensuring alignment with legal, regulatory, and internal risk requirements. 📍Serving as the primary regulatory liaison for managing day-to-day interactions with financial regulators and relevant stakeholders for our licensed entities and activities in the UK. 📍Designing, implementing, and continuously improving compliance policies, procedures, and controls to meet evolving regulatory standards. 📍Partnering cross-functionally with Product, Policy, Legal, and Marketing teams to ensure product offerings and promotional materials comply with UK regulatory requirements, including crypto-specific marketing rules; provide clear compliance guidance throughout product development and go-to-market planning. 📍Identifying, assessing, and responding to regulatory changes impacting Circle’s UK operations, ensuring timely and effective implementation. 📍Providing oversight of AML transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, suspicious activity reporting, and financial crime investigations. 📍Generating and analyzing compliance metrics to inform leadership reporting, program enhancements, and internal governance reviews; provide regular updates on UK compliance risks, issues, and remediation to senior management, board committees, and internal audit functions.

What you’ll bring to Circle:

📍13+ years experience serving as a Compliance Officer or MLRO within a UK-regulated financial institution or fintech. 📍7+ years experience managing and leading teams. 📍Deep knowledge of UK AML regulations, FCA expectations, and financial crime risk frameworks. 📍Demonstrated ability to manage regulatory interactions, audits, and ongoing supervisory relationships. 📍Strong understanding of compliance across product development, marketing, and customer engagement in the crypto space. 📍Track record of designing and implementing compliance programs, policies, and internal controls. 📍Excellent communication skills with ability to influence cross-functional teams and present to senior leadership.

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