Assistant General Counsel, Regulatory Strategy, EMEA

Circle (NYSE: CRCL) is one of the worlds leading internet financial platform companies building the foundation of a more open global economy through digital assets payment applications and programmable blockchain infrastructure. Circles platform includes the worlds 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. Learn more at .

What youll be part of:

Circle is committed to visibility and stability in everything we do. As we grow as an organization were expanding into some of the worlds 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.

What youll be responsible for:

As Assistant General Counsel Regulatory Strategy EMEA you will lead Circles regulatory strategy for our French-licensed entity and more broadly the EU UK Middle East and Africa. You will serve as a senior advisor on financial regulation crypto-asset frameworks and supervisory engagement across these diverse jurisdictions. You will partner closely with global Legal Compliance Product and Policy teams to support Circles regulated activities across payments stablecoins custody and tokenized financial products.

This role sits at the intersection of law regulation and policy and has significant exposure to senior leadership and international regulators. This is a high impact role that is critical to the success of Circles growing operations in France and EMEA more broadly.

What youll work on:

• Leading regulatory legal strategy for Circles operations in France UK and the EMEA region including MiCA PSD2/PSR AML/CFT prudential and key virtual asset regulatory regimes.

• Advising on licensing authorization and ongoing supervisory matters with federal regulators in France (ACPR) and multiple other jurisdictions (e.g. AMF ESMA EBA FCA BoE HMT ADGM FSRA DFSA etc.).

• Supporting product development and go-to-market strategies for stablecoins custody tokenization and payments within the EMEA regulatory perimeter.

• Managing regulatory change analysis and translating evolving French and EMEA requirements into actionable legal guidance for internal teams.

• Partnering with our Global Policy and Compliance teams to shape Circles regulatory positioning and engagement strategy across EMEA.

• Coordinating with external counsel and industry bodies on complex regulatory matters and supervisory interactions.

• Advising on cross-border regulatory issues impacting Circles global platform including equivalence passporting and third-country regimes.

• Contributing to regulatory risk assessments board materials and senior leadership briefings.

What youll bring to Circle:

Core Requirements:

• 13 years of experience in financial regulatory law with a strong focus on French EU and UK financial regulation.

• Deep expertise in crypto-asset regulation payments and financial market infrastructure (e.g. MiCA PSD2 AML/CFT custody tokenization).

• Prior experience engaging directly with French and EMEA regulators and supervisory authorities.

• Background in a top-tier law firm regulatory authority or in-house legal team at a regulated financial institution or fintech.

• Strong ability to translate complex regulatory frameworks into clear pragmatic business guidance.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; fluency in French required.

• Demonstrated ability to operate independently and lead complex regulatory initiatives in a fast-moving environment.

• Familiarity with generative AI models (ChatGPT Gemini etc.) and prompt development.

• The ability to lead people towards achieving the teams and companys core objectives.
  

Preferred Requirements:

• Dually qualified in both the EU and UK.

• Experience advising on MiCA implementation crypto-asset or payments licensing in France the EU UK Middle East and Africa.

• Exposure to capital markets derivatives or market infrastructure regulation.

• Experience supporting senior management or boards on regulatory strategy.

• Prior in-house experience at a fintech crypto company or regulated financial institution.

• Experience/familiarity with Slack Apple MacOS and GSuite.

Circle is on a mission to create an inclusive financial future with transparency at our core. We consider a wide variety of elements when crafting our compensation ranges and total compensation packages.

Starting pay is determined by various factors including but not limited to: relevant experience skill set qualifications and other business and organizational needs. Please note that compensation ranges may differ for candidates in other locations.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status or any other protected status required by the laws in the locations where we hire. Additionally Circle participates in the E-Verify Program in certain locations as required by law.

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