VP, Global Community

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. Learn more at circle.com .
What you'll be part of:
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.
What you'll be responsible for:
As VP, Global Community, you'll lead the strategy, programs, and operations that scale community belonging across Circle's global ecosystem of developers, founders, startups, Alliance partners, and contributors. You will design and operationalize the frameworks that drive structured engagement, build trust and loyalty, and turn ecosystem participation into advocacy and adoption. This role is instrumental in shaping Circle's community motion as a growth engine.
You will own the charter, governance, and team building for a new function: delivering impact through scalable systems, localized programming, and a decentralized volunteer model that empowers participants around the world.
What you'll work on:

• Develop and lead Circle's global community strategy across developers, startups, Alliance partners, and regional builders.
• Design programs and engagement models that create belonging and structured value exchange across ecosystem participants.
• Launch and scale a decentralized community leadership model, including regional chapters, ambassador programs, and builder circles.
• Stand up operational infrastructure for community management (e.g., tooling, dashboards, playbooks, recognition systems).
• Partner cross-functionally within Marketing and across Product and Commercial functions t to ensure alignment with company strategy and go-to-market efforts.
• Oversee the design and execution of in-person and virtual events, meetups, and summits to drive engagement and connection.
• Drive content and storytelling initiatives that amplify community voices and highlight ecosystem success.
• Establish KPIs and feedback mechanisms to continuously improve programs, drive product insights, and measure impact on adoption and satisfaction.

What you'll bring to Circle:
Core Requirements

• 14+ years of experience in community, ecosystem, platform marketing, or developer engagement roles, ideally in fintech, crypto, or platform-oriented companies.
• Familiarity with Web3, stablecoins, developer ecosystems, or financial infrastructure.
• Proven success building large-scale, global community programs that combine online, in-person, and decentralized participation.
• Deep understanding of community strategy, recognition systems, and volunteer leadership models.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical functions to drive measurable outcomes.
• Experience managing high-performing teams and building new functions from 0 to 1.
• Strong project management, strategic planning, and operational execution skills.
• Exceptional communication and storytelling skills to engage external and internal stakeholders.

Preferred Requirements

• Experience working with platforms like Gradual, Discord, and/or other community and event tools.
• Passion for Circle's mission to increase global economic prosperity through programmable internet money.

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.
Base Pay Range: $277,500 - $320,000
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.
Should you require accommodations or assistance in our interview process because of a disability, please reach out to [email protected] for support. We respect your privacy and will connect with you separately from our interview process to accommodate your needs.
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