Senior Director, Ecosystem , South Korea

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 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.

You will own Circle’s market intelligence, brand presence, and stakeholder engagement and ecosystem growth across South Korea while supporting select regional initiatives as relevant. This role supports Circle’s compliant presence in markets where regulatory frameworks governing digital asset activity are actively developing or enforced. You will act as a regional intelligence lead and stakeholder engagement resource working closely with Commercial, Business Development, Product, Policy, Legal, Compliance, and partners to relay regional intelligence and support compliant market engagement.

• Gathering market intelligence and build Circle’s brand awareness across DeFi, crypto capital markets, payments, and institutional use cases in South Korea and the surrounding region.

• Proactively identifying market participants and ecosystem contacts; and maintain contemporaneous records of any counter party-initiated contact to evidence the absence of active solicitation.

• Partnering closely with Commercial and Business Development teams to share market intelligence and regulatory insights that inform Circle’s pipeline strategy and market entry sequencing, with commercial agreement execution handled by offshore teams.

• Coordinating with Product, Solutions, and Operations to relay market feedback and support compliant ecosystem engagement.

• Tracking and reporting on market intelligence, regulatory developments, and stakeholder engagement activities to inform Circle’s strategy.

• 13+ years experience in business development and market expansion.

• Proven experience driving growth, revenue, or transaction volume in fintech, payments, crypto, or financial infrastructure businesses.

• Demonstrated ability to drive ecosystem growth.

• Strong commercial instincts with a bias toward action, execution, and measurable outcomes.

• Experience working cross-functionally with Sales, BD, Product, and technical teams to close and scale complex partnerships.

• Demonstrated success working with regulators, policymakers, or government stakeholders in a senior leadership capacity.

• Deep understanding of crypto markets, stable coins, DeFi, or institutional financial flows.

• Ability to operate independently in ambiguous environments while maintaining clear accountability for results.

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

• Native or business fluency in Korean and English

• Experience in high-growth fintech, blockchain, or payments companies operating in South Korea and adjacent markets.

• Track record of building repeatable operational frameworks and…