Director, Security Compliance

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.

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As Director, Security Compliance (International), you’ll play a critical leadership role in shaping Circle’s global cybersecurity and technology risk management strategy. Based in France, this role is responsible for ensuring Circle France’s security and technology operations comply with MiCA (Markets in Crypto‑Assets Regulation), DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act), and other applicable EU and international regulatory requirements.

This is a highly visible, regulator‑facing role that blends deep technical expertise, regulatory fluency, and people leadership to strengthen Circle’s international security governance, resilience, and risk posture as the company continues to scale globally.

• Oversee security and technology risk governance across Circle’s international operations, ensuring compliance with MiCA, DORA, and Circle’s enterprise security standards.
• Partner closely with the Chief Security Officer and senior security leadership to implement policies, controls, and operational procedures tailored to Circle France’s regulatory environment.
• Drive security roadmap initiatives, ensuring deep integration across engineering, product, and international expansion efforts.
• Provide regular, executive‑level updates on risk posture, emerging threats, and remediation progress.

• Provide effective oversight of cybersecurity and technology operations, ensuring governance processes enable timely identification, escalation, and remediation of risks.
• Influence Circle’s international security and technology strategy, embedding resilience and compliance into program execution.
• Apply strong technical judgment across systems architecture, data platforms, software development, IT operations, and security controls to proactively mitigate risk.
• Lead enterprise and regional risk assessments on behalf of Circle France across engineering, cyber, and operational domains.
• Develop and execute security roadmaps supporting international deployments and regulatory obligations.

• Serve as a primary liaison with regulators and auditors for Circle France, demonstrating compliance with MiCA, DORA, and other EU and international frameworks.
• Coordinate internal and external audits and regulatory examinations, ensuring findings are tracked, remediated, and reported effectively.
• Partner with Legal, Compliance, and Risk teams to maintain continuous regulatory readiness and support supervisory engagements.

• Collaborate across global and regional teams to strengthen security governance, risk management, and operational resilience.
• Contribute to the evolution of Circle’s international risk management standards, ensuring alignment with enterprise security and compliance frameworks.
• Mentor and develop regional security, risk, and compliance professionals, fostering collaboration and career growth across distributed teams.
• Drive outcomes in partnership with security leadership for roadmap delivery and international…