Lead HR Business Partner

Location: New York

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  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:

We are seeking an experienced, high-impact, and data-fluent Lead HR Business Partner to serve as a trusted strategic advisor to senior and executive leaders, shaping organizational effectiveness, performance, and talent outcomes  this role, you will bring deep expertise and a people-forward approach to designing and evolving high-performing organizations, navigating complex and ambiguous challenges, and leading transformation across global, distributed teams. You will partner closely with senior leaders to build resilient, inclusive, and high-engagement cultures while developing forward-looking people strategies that connect directly to long-term business success.

What you'll work on:
Partner with senior business leaders to own and shape company-wide people strategies, including organizational design, workforce planning, change management, and team effectiveness across multiple functions

Lead and operationalize data-driven engagement strategies, leveraging AI-powered insights to proactively identify trends, build scalable solutions, and drive measurable improvements in retention and culture

Design and evolve performance management frameworks toward continuous, feedback-driven models aligned to business outcomes, talent development, and succession planning for key contributors and leadership positions

Act as a trusted advisor on complex and sensitive employee relations matters, establishing scalable frameworks that proactively mitigate risk and ensure consistent, equitable outcomes across the organization

Own workforce planning strategy, using data and modeling tools to anticipate future organizational needs, identify capability gaps, and influence hiring and talent investment decisions at the executive level

Drive adoption of AI and automation across People practices, improving operational efficiency, enabling predictive insights, and enhancing decision-making across the employee lifecycle

Coach and develop leaders at all levels, building leadership capability, fostering high performance, and strengthening organizational effectiveness across teams and functions

What you’ll bring to Circle:10+ years of experience as an HR Business Partner with global experience and understanding of additional countries outside of the US. Demonstrated Ability to work in fast-paced, global, and high-growth environments and navigate all the necessary pivots as part of this. Proven track record of developing trusted relationships at all levels of an organization, including senior leadership, to drive complex programs and influence critical decisions

Deep expertise in employee relations, organizational design, performance…