Corporate Counsel, Circle
EMEA
Salary not provided
Senior and Expert level
Dublin
Remote from Ireland
Building the Internet Financial Platform
Job no longer available
Building the Internet Financial Platform
1001+ employees
FintechB2BCryptocurrencyBankingPaymentsDeep TechFinancial ServicesSaaSBlockchainWeb 3.0
Job no longer available
Salary not provided
Senior and Expert level
Dublin
Remote from Ireland
1001+ employees
FintechB2BCryptocurrencyBankingPaymentsDeep TechFinancial ServicesSaaSBlockchainWeb 3.0
Company mission
To raise global economic prosperity through the frictionless exchange of value.
Role
Who you are
- 7+ years of legal experience with a strong, demonstrated knowledge of:
- The ability to manage a variety of initiatives, matters and transactions requiring an analysis and distillation of relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards, ideally in a financial services environment, and experience in performing supporting complex legal research and preparing legal memoranda intended for internal clients and senior leadership
- EMEA regional laws and issues relevant to Circle’s business and in relation to evolving product and technology requirements and standards in the fintech, payments and/or cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystems
- Broad product development and compliance experience in the crypto/payments/fintech industry and experience interfacing with applicable regulatory agencies holding jurisdiction over the same
- Experience working in the EMEA region preferred (in-house law department or top-tier law firm); connections to the EMEA region also preferred
- Experience working with and presenting to diverse, cross-functional teams and senior leadership
- You are passionate about Circle’s mission and values, financial technology and the disruptive potential of cryptocurrency and blockchains
- You are comfortable working outside of your comfort zone in an evolving and growing environment that is prone to rapid changes, extreme velocity and managing multiple projects simultaneously
- You apply sound, practical business judgment to your legal recommendations, and are creative at solving problems while balancing important legal risks for the business
- You can exercise good judgment in time-sensitive, high-pressure situations, work autonomously and independently with minimal guidance and are also comfortable working collaboratively as part of a team
- You are obsessively organized, energetic, passionate about supporting your team/ a team player
- You possess a J.D. (or foreign equivalent degree) and active membership in at least one U.S. State Bar
- Three (3) years minimum prior experience at a top-tier law firm
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Fluency in oral and written English
- Experience/familiarity with Slack, Apple MacOS and GSuite
What the job involves
- Under the direction of the Assistant General Counsel, Products & Regulatory, you will play an immediate and direct role in providing legal support for scaling Circle’s product suite, ongoing licensing efforts, enterprise risk and compliance functions, and the policy and strategy function, advising the company on a wide-range of regulatory, compliance, governance, enterprise risk and policy matters, contributing to and overseeing a variety of design, implementation and operation objectives, aligning and coordinating priorities and activities with cross-functional stakeholders
- Providing support to Circle’s global legal operations, risk management efforts and strategic business objectives and priorities
- Advising Circle stakeholders on, among other things, comprehensive approaches to a variety of product development initiatives, regulatory compliance and enterprise risk management matters and guidance
- Collaborating closely with product, policy, business, compliance and enterprise risk team members to define scope, engage stakeholders, prioritize and drive execution of key initiatives
- Owning and managing multiple projects, legally compliant process improvements and workstreams critical to large scale, complex initiatives
- Advising on product and regulatory assessments, and leading adoption of jurisdictionally compliant legal principles, ensuring compliance by design into business operations
- Providing thought leadership consistent with Circle’s related business objectives, strategies, policies, standards and procedures
- Proactively identifying a variety of compliance risk areas and strategies to mitigate them
- Structure, negotiate and draft complex fintech, payments, crypto and tech transactions, addressing legal risk in business-centric ways with the goal of strengthening partnerships and advancing opportunities
- Managing corporate governance matters, including reviewing, maintaining and updating various corporate governance documents, policies, procedures and local filings, and assisting in the preparation of agendas, materials, resolutions and minutes for local entity meetings of the Board
Our take
Circle (NYSE: CRCL) is a leading internet financial platform company advancing an open, global economy through digital assets, payment applications, and programmable blockchain infrastructure. With USDC, Circle Payments Network, and Arc, Circle enables trusted financial innovation for institutions, enterprises, and developers worldwide.
Circle provides a comprehensive suite of financial and technological services that empower enterprises and developers to integrate stablecoins and blockchains into their products, service and business operations.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Meet the team
Eliza, Senior Software Engineer
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Apr 2022
$400m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
May 2021
$440m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $1.1bn
Company benefits
- Remote-First and Flexible Work - Do your best work from home! Our remote jobs empower you to work around your life schedule. Want to switch up your work spot? We provide access to WeWork locations globally. Need time away? We offer flexible paid time off beyond paid holidays— so you can thrive at work and at rest.
- Health & Well-Being - No matter where you live, we offer a market competitive suite of benefits to help keep you and your loved ones healthy. We also keep your emotional well-being top of mind, offering an Employee Wellness Program for all employees and immediate family members globally. We also have various leave options, including 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
- Financial Planning - Circle is invested in your future! All part-time and full-time U.S. employees enjoy 401(k) benefits, including up to 4% company matching, and can become owners in Circle through our equity program. Pension plans are also offered in select countries. FSA and HSA accounts are available for U.S. employees, with Circle contributing annually to employee HSA accounts.
- Stipends & Reimbursements - To support our employees and their unique lifestyles, Circle offers a set of stipends and reimbursements (offerings vary by location and enrollment). These include home office, mobile phone, fitness and weight loss, and more!
- Learning & Development - Circle is committed to cultivating experiences internally and externally that promote constant learning in support of Crypto Literacy, as well as operational and interpersonal development that drives growth aligned with career aspirations for employees at all levels of the organization.
- In-Person Connections - Outside of our remote work, we know how important collaborating in-person is. We invest in bringing Circlers together through an annual company-wide conference, local meet ups as well as team and leadership offsites to lock in relationships beyond the screen.
Company values
- Multistakeholder - We must organize, incentivize and measure ourselves against meeting the needs of all of our stakeholders
- Future Forward - We embrace a transformative vision for the future, and this energy shapes how we operate
- Mindful - We seek to be present and aware, to be respectful, active listeners (with each other and with our customers alike), and pay attention to detail
- Driven by Excellence - We relentlessly pursue excellence, we do not tolerate mediocrity, we reward based on merit, and we work intensely to achieve our goals
- High Integrity - We seek open and honest communication, and hold ourselves to very high moral and ethical standards
Company HQ
World Trade Center, New York, NY
Articles
Leadership
Jeremy Allaire
(CEO)Founder and former Chairman and CEO of Brightcove. Former Entrepreneur in Residence at General Catalyst Partners, CTO of Macromedia, and Co-Founder & former CTO of Allaire Corporation.
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