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.
This is a senior individual contributor role for a hands-on strategic operator. The VP, Regional Strategy partners closely with the MEA Managing Director to research, frame, and evaluate the strategic choices facing the region, translating complex market, regulatory, and organizational inputs into clear options and recommendations.
The role owns regional strategy development, market and competitive intelligence, scenario analysis, and decision preparation. You will build narratives, models, and materials to support informed trade-offs around where to invest, what to prioritize, and how to sequence growth.
Success is measured by the quality of insights delivered, the clarity with which strategic choices are framed, and how effectively leadership decisions are informed by rigorous analysis and a deep understanding of the MEA landscape. This is a builder role suited for someone who values ownership, rigor, and follow-through. It is not a purely advisory position, and expectations center on producing tangible outputs and meaningful decision leverage for the MEA Managing Director.
Regional Strategy Data & Decision Framing
Lead the analytical work underpinning regional planning, including assumptions, risks, dependencies, and investment considerations
Develop and maintain the MEA regional strategy narrative (annual and rolling multi-year), including market prioritization, growth opportunities, and explicit trade-offs
Build scenario analyses (e.g., regulatory changes, product launches, macro shifts) that surface options, implications, and recommended paths forward
Produce clear, structured decision memos for material strategic choices (where to invest, what to deprioritize, sequencing)
Key outputs: Annual MEA strategy narrative; periodic strategy updates; decision memos and scenario models
Strategic Alignment & Cross-Functional Planning Support
Partner with Product, Finance, Compliance, Policy, and Business teams to ensure regional strategy is grounded in accurate inputs, constraints, and opportunities
Support planning discussions by providing strategic context, analysis, and clarity on priorities and trade-offs
Surface strategic risks, interdependencies, and implications to inform leadership decision-making
Key outputs: Strategic planning inputs; risk and dependency summaries; leadership planning materials
Cross-Functional Strategy Enablement:
Translate regional strategy into clear strategic guidance for Product, Legal, Compliance, Marketing, Partnerships, and Business
Clarify decision questions, ownership, and escalation paths to reduce ambiguity
Frame cross-functional initiatives to ensure objectives, success criteria, and decision context are clear before handoff
Key outputs: Strategic initiative briefs; decision and ownership frameworks; alignment materials
Market, Regulatory & Competitive Intelligence:
Work closely with the Policy team, which owns regulatory engagement and policy strategy, to ensure decisions are informed by the right data and context
Develop and maintain market and regulatory intelligence for MEA, focused on implications for growth, product, and partnerships
Maintain a clear view of the competitive landscape to inform strategic and GTM choices
Synthesize insights into actionable, decision-relevant guidance
Key outputs: Market and regulatory briefs; competitive landscape updates; strategic implications summaries
Strategic Communications & Executive Enablement:
Draft strategic materials for the MD, including board updates, executive readouts, and leadership briefings
Ensure consistency across strategy narratives, priorities, and executive messaging
Prepare the MD for high-stakes meetings with clear options and data-driven narratives
Key outputs: Executive decks and briefs; talking points; post-meeting summaries
Strategic Client & Ecosystem Insight Support:
Work closely with Business Development leaders, who own account and partner relationships, to identify priority accounts, partners, and ecosystems
Act as a force multiplier for BD through data-driven perspectives on market potential, use cases, and strategic fit
Support senior engagements by clarifying objectives, hypotheses, and desired insights
Capture insights from key engagements to inform ongoing strategy and MD decision-making
Key outputs: Strategic account and ecosystem perspectives; engagement prep materials; post-engagement insight summaries
14+ years in strategy, business operations, GTM strategy, or management consulting
Significant experience in the Middle East; Africa experience strongly preferred
Proven track record as a senior individual contributor
Strong analytical skills and comfort operating in ambiguity
Ability to influence without authority in matrixed organizations
Experience in fintech, payments, SaaS, or regulated financial services
Core Requirements:
MEA strategy is explicit, documented, and actively used to guide decisions
Fewer ambiguous initiatives and clearer ownership across teams
Faster, more focused decision-making by regional leadership
MD time is spent on decisions and external leadership, not synthesis and coordination
Cross-functional teams report higher clarity and alignment
Preferred Requirements:
Experience in emerging or regulated markets
Exposure to AI-enabled operating models
MBA or equivalent
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.
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.
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