AI-Driven Regulatory Licensing Program Lead

Circle; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Circle is seeking a Regulatory and Licensing Program Manager in Chicago to drive licensing applications from strategy through approval. You will manage multi-market programs, coordinate with Legal, Compliance, Finance, and Product, and guide teams across time zones using AI-enabled workflows.

You will own program plans, escalate risks early, and deliver concise executive updates with strong written communication.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of program or project management experience in financial services or fintech.
• Direct involvement in at least one licence, registration, or charter.
• Experience delivering complex, multi-month programs with dependencies and deadlines.
• Ability to hold senior colleagues to commitments and raise risks early.
• Daily, practical use of AI in research, analysis, and internal reporting.
• Proven experience building AI-driven reporting workflows or automations.
• Strong written communication for executive status updates.
• Willingness to work across time zones for licensing activity.
• Familiarity with generative AI models (ChatGPT, Gemini) and prompt development.

Responsibilities

• Lead licensing programs end-to-end across markets from strategy to approval.
• Build program plans with sequencing, dependencies, owners, and dates.
• Partner with Legal, Compliance, Finance, Product, Engineering, and others to convert requirements into plans.
• Facilitate working sessions and executive briefings to advance programs.
• Track and escalate risks; ensure the right people are involved early.
• Define reporting and metrics for leadership visibility across markets.
• Establish scalable service standards for regulatory programs.
• Support external procurement activities in scoping, contracting, and budgets.
• Strengthen global policy operations with disciplined planning and execution.
• Serve as go-to program manager across the global policy organization.

Job description

Circle is seeking a Regulatory and Licensing Program Manager in Chicago to drive licensing applications from strategy through approval. You will manage multi-market programs, coordinate with Legal, Compliance, Finance, and Product, and guide teams across time zones using AI-enabled workflows.

You will own program plans, escalate risks early, and deliver concise executive updates with strong written communication.