Global Regulatory Programs Manager

Circle; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Circle is seeking a Regulatory and Licensing Program Manager to drive licensing and compliance initiatives across markets. You will lead complex, multi-month programs, coordinating across Legal, Compliance, Finance, Product, Engineering and more, ensuring timely, well-communicated progress.

You’ll balance regulatory depth with business needs, manage risks, leverage AI for insights, and report outcomes to senior leaders. This role requires discretion and strong written communication.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in program or project management with regulatory or compliance focus.
• Direct involvement in at least one license or charter application end-to-end.
• Experience delivering multi-month programs with dependencies and deadlines.
• Ability to navigate confidential material and escalate risks early.
• Daily use of AI for research, analysis and internal reporting; able to ship tools.
• Strong written communication and executive-ready status updates.

Responsibilities

• Lead licensing programs end-to-end, coordinating multiple market filings.
• Build program plans with sequencing, owners, dates and dependencies.
• Collaborate with Legal, Compliance, Finance, Product, Engineering and others.
• Facilitate leadership briefings and drive decision making with clear outcomes.
• Track risks, define escalation paths and engage needed stakeholders early.
• Define reporting and metrics for senior leadership on each market.
• Establish scalable service standards for regulatory programs.
• Support external procurement activities including scoping and budgeting.
• Advance global policy discipline in consultations, submissions and events.
• Serve as go-to program management authority across the policy org.

Skills

Program management

Regulatory licensing

Compliance

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive reporting

AI-enabled work

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Claude

Vibebox

Slack

G Suite

MacOS

Job description

Circle is seeking a Regulatory and Licensing Program Manager to drive licensing and compliance initiatives across markets. You will lead complex, multi-month programs, coordinating across Legal, Compliance, Finance, Product, Engineering and more, ensuring timely, well-communicated progress.

You’ll balance regulatory depth with business needs, manage risks, leverage AI for insights, and report outcomes to senior leaders. This role requires discretion and strong written communication.