Global Risk Management AI Transformation Lead

Circle; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 158,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Circle is seeking a Manager, GRM AI Transformation, to lead the reinvention of Global Risk Management processes through AI-native architectures. You will partner with compliance, financial crime, security, and risk leaders to define a bold transformation, build reusable AI primitives, and drive adoption with governance and responsible-AI practices.

You will report to the GRM AI transformation leader and shape a scalable roadmap, balancing speed with risk controls across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in business process transformation, operational excellence, management consulting, product/program management, or a related discipline.
• Strong ability to reimagine and optimize complex processes, map current vs. future state, and drive organizational change.
• Fluency with modern AI, including generative AI and agentic concepts, and applying it to business problems.

Responsibilities

• Lead workshops with GRM process owners to design an AI-native future state for each process.
• Drive mindset shifts from AI-as-an-add-on to AI-native processes.
• Build and govern an AI-native GRM with governance, controls, and human-in-the-loop oversight.
• Champion alignment with Circle’s central AI team and enterprise AI standards.
• Own GRM-level reporting on AI transformation, roadmap progress, and measurable impact.

Skills

AI transformation

Stakeholder management

Process optimization

Cross-functional collaboration

Change management

Tools

AI development tools

Job description

Circle is seeking a Manager, GRM AI Transformation, to lead the reinvention of Global Risk Management processes through AI-native architectures. You will partner with compliance, financial crime, security, and risk leaders to define a bold transformation, build reusable AI primitives, and drive adoption with governance and responsible-AI practices.

You will report to the GRM AI transformation leader and shape a scalable roadmap, balancing speed with risk controls across the enterprise.