USDC Capital Markets Director: Repo & Derivatives

Circle; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 213,000 - 273,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day-one PERM sponsorship

Job summary

Circle is seeking a capital markets specialist to drive USDC adoption across the repo and swap dealer ecosystem. You will engage with primary dealers, swap dealers, and market infrastructure providers to integrate USDC into secured financing and derivatives margining.

This hands-on role sits at the intersection of market structure, regulation, and product execution, reporting to the Global Head of Capital Markets. 12+ years of experience in traditional capital markets are required.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of extensive experience in traditional capital markets with direct exposure to repo markets, swap dealers, derivatives margining, or collateral management.
• Strong understanding of dealer funding models, balance-sheet constraints, and regulatory capital considerations.
• Familiarity with margin frameworks, netting, segregation, rehypothecation, and liquidity requirements.
• Proven capability in negotiating and securing high-impact deals at a C-level audience.

Responsibilities

• Lead engagement with swap dealers, primary dealers, FCMs, CCPs, custodians, and tri-party agents.
• Drive pilots from design through live execution in coordination with product and engineering teams.
• Ensure USDC integrations align with derivatives and market regulations in partnership with legal, compliance, and risk teams.
• Advise senior leadership on how USDC can deliver capital, liquidity, and operational benefits.

Skills

Capital markets

Repo markets

Derivatives margining

Collateral management

Dealer funding models

Regulatory capital considerations

Negotiation at C-level

Generative AI familiarity

Tools

Slack

MacOS

GSuite

Job description

Circle is seeking a capital markets specialist to drive USDC adoption across the repo and swap dealer ecosystem. You will engage with primary dealers, swap dealers, and market infrastructure providers to integrate USDC into secured financing and derivatives margining.

This hands-on role sits at the intersection of market structure, regulation, and product execution, reporting to the Global Head of Capital Markets. 12+ years of experience in traditional capital markets are required.