VP, Product Strategy — Crypto Payments & Merchant Onboarding

Jobright.ai; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Circle is seeking a Vice President of Product Management for the Circle Payments Network. You will lead merchant settlement capabilities, including stablecoins custody, auto-conversion, and fiat off-ramps, partnering with PSPs and platforms to enable payments.

You will drive roadmaps, align with engineering and BD teams, and ensure regulatory compliance across a global payments ecosystem. The role requires extensive fintech and payments leadership, experience with APIs/SDKs, and a track record

Qualifications

• 15+ years of product management experience in fintech, payments, or platform ecosystems.
• Proven ability to define and scale complex payment products for B2B or B2B2C environments.
• Strong track record in leading product strategy and delivery across APIs/SDKs/embedded tools.
• Deep understanding of PSPs, merchant onboarding, and payment processing flows.
• Experience leading large cross-functional teams across engineering, compliance, and business functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead product strategy for merchant settlement capabilities including stablecoin custody and auto-conversion.
• Partner with PSPs, platforms, and payment facilitators to enable stablecoin payments in merchant offerings.
• Collaborate with Solutions Engineering, Wallet, and BD to align delivery with partner needs.
• Ensure compliance and scalability by working with Legal, Risk, and Compliance.
• Drive roadmaps, launches, and adoption metrics across Circle’s crypto payments ecosystem.
• Represent strategy externally with partners and internally to executives and leadership.

Skills

Fintech expertise

APIs

SDKs

Embedded financial tools

Payment processing flows

Cross-functional leadership

Stablecoins

Blockchain-based settlement

Crypto custody infrastructure

Executive presence

Job description

Circle is seeking a Vice President of Product Management for the Circle Payments Network. You will lead merchant settlement capabilities, including stablecoins custody, auto-conversion, and fiat off-ramps, partnering with PSPs and platforms to enable payments.

You will drive roadmaps, align with engineering and BD teams, and ensure regulatory compliance across a global payments ecosystem. The role requires extensive fintech and payments leadership, experience with APIs/SDKs, and a track record