Principal Product Manager

Circle

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TL;DR

As a Principal Product Manager at Circle, you will lead the strategy and execution of the customer onboarding platform, ensuring it scales to support new products, markets, and regulatory requirements. You will collaborate with compliance, risk, legal, engineering, and business teams to balance regulatory rigor with user experience, driving both incremental enhancements and long-term transformations. Key responsibilities include defining product roadmaps, translating regulatory needs into clear requirements, and representing onboarding priorities in senior forums. The role requires 10+ years of fintech experience, expertise in KYB, KYC, AML technologies, and AI/ML for compliance workflows. You will work with global regulatory environments, engaging regulators and auditors to demonstrate the platform's effectiveness and scalability.

Skills

AI ML KYB KYC AML APIs Fintech RegTech Cloud Services CI/CD Python PostgreSQL AWS Kubernetes

What you'll do

  • Define and own the product strategy and roadmap for critical components of the Circle platform.
  • Lead the evolution of onboarding and compliance capabilities, balancing regulatory rigor with customer experience.
  • Identify and resolve process gaps to improve onboarding speed, scalability, and compliance outcomes.
  • Translate regulatory requirements into clear product requirements and user stories for engineering teams.
  • Represent onboarding priorities in senior forums, securing alignment for high-impact initiatives.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of experience in fintech, payments, or crypto delivering large-scale compliance platforms.
  • Expertise in implementing KYB, KYC, and AML technologies to meet global regulatory requirements.
  • Proven ability to translate regulatory needs into clear product requirements and strategies.
  • Hands-on experience using AI tools for prototyping and generating product mocks.
  • Demonstrated leadership in influencing executives and cross-functional teams on product direction.
  • Strong analytical skills with experience applying AI/ML to improve onboarding decision-making.
  • Experience designing compliance workflows and building scalable systems for customer onboarding.

Market check

Salary context

This $200,000–$260,000 range sits above 76% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$163,600–$229,100

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$162,250–$224,650

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 239 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Circle

Circle is a global financial technology firm and the principal operator of USD Coin (USDC), a leading stablecoin, providing cross-border payments and digital currency infrastructure for businesses. Industry: Financial Technology & Digital Currency

Circle currently has 17 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $185,000–$237,500 across 17 roles with salary data.

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