Senior Principal Product Manager

Circle is a financial technology company at the epicenter of the emerging internet of money, where value can finally travel like other digital data - globally, nearly instantly and less expensively than legacy settlement systems. This ground-breaking new internet layer opens up previously unimaginable possibilities for payments, commerce and markets that can help raise global economic prosperity and enhance inclusion. Our infrastructure - including USDC, a blockchain-based dollar - helps businesses, institutions and developers harness these breakthroughs and capitalize on this major turning point in the evolution of money and technology.
What you'll be part of:
Circle is committed to visibility and stability in everything we do. As we grow as an organization, we're expanding into some of the world's strongest jurisdictions. Speed and efficiency are motivators for our success and our employees live by our company values : High Integrity, Future Forward, Multistakeholder, Mindful, and Driven by Excellence. We have built a flexible and diverse work environment where new ideas are encouraged and everyone is a stakeholder.
What you'll be responsible for
As the Senior Principal Product Manager, CPN Marketplace at Circle you will lead strategy and execution that activates new partners and drives volume growth on the Circle Payments Network (CPN) - one of Circle's top-priority initiatives. You'll own a broad, high-impact mandate spanning partner onboarding, technical integration, activation workflows, and ongoing operational enablement to ensure partners go live and transact successfully on the network. Working closely with Business Development, you'll design scalable programs that accelerate partner onboarding and deepen engagement. Your work will directly shape how financial institutions integrate and scale within CPN - a rapidly expanding platform powering the future of global, stablecoin-based money movement.
What you'll work on

• Analyze usage patterns and partner behavior to surface growth opportunities and unblock volume across the payments ecosystem.
• Design and run growth experiments across pricing, bundling, incentives, and feature optimization to drive partner acquisition and activation.
• Partner closely with Solutions Engineering, regional leads, and Product Marketing to align product execution with market opportunity.
• Serve as the "growth brain" of the Payments pillar - translating insight into action across product, region, and go-to-market strategies.
• Inform API prioritization, regional focus areas, and platform enablers based on data-driven analysis and market dynamics.
• Lead strategic programs that support enterprise partner scale, from onboarding through sustained volume growth.
• Define, track, and report on growth KPIs, providing visibility and accountability across cross-functional stakeholders.

What you'll bring to Circle
Core Requirements

• 10+ years of product management or growth product experience in fintech, payments, or platform environments.
• Proven ability to drive product-led growth across complex, multi-sided ecosystems or partner networks.
• Strong analytical mindset with experience using data to inform product decisions and growth experiments.
• Skilled at working across cross-functional teams including engineering, BD, solutions, and marketing.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with a track record of influencing senior stakeholders.

Preferred Requirements

• Familiarity with developer APIs, PSP infrastructure, or payment rails.
• Experience in global markets, including corridor-specific growth or localization strategies.
• Background in crypto, stablecoins, or blockchain-based financial platforms.
• Experience partnering with enterprise clients or building products for B2B platforms.

Circle is on a mission to create an inclusive financial future, with transparency at our core. We consider a wide variety of elements when crafting our compensation ranges and total compensation packages.
Starting pay is determined by various factors, including but not limited to: relevant experience, skill set, qualifications, and other business and organizational needs. Please note that compensation ranges may differ for candidates in other locations.
Base Salary Range: 212,000-272,000
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at Circle. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Additionally, Circle participates in the E-Verify Program in certain locations, as required by law.
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