Head of Legal Operations - Circle : Job Details

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: Multistakeholder, Mindfulness, Driven by Excellence and High Integrity. Circlers are consistently evolving in a remote world where strength in numbers fuels team success. 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:

Under the direction of the Deputy General Counsel, Corporate, you will play an immediate and direct role supporting legal operations needs of Circle Legal's Corporate pillar, which includes Transactions and Corporate Governance teams.

What you'll work on:

• Oversee the development, implementation, or improvement of processes, procedures and metrics to increase the overall effectiveness of the legal services provided by the Corporate Legal teams.
• Board Support and Entity Management
• Legal Analytics: Analyze and provide insights that support strategic decision-making; Track contract and legal requests, provide reporting on response times, volumes, and approvals.
• Process Improvement: Develop, implement, and maintain processes and systems to improve the efficiency of the Corporate legal teams.
• Technology Management: Identify, implement, integrate, and manage legal technology solutions to streamline operations, such as contract management systems, e-billing, and document management systems.
• Data Analysis and Reporting: Collect and analyze data to provide insights and reports on team performance and metrics.
• Project Management: Manage legal projects from inception to completion.
• Team Oversight: Grow and manage a legal operations team as demand requires, to ensure engagement and coordination across the Legal team and other internal stakeholders.

You will aspire to our four core values:

• Multistakeholder - you have dedication and commitment to our customers, shareholders, employees and families and local communities.
• Mindful - you seek to be respectful, an active listener and to pay attention to detail.
• Driven by Excellence - you are driven by our mission and our passion for customer success which means you relentlessly pursue excellence, that you do not tolerate mediocrity and you work intensely to achieve your goals.
• High Integrity - you seek open and honest communication, and you hold yourself to very high moral and ethical standards. You reject manipulation, dishonesty and intolerance.

What you'll bring to Circle:

• 10+ years of practical, hands-on experience managing legal operations teams and activities that support a large, in-house legal organization.
• 3+ years of managing high-performing teams.
• Experience collaborating across cross-functional teams through system integration and continuous process improvement.
• Experience across legal technology product platforms including but not limited to board collaboration, contract management, vendor management, and e-billing systems.
• You are a team player with a sense of humor, and enjoy learning but also mentoring.
• You are comfortable working in an evolving and growing environment that is prone to changes, and managing multiple projects simultaneously and you have a “no-job-is-too-small” attitude.
• You apply sound, practical business judgment to your recommendations, and are creative at solving problems.
• You can work autonomously and independently with guidance but are also comfortable working collaboratively as part of a team.
• Proficiency in Google Suite, Slack and Apple MacOS preferred.

Additional Information:

• This position is eligible for day-one PERM sponsorship for qualified candidates.

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 Pay Range: $162,500 - $212,500

Annual Bonus Target: 17.5%

Also Included: Equity & Benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)). Circle has a discretionary vacation policy. We also provide 10 days of paid sick leave per year and 11 paid holidays per year in the U.S.

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 theE-Verify Program in certain locations, as required by law.