About the position
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. 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.
Responsibilities
- Develop and lead a global, multi-segment strategy to attract, activate, and retain developers using Circle's platform capabilities.
- Build and manage a high-impact team across Developer Marketing, Developer Relations, and Community, integrating brand storytelling, technical enablement, and ecosystem engagement into a cohesive operating model.
- Shape and launch developer-focused go-to-market initiatives, including major product launches, technical content strategies, event presence, and digital campaigns tailored to builder audiences.
- Own the developer funnel, from brand awareness to usage to community contribution-partnering with Product, Data, and Growth to define success metrics and track performance across the entire journey.
- Act as a visible, credible voice for Circle in the developer community; represent the company at key technical conferences, media moments, ecosystem gatherings, and online channels.
- Drive Circle's presence in global developer ecosystems, with an emphasis on regional community building, hackathons, strategic partnerships, and support for emerging markets.
- Bring the 'big tent' vision to life-ensuring the developer experience is welcoming, inclusive, and empowering for builders across backgrounds, industries, and geographies.
- Collaborate with Growth and Partnerships to support go-to-market activation with wallets, exchanges, infra partners, fintechs, and other ecosystem players to extend developer impact.
- Accelerate use case discovery and experimentation across payments, commerce, DeFi, and financial infrastructure by inspiring developers to build with programmable dollars.
- Contribute to overall Marketing team culture, structure, and strategy as a senior leader, while championing developer success as a company-wide priority.
Requirements
- 15+ years of experience in developer marketing, developer relations, or ecosystem-focused product marketing roles.
- Proven track record of building and scaling global developer ecosystems, communities, or platforms-especially in crypto, fintech, cloud, or developer tools.
- Strong technical fluency in APIs, smart contracts, blockchain, and/or web infrastructure; engineering background or experience working closely with engineering teams.
- Experience with Ethereum, Solana, Base, L2 ecosystems, stablecoins, and/or decentralized finance platforms.
- Experience leading cross-functional programs in fast-paced, product-led environments with a strong bias for action.
- Exceptional team leadership, talent development, and org-building skills; able to grow and manage a distributed, multidisciplinary team.
- Deep empathy for developers-understands how they learn, how they build, and how to earn their trust.
- Excellent communication and storytelling abilities-equally comfortable with a keynote, fireside chat, blog post, or technical AMA.
- Passion for Circle's mission to increase global economic prosperity through programmable internet money.
Nice-to-haves
- Exposure to or experience in multi-region developer community development (LATAM, Africa, Southeast Asia, etc.).
Benefits
- Base Pay Range: $270,000 - $310,000
- Equal opportunity employer
- Diversity and inclusion initiatives
- Accommodations for disabilities during the interview process
