Director, Security Compliance
Circle
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: France
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About the role
- Oversee security and technology risk governance across Circle’s international operations, ensuring compliance with MiCA, DORA, and Circle’s enterprise security standards.
- Partner closely with the Chief Security Officer and senior security leadership to implement policies, controls, and operational procedures tailored to Circle France’s regulatory environment.
- Drive security roadmap initiatives, ensuring deep integration across engineering, product, and international expansion efforts.
- Provide regular, executive-level updates on risk posture, emerging threats, and remediation progress.
- Provide effective oversight of cybersecurity and technology operations, ensuring governance processes enable timely identification, escalation, and remediation of risks.
- Influence Circle’s international security and technology strategy, embedding resilience and compliance into program execution.
- Apply strong technical judgment across systems architecture, data platforms, software development, IT operations, and security controls to proactively mitigate risk.
- Lead enterprise and regional risk assessments on behalf of Circle France across engineering, cyber, and operational domains.
- Develop and execute security roadmaps supporting international deployments and regulatory obligations.
- Serve as a primary liaison with regulators and auditors for Circle France, demonstrating compliance with MiCA, DORA, and other EU and international frameworks.
- Coordinate internal and external audits and regulatory examinations, ensuring findings are tracked, remediated, and reported effectively.
- Collaborate across global and regional teams to strengthen security governance, risk management, and operational resilience.
- Contribute to the evolution of Circle’s international risk management standards, ensuring alignment with enterprise security and compliance frameworks.
- Mentor and develop regional security, risk, and compliance professionals, fostering collaboration and career growth across distributed teams.
- Drive outcomes in partnership with security leadership for roadmap delivery and international expansion initiatives.
Requirements
- 15+ years of experience in cybersecurity, technology risk management, IT governance, or related disciplines within financial services, fintech, or technology environments.
- Deep expertise in MiCA, DORA, and EU/global cybersecurity and technology regulations.
- Proven experience leading and influencing diverse, international teams, with strong coaching and people leadership skills.
- Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive cross-functional, enterprise-level initiatives.
- Strong knowledge of security and IT control frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001, COBIT) and risk assessment methodologies.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and program management skills, including experience preparing executive and regulatory-facing materials.
- Expert ability to drive outcomes through teams and functions beyond direct control.
- Fluency in English required; proficiency in French required.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field; advanced degree or professional certifications (CISA, CRISC, CISSP, CISM) preferred.
Benefits
- flexible work environment
- health insurance
- professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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Certifications
CISACRISCCISSPCISM