Senior Specialist, Strategic Events & Partnerships

As a Senior Specialist, Strategic Events & Partnerships at Circle, you'll be the operational backbone of the company's external engagements across Asia Pacific and beyond. You'll manage day-to-day partner and platform relationships, set the standard for how Circle shows up externally, and build regional partnerships to deepen Circle's presence with regulators, financial institutions, and industry bodies.

What you'll do

• Produce regional events across APAC and secure speaking and earned platforms for Circle's senior executives and the Strategy, Policy, and Communications team, positioning Circle in front of regulators, financial institutions, and industry leaders.
• Manage Circle's APAC partnerships, including GFTN, industry associations, universities, and think tanks, to build a deeper, more trusted presence.
• Prepare Circle's speakers with messaging, approved talking points, and post-event feedback to ensure every voice on stage is prepared, on message, and aligned with strategic positioning.
• Maintain Circle's speaking program, from triaging inbound requests to managing an accurate system of record and messaging library.
• Collaborate with Marketing and Legal on the post-event content pipeline, from highlight clips to social drafts, to extend the reach of every appearance.
• Manage budgets, contracts, and renewals for vendors and partners.
• Provide executive support to the Senior Director of Strategic Positioning, including partner briefs, pipeline tracking, and follow-ups.
• Collaborate with US-based colleagues through a follow-the-sun model.

What you bring

• 4+ years of experience in communications, policy, partnerships, or program management, ideally in financial services or digital assets.
• Experience producing events or speaker programs and managing budgets and vendor contracts.
• Strong judgment and the ability to prepare crisp, accurate briefs for senior executives.
• Confidence to work with senior executives and earn their trust.
• Fluency with generative AI models (ChatGPT, Claude, etc.) and prompt development, including agentic workflows.

Nice to have

• An established network in APAC fintech or policy circles, or the ability to build one quickly.
• Experience coordinating across time zones with Marketing, Legal, and business teams.
• Experience or familiarity with Slack, macOS, and Google Workspace.

What we offer

• Up to 30% travel may be required for this role.

About Circle

Circle (NYSE: CRCL) is one of the world's leading internet financial platform companies, building the foundation of a more open, global economy through digital assets, payment applications, and programmable blockchain infrastructure. Circle's platform includes USDC, the world's largest regulated stablecoin network, Circle Payments Network for global money movement, and Arc, an enterprise-grade blockchain designed to become the Economic OS for the internet.