Director, IT

📋 Description

• • As a Director of IT reporting directly to the CIO, you will serve as a strategic individual contributor responsible for driving alignment between the IT function and key partners across Security, Talent, and other cross-functional teams. You’ll lead high-impact initiatives that require a deep understanding of enterprise infrastructure, automation, and internal service delivery. This role is a bridge between IT leadership and the broader organization — translating business needs into scalable technology solutions and advocating for IT priorities in company-wide discussions. Your work will shape how IT enables innovation, operational excellence, and employee experience at scale.
• • You will act as a strategic liaison between IT, Security, Talent, and other departments to ensure alignment on infrastructure, tools, and service delivery; represent the IT function in cross-functional planning sessions; lead key automation and systems integration initiatives that reduce manual effort and improve user experience; leverage AI and modern tooling to optimize IT workflows and enhance support capabilities; identify opportunities for operational improvement and influence technology decisions across the company; guide build vs. buy decisions for internal tools and architecture across multiple departments; and collaborate closely with the CIO and IT leadership team on department strategy, metrics, and prioritization of work.
• • Circle 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. The company’s platform includes the world’s largest regulated stablecoin network anchored by USDC, Circle Payments Network for global money movement, and Arc, an enterprise-grade blockchain designed to become the Economic OS for the internet. Circle is committed to visibility and stability in everything we do, with a flexible work environment where new ideas are encouraged and everyone is a stakeholder, guided by values of High Integrity, Future Forward, Multistakeholder, Mindful, and Driven by Excellence.
• • In this role, you will develop strategic leadership skills in aligning IT with business objectives, gain deep exposure to enterprise-scale automation and AI-driven workflow optimization, influence cross-functional technology decisions at a global fintech leader, and build expertise in guiding IT strategy within regulated, security-conscious environments while advancing operational excellence and employee experience at scale.