Strategic Finance Manager

Circle
San Francisco, California
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 140,000 - 185,000 annuallyFunction: Finance & AccountingExperience: 5-7 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Executive communication","Strategic judgment","Stakeholder management","Problem structuring","Ownership"]

Own strategic finance for Circle’s highest-priority growth initiatives spanning partnerships, product monetization, M&A, and long-range planning. Build investment-grade financial models for revenue, unit economics, valuations, synergies, downside cases, and scenario forecasting. Partner cross-functionally with Product, Business Development, Corporate Development, Legal, Accounting, Data, and executive leadership to translate analysis into CFO/Board-ready narratives. Use AI and automation to scale planning and reporting infrastructure.

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Job Summary

Own strategic finance for Circle’s highest-priority growth initiatives spanning partnerships, product monetization, M&A, and long-range planning. Build investment-grade financial models for revenue, unit economics, valuations, synergies, downside cases, and scenario forecasting. Partner cross-functionally with Product, Business Development, Corporate Development, Legal, Accounting, Data, and executive leadership to translate analysis into CFO/Board-ready narratives. Use AI and automation to scale planning and reporting infrastructure.
Location: San Francisco, California
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Finance & Accounting
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead complex financial modeling for strategic priorities, including commercial partnerships, incentives, new product launches, M&A, investment opportunities, and long-range growth.
  • •Own product-level financial models across transaction revenue, subscription/services revenue, platform monetization, unit economics, customer economics, and scenario forecasting.
  • •Evaluate new monetization models, partnership structures, pricing constructs, and capital allocation decisions in partnership with Product, Business Development, Corporate Development, and GTM leaders.
  • •Build and maintain investment-grade models with revenue builds, sensitivity analyses, valuation frameworks, synergy cases, downside scenarios, cohort economics, and ROI/payback analyses.
  • •Translate complex analysis into executive narratives for CFO/CCO reviews, operating reviews, Board materials, and strategic planning, using AI/automation to improve model QA and scalability.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 140,000 - 185,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •5-7 years of relevant experience, ideally including 2-4 years in investment banking and/or private equity plus 2+ years in strategic finance, corporate development, or FP&A.
  • •Elite financial modeling skills to build robust, flexible, executive-ready models across revenue, margins, unit economics, valuation, M&A, partnerships, and scenario planning.
  • •Strong commercial and strategic judgment to recommend the right business decision, not just interpret outputs.
  • •Excellent executive communication skills to synthesize complex analysis into concise narratives and board/CFO-ready materials.
  • •Experience supporting strategic partnerships, product monetization, M&A, corporate development, or similar growth initiatives; strong ownership with comfort in ambiguity.
Experience:5-7 yearsFintechCryptoPaymentsMarketplaceAISaaS
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Executive communicationStrategic judgmentStakeholder managementProblem structuringOwnership
Tech Stack:ExcelGoogle SheetsGoogle SlidesPowerPointOracleSalesforceWorkday

Company Brief

Circle
Provides blockchain-based financial infrastructure and stablecoins (notably USDC and EURC) and payment solutions for enterprises, developers, and financial institutions to enable programmable money and global payments.
Industry: Fintech Infrastructure
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: New York City, United States
Founded: 2013
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