Sr. Data Scientist, Payments

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 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. Enterprises, financial institutions, and developers use Circle to power trusted, internet-scale financial innovation. Learn more at circle.com .
What you'll be part of:
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 work environment where new ideas are encouraged and everyone is a stakeholder.
What you'll be responsible for:
As a Data Analyst at Circle, you'll work closely with business partners to better understand our products, better understand the ecosystem, and enable better decision-making with data. We are a passionate team with a deeply analytical approach and your work will support our mission to be a world-class company driven by data. One of our big bets is on payments. We've announced our Circle Payment Network and are committed to building an amazing payments product onchain. If you are curious about data, enjoy deriving insights, have experience improving data insights, have experience in payments, and are motivated by impacting business, we want to hear from you.
What you'll work on:

• Partner with the payments team by translating the business needs to design and develop core tables, build dashboards, define metrics, conduct ad hoc analyses, and do deep dive investigations to create situational awareness and derive insights
• Perform strategic analysis and research to identify new opportunities where business can be improved
• Create data visualizations to translate analytic results for broad understanding across the business
• Build scalable automation solutions using SQL, dashboards, and other tools to create leverage for yourself and the payments team
• Partner with leaders effectively employing clear and structured communication to tell a "story" focused on business insights & data
• Develop strategic problem-solving, quantitative analytics, and communication skills

What you'll bring to Circle:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in a quantitative major (Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering)
• Strong analytical and data skills, including top notch SQL skills. Ideally (but not necessary to apply), you will also be able to build simple pipelines to help scale yourself
• Good communication skills - be able partner across the organization and identify business needs and difficulties, articulate issues clearly and concisely, and present effectively in both oral and written presentations to all levels in the organization
• Strong business sense and the ability to work through complex and ambiguous business requirements
• Self-starter - an entrepreneurial spirit that thrives in a fast-paced environment, deals well with ambiguity and focuses on driving impact
• Prior experience with visualization using Superset, Tableau or similar BI tools
• Prior experience with payments, crypto, or both is highly desired

Senior Data Analyst (III)

• 4+ years of industry experience in data analytics
• Expert in data analyses using SQL
• Basic understanding of Python is an added advantage
• Good understanding of statistics and experience applying them to solve business problems
• Domain experience in one of the following areas: financial services, business banking, product analytics, marketing, crypto ecosystem, or risk analytics

Lead Data Analyst (IV)

• 8+ years of industry experience in data analytics
• Expert in data analyses using SQL
• Deep understanding of statistics and experience applying them to solve business problems
• Domain expertise in one of the following areas: financial services, business banking, product analytics, marketing, developer ecosystem, or risk analytics

Circle is on a mission to create an inclusive financial future, with transparency at our core. We consider a wide variety of elements when crafting our compensation ranges and total compensation packages.
Starting pay is determined by various factors, including but not limited to: relevant experience, skill set, qualifications, and other business and organizational needs. Please note that compensation ranges may differ for candidates in other locations.
Base Pay Range: $152,500 - $205,000
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, or any other protected status required by the laws in the locations where we hire. Additionally, Circle participates in the E-Verify Program in certain locations, as required by law.
Should you require accommodations or assistance in our interview process because of a disability, please reach out to [email protected] for support. We respect your privacy and will connect with you separately from our interview process to accommodate your needs.
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