Lead Third Party Security Analyst

Who you are

• 7+ years of relevant experience in cybersecurity, technology risk, or compliance, including meaningful experience with third party or vendor security assessments
• Demonstrated ability to independently lead complex security assessments and evaluate control effectiveness beyond questionnaire or compliance-based reviews
• Technical depth across areas such as cloud security, API security, network architecture, identity and access management, and cryptography
• Hands-on experience using AI, GenAI, automation, or internally developed tooling to improve security, risk, or compliance workflows
• Experience modernizing security, risk, or compliance programs through automation, improved methodologies, or process redesign
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate complex security risks into clear recommendations for technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience in financial services, fintech, digital assets, or another highly regulated industry
• Familiarity with third party risk and security frameworks or standards such as DORA, SOC 2, ISO 27001, or relevant regulatory guidance
• Familiarity with blockchain and digital asset technologies, including crypto-native vendors, wallets, smart contracts, or decentralized infrastructure

What the job involves

• As Lead, Third Party Security, you will be a key member of Circle’s Security team, responsible for advancing how we assess and manage security risk across our global ecosystem of partners, vendors, and other third parties
• You will lead complex security assessments while building automation, AI-enabled tooling, and intelligence-driven workflows that make our third party security program faster, smarter, and more scalable. Working across Security Engineering, Legal, Procurement, and business teams, you will help embed security into third party decision-making and evolve the program from manual, point-in-time reviews toward proactive, continuous risk management
• Lead complex technical security assessments of partners, vendors, and third party integrations, translating findings into pragmatic, risk-based recommendations
• Evolve Circle’s third party security assessment program from document-centric reviews toward a dynamic, scalable, and continuously adaptive capability
• Design and build AI-enabled tooling and automation for evidence analysis, risk identification, monitoring, scoring, and assessment workflows
• Establish proactive monitoring approaches that identify and prioritize emerging security risks across Circle’s third party ecosystem
• Partner with Security Engineering, Legal, Procurement, and business teams to define and apply security requirements throughout third party onboarding and ongoing oversight
• Communicate material third party security risks, control gaps, and recommendations clearly to technical stakeholders, business partners, and senior leaders
• Identify opportunities to improve third party security methodologies, standards, tooling, and processes while increasing assessment quality and reducing manual effort

Benefits

• Remote-First and Flexible Work - Do your best work from home! Our remote jobs empower you to work around your life schedule. Want to switch up your work spot? We provide access to WeWork locations globally. Need time away? We offer flexible paid time off beyond paid holidays— so you can thrive at work and at rest.
• Health & Well-Being - No matter where you live, we offer a market competitive suite of benefits to help keep you and your loved ones healthy. We also keep your emotional well-being top of mind, offering an Employee Wellness Program for all employees and immediate family members globally. We also have various leave options, including 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Financial Planning - Circle is invested in your future! All part-time and full-time U.S. employees enjoy 401(k) benefits, including up to 4% company matching, and can become owners in Circle through our equity program. Pension plans are also offered in select countries. FSA and HSA accounts are available for U.S. employees, with Circle contributing annually to employee HSA accounts.
• Stipends & Reimbursements - To support our employees and their unique lifestyles, Circle offers a set of stipends and reimbursements (offerings vary by location and enrollment). These include home office, mobile phone, fitness and weight loss, and more!
• Learning & Development - Circle is committed to cultivating experiences internally and externally that promote constant learning in support of Crypto Literacy, as well as operational and interpersonal development that drives growth aligned with career aspirations for employees at all levels of the organization.
• In-Person Connections - Outside of our remote work, we know how important collaborating in-person is. We invest in bringing Circlers together through an annual company-wide conference, local meet ups as well as team and leadership offsites to lock in relationships beyond the screen.