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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.\nWhat you’ll be part of:\nCircle 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.\nWhat you'll be responsible for\nAs a Partner Development Associate, you’ll be the first point of contact for partners and prospective customers exploring Circle’s products. You'll evaluate fit, qualify inbound leads, and route them to the right BD or sales motion - ensuring every serious opportunity is handled with speed and care. You'll own the full qualification motion on our highest-priority leads, build real depth across Circle's portfolio, and partner with senior colleagues on cases that need more judgment. This is a role for someone who's energized by a fast-moving inbound queue, asks good questions, and takes pride in leaving every prospect with a positive first experience.\nWhat you'll work on\nManage a prioritized inbound queue and respond to new leads within the team’s SLA.\nOwn the full qualification and handoff motion on high-priority leads, including discovery, routing, and a clear recommended next step.\nManage inbound leads across the full Circle product portfolio.\nLead discovery conversations that uncover a prospect’s goals, use case, business model, product needs, decision process, and readiness to move forward.\nMaintain accurate CRM data hygiene and set disposition or close cases within 24 hours of last contact.\nUse CRM, AI-enabled tools, and other workflow systems to improve prioritization, response time, follow-up quality, and prospect engagement.\nWhat you'll bring to Circle\nCore Requirements\n2+ years of relevant customer-facing, partner-facing, business development, sales development, or commercial experience.\nDemonstrated ability to manage a prioritized pipeline, conduct discovery, and move prospects to a clear next step.\nStrong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to build rapport and ask effective qualification questions.\nAbility to assess basic business fit, prioritize follow-up, and make sound routing decisions across multiple internal motions.\nAbility to learn and communicate fintech, payments, and digital-asset concepts with accuracy and curiosity.\nStrong attention to detail and commitment to CRM hygiene, documentation, and timely follow-through.\nAbility to collaborate effectively with BD, sales, product, operations, and teammates while independently managing day-to-day responsibilities.\nPreferred Requirements\nKnowledge of or demonstrated interest in fintech, digital assets, blockchain technology, stablecoins, or the future of global payments.\nExperience with Salesforce or HubSpot and productivity tools such as Google Workspace, Slack, and AI-enabled workflow tools.\nExperience engaging professional communities through LinkedIn, X, Telegram, Discord, or similar channels.\nCircle 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.\nStarting 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.\nBase Pay Range: $88,000 - $105,333We 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.\nShould you require accommodations or assistance in our interview process because of a disability, please reach out to  for support. 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