US Regulatory Compliance Lead

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About the role

  • US Regulatory Compliance Lead overseeing licensing, examinations, AML, and monitoring for Strike’s Bitcoin financial-services platform. Driving US compliance governance and regulator engagement remotely across the Americas.

Responsibilities

  • Own the end-to-end lifecycle of US money transmitter licenses, including renewals, amendments, and reporting
  • Administer licensing workflows in NMLS
  • Own the licensing calendar and lead cross-functional intake with Legal, Finance, and Data
  • Gather inputs, validate data, and complete required filings and reporting on time
  • Lead regulatory examinations, including planning, request management, evidence production, written responses, and remediation tracking
  • Maintain program governance through policies/procedures, monitoring/testing, and closed-loop issue management
  • Own lending-related licensing and compliance obligations, including licensing maintenance, required reporting, and examination support
  • Coordinate independent AML/Sanctions audits and drive timely remediation
  • Own and execute a Compliance Monitoring Program, including testing plans, control testing, documentation, and remediation
  • Oversee US compliance training for new hires, annual training, and targeted refreshers
  • Prepare updates for Executive leadership and the Board
  • Improve workflows using automation/AI where appropriate

Requirements

  • 6+ years regulatory compliance experience in financial services, payments/FinTech, or crypto
  • Ability to personally draft regulator-ready narratives, build trackers, assemble evidence, and drive cross-functional follow-through
  • Experience building and maintaining a compliance governance program, including policies/procedures, monitoring/testing, issue management, and management/Board reporting
  • Deep hands-on experience with US state MTL licensing and MSB obligations
  • Fluency with NMLS
  • Direct regulator and exam experience, including drafting responses and managing evidence
  • Strong writing, organization, and execution skills
  • Working knowledge of state money transmitter laws
  • Strong familiarity with BSA/AML and OFAC regulations
  • Familiarity with lending compliance/licensing considerations such as TILA, ECOA, UDAAP/UDAP is a plus
  • US Time Zone availability is a strict requirement

Benefits

  • Equity in a high-growth startup
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance premium contributions
  • Short & long-term disability insurance
  • Basic life insurance
  • Cell phone and internet reimbursement
  • Flexible PTO
  • Sick leave
  • Parental leave
  • Access to a company 401k plan

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$130,000 - $140,000 per year

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

RemoteNorth America

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