Regulatory Compliance Lead

This person will work closely with Compliance leadership and Legal to ensure Strike’s business operations complies with applicable payments laws, rules, and regulations. A successful candidate for this role will have strong collaboration and communication skills, as this role will serve as the primary Compliance point of contact for Strike’s Legal team.

The ideal candidate should thrive working in an ambitious startup environment and be excited about Strike’s mission and potential. You must be comfortable with a team-first approach in a remote work environment.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the compliance lead in managing the ongoing maintenance of all our existing licenses and registrations, including US Federal, US State(e.g. Money Transmission Licenses (MTLs)), and international licenses and registrations.
• Oversee regulatory reporting requirements and ensure timely submissions of all required filings (e.g. MTL Call Reports, transaction reporting, licensing renewals, etc).
• Partner closely with Legal and our global and regional compliance leads to implement and maintain regulatory requirements for new licenses and jurisdictions. Assist with the preparation of license applications in the US and internationally.
• Conduct reviews and analysis of Strike’s operations and controls to ensure the company is in compliance with all regulatory requirements. Identify potential gaps and implementation opportunities to reduce Strike’s regulatory compliance risk.
• Act as a point of contact for audits or examinations from internal/external parties (regulators or third party auditors). Manage any remediation plans that result from any audits or exams.
• Provide compliance subject matter expertise to business stakeholders for regulatory examinations and/or other engagements.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in AML/Sanctions compliance.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in a regulatory compliance role in AML/Sanctions/Consumer Protection in either government (state or federal regulator) or private sector (Fintech, consulting, or cryptocurrency).
• Have detailed knowledge of regulatory obligations in the money transmission and payments space.
• Experience with reporting requirements for regulated financial institutions.

Nice-to-haves:

• Experience working hands-on with other cross-functional team leaders, such as Legal and Finance.
• Experience in dealing with financial regulators and/or auditors in the US or globally.
• Experience and comfort working in an ever-changing industry and the flexibility to quickly react to changing demands.
• Demonstrated interest in blockchain technology and services built on top of it.

Strike's mission is to build a more connected financial world.

Strike allows users to send and receive money anywhere, instantly, with no fees.

Strike is built on top of the Bitcoin network - the largest global, interoperable and open payments standard. Strike believes that open payment networks enable universal participation in the financial system, ushering in a new digital economy with truly borderless money transfers. Strike leverages Bitcoin’s open payment network to offer users the first global peer-to-peer payments app and a novel bitcoin-native neobanking experience.