Head of Enterprise Regulatory Advisory

The role

You will lead Elliptic's public policy and regulatory engagement strategy across the United States. You will act as a senior voice on compliance and regulatory affairs to guide engagement with commercial clients, regulators, and international standard setters.

What you will do

• Provide direct advisory support to prospects and customers across the full commercial lifecycle.
• Serve as the primary subject matter expert on US AML/CFT, compliance, and digital asset regulation.
• Develop thought leadership through regulatory analysis, compliance updates, and industry trend reports.
• Build and maintain relationships with federal agencies, state regulators, and industry associations.
• Represent Elliptic at industry conferences, regulatory forums, and working groups.
• Collaborate with product teams to feed customer profiles into roadmap decisions.
• Maintain a regulatory learning and horizon-scanning practice.
• Support business development and enterprise sales processes.
• Contribute to cross-functional initiatives for digital asset solution adoption.
• Build a professional profile through speaking engagements and published thought leadership.

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in compliance, licensing, regulatory affairs, working with client facing teams, with a focus on financial services, digital assets, or public sector engagement.
• Demonstrated experience operating at the intersection of regulatory expertise and commercial delivery.
• Deep understanding of the US digital asset regulatory landscape, including federal frameworks and state-level regimes.
• Experience working within or alongside financial regulators, industry associations, or compliance and risk functions.
• Strong existing network across US financial regulators, industry associations, and the compliance and AML community.
• Exceptional communication skills for crafting compliance positions and regulatory briefings.
• Proven record of influencing regulatory outcomes through formal consultations and working group engagement.
• Comfort working at the intersection of technology, law, and finance.
• Passion for shaping the future of responsible crypto innovation, financial integrity, and regulatory clarity.
• Used AI/LLM to conduct research on compliance and risk presentations.
• Understanding of AI policy and current/future regulation developments including impacts on blockchain data.

Nice to have

• Former experience in a federal regulatory body, or Treasury/FinCEN.
• Experience with stablecoins and their role in traditional finance and payments.
• Previous consulting or advisory experience in financial services or government affairs.
• Technical understanding of blockchain technology and digital asset infrastructure.
• Experience supporting or building a shared knowledge base, playbook, or enablement resource.
• Experience developing and delivering training and knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Experience working with international standard-setting bodies (FATF, Basel Committee).
• Advanced degree in law, finance, economics, or related field.
• Professional qualifications in compliance or related fields (CAMS, CFA, FRM, etc.).
• Experience in fintech, digital asset advisory, or crypto policy advocacy roles.

About the company

Elliptic is the leader in digital asset decisioning, providing a platform for extracting crypto data and intelligence across blockchains. Founded in 2013, it is headquartered in London with global offices.