Public Policy & Government Relations

The role

You will build Tempo's presence in Washington and represent the company on Capitol Hill, with regulators, and across industry coalitions. You will set the strategy and shape how policy factors into product decisions.

What you will do

• Build and run Tempo's federal government relations strategy
• Develop and maintain relationships with Members, committee staff and relevant regulators
• Engage on emerging AI and agentic commerce policy as it intersects with payments
• Track and analyze federal and key state policy developments
• Draft comment letters, testimony, white papers, one-pagers, and briefing materials
• Build and manage Tempo's presence in trade associations and industry coalitions
• Support company leadership in DC engagement
• Manage outside lobbying and policy consultants as needed
• Own the policy function end to end as a hands-on individual contributor

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of policy or government relations experience
• In-house government relations experience at a payments, fintech, financial services, or technology company
• Experience with payments policy, including stablecoins, money transmission, BSA/AML, card networks, real-time payments, or fintech regulation
• Strong relationships and credibility on both sides of the aisle
• Direct experience with digital asset policy, such as stablecoin legislation and implementation, market structure, or tax
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Nice to have

• Prior Capitol Hill experience, preferably on financial services, banking, or agriculture issues
• Experience with AI or agentic commerce policy
• Multi-client experience at a lobbying firm, consultancy, or trade association
• Familiarity with federal agency rulemaking and regulatory engagement

About the company

Tempo is a layer-1 blockchain purpose-built for stablecoins and real-world payments. It is built by a team of crypto-optimists to move money reliably, cheaply, and at scale.