Responsibilities

📍Serve as a subject matter expert on regulatory and legislative matters, providing guidance across global teams. 📍Maintain a deep understanding of virtual currency statutes, rules and regulations, newly issued guidance, and proposed rulemaking that may affect Fireblocks or its customers. 📍Draft and advise on policies, processes, systems, and internal controls necessary to ensure compliance with regulatory and legal requirements. 📍Collaborate with product, engineering, business, sales, and compliance teams to provide pragmatic guidance on financial technology, payments, and financial services. 📍Support integration of regulatory considerations into product design and business roadmap. 📍Help craft and develop thought leadership opportunities on behalf of Fireblocks in the digital asset and cryptocurrency space. 📍Draft and respond to relevant proposed rules and regulations. Develop and maintain scalable solutions for regulatory controls across all jurisdictions. 📍Oversee regulatory audits and coordinate legal responses to regulatory inquiries. 📍Stay informed on relevant international regulations and provide guidance to teams on meeting local regulatory standards. 📍Take on additional projects and responsibilities as part of a fast-growing company with evolving regulatory needs.

Requirements

📍Law degree or equivalent professional qualification 📍5+ years of relevant experience in a regulatory or policy role in the digital asset space. 📍In-depth knowledge of the regulatory landscape for financial services in EMEA with an interest and/or experience in digital asset issues preferred 📍Demonstrated experience effectively engaging with regional capital markets and prudential regulators (e.g., FCA, VARA, HKMA, MAS, JFSA) and international standard-setting bodies 📍Excellent writing and communication skills 📍Ability to solve novel problems and provide effective advice in an uncertain regulatory environment 📍A strong interest in digital assets, crypto markets, and blockchain technology 📍Willingness to travel