Head of Compliance

🕒 April 9

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $160k - $240k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

🚔 Compliance

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Blockdaemon

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2017

🌐 Web 3

💸 Finance

💰 $33.1M Venture Round on 2022-07

Blockchain • Web 3 • Finance

Blockdaemon is a company that provides comprehensive blockchain infrastructure services tailored for institutional clients, including financial institutions and crypto-native companies. They offer a unified platform ('daemonOS') for secure node operation, staking, wallet management, and blockchain transaction facilitation. Blockdaemon’s services allow users to build, launch, and grow blockchain-based protocols with access to real-time blockchain data, API integration, and high-security standards. Their solutions support various major blockchain protocols like Ethereum, Polkadot, and Solana, ensuring seamless integration and scalability for Web3 applications. The company is committed to facilitating the blockchain economy with reliable and compliant infrastructure solutions.

📋 Description

• Lead the company's compliance vision and multi-year roadmap • Build a scalable, risk-based programme that evolves with the business and the regulatory environment • Ensure compliance is embedded as a strategic enabler — not just a control function • Shape the company's regulatory positioning in the US and globally • Engage with regulators as needed and monitor key regulatory developments • Lead compliance strategy across core products and protocols • Advise on regulatory treatment of digital assets under evolving frameworks • Own the enterprise compliance risk framework • Oversee AML/BSA, KYC/KYB, OFAC sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, and blockchain analytics programmes • Champion an organisation-wide culture of integrity by overseeing compliance policy lifecycle and training programmes.

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of compliance experience, with significant time in digital assets, fintech, or financial services • Deep knowledge of the US digital asset regulatory landscape — including SEC, CFTC, FinCEN, OFAC, and state-level frameworks — and a strong view on where it's heading • Experience leading regulatory examinations, licensing processes, or enforcement matters directly • Proven track record of building compliance programmes in high-growth or ambiguous environments • Familiarity with blockchain technology, on-chain transaction monitoring tools (e.g. Chainalysis, TRM Labs), and DeFi risk vectors • Strong executive presence with the ability to advise executives, engage regulators, and influence across the business.

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive health cover • 401k • Flexible paid time off • Equity compensation • Perks designed to support wellbeing and professional growth