VP, Head of Legal, Compliance & Regulation
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VP/SVP, Head of Legal, Compliance & Regulation at zerohash managing licensing and compliance across multiple jurisdictions in the Americas.
Responsibilities:
- Own and lead zerohash’s licensing and registration strategy across North America (U.S., Canada, Mexico) and other Americas jurisdictions including Brazil, Argentina, and Bermuda.
- Drive achievement of new licenses, registrations, and regulatory approvals, serving as the primary accountable executive for licensing milestones in the region.
- Manage relationships with regulatory bodies and licensing authorities across jurisdictions, including direct engagement in examinations, inquiries, and supervisory meetings.
- Collaborate with the SVP of Global Regulation and zerohash’s legal team to align regional strategy with global regulatory posture.
- Monitor evolving digital asset, stablecoin, payments, and MSB regulatory developments across the Americas and translate those into actionable compliance and licensing strategy.
- Design, implement, and continuously improve risk-based compliance programs that are operable across multiple jurisdictions and aligned with zerohash’s global compliance risk posture.
- Oversee and manage MLROs, heads of compliance, and compliance staff across the Americas (Argentina, Bermuda, Canada, Brazil, and Mexico).
Requirements:
- J.D. or equivalent legal degree from an accredited institution; active bar membership preferred.
- 10+ years of progressive experience in legal, compliance, and/or regulatory roles at a regulated financial institution, fintech, or financial services firm.
- Demonstrated experience owning or leading licensing and registration processes across multiple U.S. states and/or international jurisdictions.
- Deep knowledge of AML/BSA regulations, MSB requirements, and multi-jurisdictional regulatory compliance frameworks.
- Experience managing MLROs, heads of compliance, or equivalent local compliance officers across distributed teams.
- Proven ability to design and operate risk-based compliance programs in complex, multi-licensed environments.
- Experience with KYB/KYC, EDD, customer risk profiling, and compliance outsourcing and vendor management.
- Strong executive presence with the ability to engage credibly with regulators, external counsel, senior leadership, and institutional clients.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into clear, actionable frameworks.
- Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required.
- Comfortable working across time zones in a remote-first environment; ability to maintain availability during core U.S. Eastern Time hours.
Benefits:
- Healthcare Insurance: zerohash covers roughly 100% of employee premiums as well as a portion of spouse/children (U.S. only)
- Vision & Dental Insurance (U.S. only)
- Chance to earn equity
- Maternity & Paternity leave (after 6 months)
- WeWork All Access Membership
- WFH Yearly Stipend
- L&D Yearly Stipend (after 6 months)
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