Head of Regulatory Affairs Americas

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Employment Type: Contract
• Salary: (Salary not provided in the text)

Ledger is seeking a Head of Regulatory Affairs for the Americas to ensure the business continues to scale amidst an ever-changing regulatory outlook. This role will be part of a growing Legal Department and will focus on managing emerging legislative and regulatory issues within the US, Canada, and Latin America. The ideal candidate will advise and assist the business in solving regulatory questions and building compliant product offerings.

Requirements

• Subject matter expertise of the changing regulatory landscape in digital assets, financial services, and capital markets.
• Ability to advise business units and senior leadership on regulatory requirements.
• Strategic thinking and execution skills for proactively influencing digital asset regulation in North and South America.
• Strong relationship-building skills with regulatory professionals, governmental authorities, and multinational bodies.
• Experience leading the development of responses to regulatory proposals and inquiries.
• Ability to represent Ledger’s perspective on regulatory policy through public speaking.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain subject matter expertise of the changing regulatory landscape in the areas of digital assets, financial services and capital markets.
• Advise business units and senior leadership on the development and adaptation of products, business lines and business models in light of existing or anticipated regulatory requirements.
• Define and execute strategies to proactively influence the development of favorable digital asset regulation in North and South America.
• Coordinate with the Global Head of Policy on identifying and reacting to significant public policy challenges and opportunities with respect to Ledger’s business priorities.
• Build strong relationships with other regulatory professionals in the digital asset and traditional finance ecosystems.
• Lead the development of Ledger’s responses to regulatory proposals, solicitations and consultations.
• Lead the response of Ledger to regulatory inquiries, examinations or investigations, and contribute to crisis response teams as assigned.
• Represent Ledger’s perspective on regulatory policy through public speaking.

Company Information

• Founded: 2014
• Headquarters: Paris and Vierzon (with offices in the UK, US, Switzerland and Singapore)
• Team Size: Over 900 professionals
• Products & Services: Secure digital asset platform, Ledger Nanos (hardware wallets) – over 6 million units sold in 200 countries.
• Values: Pragmatism, Audacity, Commitment, Trust, Transparency
• Mission: Making the world of digital assets accessible and secure for everyone.

Application Instructions

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