# Head of Compliance

**Company:** [Gauntlet](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/gauntlet)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Legal
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** compliance programs, regulatory registrations, regulatory examinations, audits, financial crime, securities regulation, privacy, anti-corruption, compliance monitoring, AI Automation
**Posted:** 2026-08-11

> The Head of Compliance will build and operate Gauntlet’s company-wide compliance program, covering policies, controls, monitoring, registrations, examinations, and risk advisory. The role requires broad, hands-on compliance experience and strong judgment in a growing traditional and onchain financial business.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Build and run Gauntlet’s compliance program, including priorities, governance, controls, and operating cadence.
- Draft, update, and implement policies and procedures across the business.
- Establish a practical compliance testing and monitoring program.
- Create reporting, escalation, and governance processes that provide leadership with visibility into compliance risks and issues.
- Support upcoming regulatory registrations and prepare the business for resulting requirements.
- Coordinate regulatory examinations, audits, and related information requests.
- Partner with Legal, Product, Engineering, Finance, People, and commercial teams to incorporate compliance requirements into daily work.
- Review and improve company-wide compliance training.
- Advise the business on financial crime, privacy, marketing, securities, anti-corruption, employment, and other relevant compliance areas.
- Use AI and automation to improve monitoring, reporting, policy management, and other compliance workflows.
- Keep the program current as products, clients, and regulatory obligations evolve.

## Requirements
- Experience building a compliance program, establishing a major component of one, or materially improving an existing program.
- Broad compliance experience across multiple domains, including policies, controls, monitoring, testing, training, reporting, and governance.
- Experience supporting regulatory registrations, examinations, audits, or similar engagements.
- Willingness to work directly on detailed execution as well as set the overall approach.
- Ability to provide clear, practical guidance and manage risk pragmatically.
- Strong judgment and confidence raising concerns directly.
- Comfort working in a growing company with evolving priorities and regulatory questions.

## Nice-to-haves
- Experience in crypto, digital assets, or onchain financial products.
- Familiarity with regulatory issues affecting traditional and onchain finance.
- Compliance designation such as CAMS, CRCM, or CCEP.
- Experience working with relevant regulators.
- Experience using AI, automation, or data tooling in a compliance program.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Remote-first work from anywhere in the US and Canada.
- Regular in-person company retreats and cross-country office visits.
- 100% paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for employees.
- $1,000 work-from-home stipend.
- Monthly reimbursement for home internet, phone, and cellular data.
- Unlimited vacation.
- 100% paid parental leave for 12 weeks.
- Fertility benefits.
- Opportunity for incentive compensation.

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