Responsibilities

Lead the development and execution of the operating model connecting Policy team to product and business counterparts through structured forums, clear DRIs, and agendas spanning product developments, policy horizon scanning, issue position formation, and advocacy strategy.
Stay current on product portfolio and roadmap across payments, stablecoins, financial services, and AI, while building direct relationships with product and business counterparts to understand policy intersections with opportunity or risk.
Partner with Policy leadership, Government Relations leads, and subject matter experts to develop issue positions, maintain living product and issue briefs, and keep the Policy team informed and aligned.
Translate complex policy and product issues into clear materials including issue briefs, talking points, policy memos, and executive communications; develop proactive advocacy positions and campaigns.
Build and maintain strong working relationships across Product, Business, Legal, and Finance — serving as a consistent point of contact for business-side partners and ensuring policy considerations are surfaced early in decisions.

Requirements

Minimum 8+ years of experience in policy, regulatory affairs, government relations, or related field, with significant exposure to payments and/or digital assets.
Strong knowledge of the payments ecosystem (core infrastructure, rails, bank-fintech partnerships), stablecoins and digital assets (GENIUS Act, MiCA, and other frameworks), financial crimes and risk policy (AML/BSA, KYC, sanctions).
Familiarity with emerging AI and agentic commerce policy issues.
Proven ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder workstreams — building trust across teams, setting strategic agendas, facilitating executive-level forums, and holding stakeholders accountable.
Ability to synthesize regulatory developments into actionable implications for product and business strategy, with experience developing policy positions and advocacy strategies.
Highly organized; self-starter who builds structure in ambiguous environments and maintains strong knowledge management and cross-functional documentation practices.