Gauntlet is hiring its first dedicated Head of Compliance. Compliance responsibilities currently sit across Legal and the wider business. This role brings that work together, identifies the gaps, and establishes a clear, practical program that scales with the company.
Reporting to the General Counsel, you will set the direction but also own the execution: writing the policies, building the processes, implementing the tooling, and running the monitoring to make sure the program works in practice.
Gauntlet recently completed its Series C and is preparing for registrations in the capital markets space, and as the business grows we need a compliance program that keeps pace without creating unnecessary friction. The scope is broad - financial crime, securities regulation, privacy, marketing, employment, anti-corruption, regulatory registrations, and other areas that emerge as the business develops.
This is a hands-on senior role with meaningful ownership, direct access to company leadership, and the chance to build a program suited to an onchain financial business rather than inherit one designed for a different kind of company.
Gauntlet builds the financial systems of the future. While much of on-chain finance is focused on point solutions, we operate across the entire stack to offer best-in-class vault products. Today, we serve over $1.6B in client TVL across some of the largest fintechs/neobanks, protocols, exchanges, and capital allocators in crypto, and, increasingly, traditional asset management. Our team brings together traditional finance and crypto-native expertise to deliver durable, sophisticated products for institutional clients moving on-chain
First 30 days. Map the compliance work already happening across Legal and the wider business. Meet stakeholders across Product, Engineering, Finance, People, and commercial teams. Form a clear view of the gaps and a prioritized plan for closing them.
First 3–6 months. Core policies and procedures drafted and rolling out. A practical testing and monitoring program stood up. Reporting, escalation, and governance cadence running, giving leadership a clear view of compliance risk. Registration preparation on track.
In 1 year. A compliance program that scales with the business: registrations supported, examinations and audits running smoothly, and teams involving compliance early — not only after a problem has occurred. The program manages risk practically, without unnecessary friction.
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