Head of Compliance
About This Role
Compliance at Gauntlet currently lives across Legal and the broader team, and it's time to consolidate that into a unified, scalable function. This is a rare opportunity to shape compliance strategy for a company operating at the intersection of DeFi, smart contracts, and traditional capital markets—reporting directly to the General Counsel with real influence over how the business scales responsibly.
What You'll Be Doing
Design and operate Gauntlet's end-to-end compliance program, from governance structure to daily operating cadence
Draft and implement policies, procedures, and a practical testing and monitoring framework across a fast-moving crypto business
Build reporting and escalation pipelines that give leadership real-time visibility into compliance risk
Guide upcoming capital markets registrations and coordinate regulatory exams, audits, and information requests
Own compliance across financial crime, securities regulation, privacy, marketing, employment, and anti-corruption as the business and its blockchain-based products evolve
Partner cross-functionally with engineering, product, and leadership to embed compliance into how smart contracts and decentralized products get built
What We're Looking For
Proven experience building or scaling a compliance program, ideally within crypto, fintech, or another regulated, fast-growth environment
Deep familiarity with securities regulation, financial crime frameworks, and the regulatory landscape shaping distributed ledger technology
Comfort operating with high autonomy—this role owns both strategy and hands-on execution
Strong written and verbal communication skills for translating complex regulatory requirements into practical, business-friendly policies
A pragmatic mindset: you build programs that manage risk without stifling the velocity crypto-native teams need
Direct experience supporting registrations, audits, or regulatory examinations
Bonus Points
Background working with onchain asset management, DeFi protocols, or digital asset custody
Familiarity with vault structures, tokenized products, or institutional crypto infrastructure
Prior experience as a first compliance hire building a program from scratch
Existing relationships with regulators or industry working groups in the web3 space
Why Join Us
Direct access to company leadership and meaningful ownership over a critical function
Competitive compensation reflecting the seniority and impact of this role
A chance to shape compliance for one of the largest players in onchain finance, managing over $1.6B in client TVL
Flexible, remote-friendly culture built around high-trust, high-autonomy work
The opportunity to define what compliance looks like for the next generation of decentralized financial infrastructure
About Gauntlet
Gauntlet is at the forefront of a new financial paradigm, empowering the decentralized future by providing critical economic infrastructure to the largest Web3 protocols. We build battle-tested financial models and a robust simulation platform to help optimize capital efficiency, manage risk, and ensure the long-term stability of blockchain networks. Our quantitative approach, leveraging advanced econometrics and control theory, makes us an indispensable partner for major DeFi and NFT projects, ensuring their ecosystems are resilient, scalable, and secure. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, rigorous analysis, and a shared passion for the transformative power of blockchain technology. We cultivate an environment where innovative ideas are encouraged, complex problems are dissected with precision, and team members are empowered to make a significant impact. We value transparency, collaboration, and a commitment to open science, contributing actively to the broader Web3 community through research and thought leadership. Joining Gauntlet means becoming a key architect of the decentralized economy. You'll work alongside world-class engineers, researchers, and financial modelers, tackling the most challenging economic and technical problems in Web3. If you're a high-impact individual seeking to shape the future of finance and contribute to the core infrastructure of the crypto ecosystem, we invite you to explore career opportunities at Gauntlet and help us build a more robust and equitable financial system.
Ready to Apply?
To submit your application for this position, please visit Gauntlet's official website and follow their application process.