# US Regulatory Compliance Lead at Strike US Regulatory Compliance Lead at Strike in Americas. Remote, paying $130k–$140k. Posted February 27, 2026. - Company: Strike - Location: Americas - Workplace: Remote - Pay: $130k–$140k - Experience: 6+ years - Posted: 2026-02-27 - Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/strike/jobs/5814372004 - Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/us-regulatory-compliance-lead-strike-bh88q8 ## Requirements - 6+ years regulatory compliance experience in financial services, payments/FinTech, or crypto - High-output operator: you can personally draft regulator-ready narratives, build trackers, assemble evidence, and drive cross-functional follow-through. - Proven experience building and maintaining a compliance governance program, including policies/procedures, monitoring/testing, issue management, and management/Board reporting. - Deep hands-on experience with US state MTL licensing + MSB obligations and NMLS fluence - Direct regulator and exam experience (including drafting responses and managing evidence) - Strong writing, organization, and execution skills; comfortable driving work cross-functionally in a startup - Working knowledge of state money transmitter laws, and strong familiarity with BSA/AML and OFAC regulations - Familiarity with lending compliance/licensing considerations (e.g., TILA, ECOA, UDAAP/UDAP) is a plus ## Description ### Better Money Strike is the Bitcoin company. With Strike, you can buy and sell bitcoin, pay bills, and borrow against your holdings. From individuals to businesses, Strike is purpose-built for every step of the Bitcoin journey. Available in more than 100 countries — including the U.S., Europe, Latin America, and Africa — Strike is building a better financial system powered by Bitcoin. Bitcoin is better money. Strike is how you use it. ### Role Strike is hiring a US Regulatory Compliance Lead to own and run our regulatory compliance program for our US operations. Reporting directly to the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), this is a rare startup role with high visibility and real autonomy: you’ll be both the hands-on operator driving the day-to-day work (licensing filings, evidence production, exam responses) and the program leader setting the strategy, operating cadence, and priorities that keep Strike in a strong regulatory compliance position as we scale. You’ll lead key workstreams across state money transmitter licensing, MSB obligations, and lending-related licensing/compliance requirements (as applicable to our products), and you’ll be a primary point of contact for regulator engagement related to licensing and exams. **Location: Remote - Americas (US Time Zone availability is a strict requirement)** ### **What you’ll do** - Own the end-to-end lifecycle of US MTLs: renewals, amendments, and reporting - Administer licensing workflows in NMLS; own the licensing calendar and lead a cross-functional intake process—partnering with Legal, Finance, and Data to gather inputs, validate data, and complete required filings and reporting on time. - Lead regulatory examinations: planning, request management, evidence production, written responses, and remediation tracking - Maintain program governance: policies/procedures, monitoring/testing, and closed-loop issue management - Own lending-related licensing and compliance obligations, including licensing maintenance, required reporting, and examination support. - Coordinate independent AML/Sanctions audits and drive timely remediation - Own and execute a Compliance Monitoring Program—design testing plans, perform/control testing, document results, and drive remediation to closure. - Oversee our US compliance training program (new hire + annual + targeted refreshers) - Prepare clear updates for Executive leadership/Board; improve workflows using automation/AI where appropriate ### **What we’re looking for** - 6+ years regulatory compliance experience in financial services, payments/FinTech, or crypto - High-output operator: you can personally draft regulator-ready narratives, build trackers, assemble evidence, and drive cross-functional follow-through. - Proven experience building and maintaining a compliance governance program, including policies/procedures, monitoring/testing, issue management, and management/Board reporting. - Deep hands-on experience with US state MTL licensing + MSB obligations and NMLS fluence - Direct regulator and exam experience (including drafting responses and managing evidence) - Strong writing, organization, and execution skills; comfortable driving work cross-functionally in a startup - Working knowledge of state money transmitter laws, and strong familiarity with BSA/AML and OFAC regulations - Familiarity with lending compliance/licensing considerations (e.g., TILA, ECOA, UDAAP/UDAP) is a plus ### **Nice to Have** - Knowledge of the Bitcoin industry and willingness to gain expertise of the compliance nuances in the Bitcoin space. - Lending license compliance experience (e.g., TILA, ECOA)  - Experience building compliance processes in a high-growth environment; comfort operating as a senior IC without a team. - Demonstrated ability to leverage automation and AI to streamline evidence collection, tracking, and reporting while ensuring all processes remain auditable and defensible. ### **US-Based Positions** - Salary range: $130,000 - $140,000 - Equity in a high-growth startup - Health, dental, and vision insurance premium contributions; short & long-term disability insurance and basic life insurance - Cell phone and internet reimbursement - Flexible PTO, sick leave & parental leave - Access to a company 401k plan ### **Non US-Based positions** - Location Dependent We do not make hiring decisions based on educational history whatsoever. Our Founder is a college dropout. We employ high school dropouts, PHD candidates and everything in-between. We do not hire credentials. We simply hire talented, passionate individuals who are excited to be a part of our team. By clicking submit application below, you consent to our use and processing of your data as described in our Candidate Privacy Notice. ***Use of AI.** Strike uses AI-assisted tools to help review, assess, and verify applications and support the integrity of our recruitment process. A human is always involved in our hiring decisions — we do not rely on automated processing alone.*