Lead, Regulated Compliance Programs

Technical Skills:

• Demonstrate substantial and demonstrable expertise in managing Regulation W (12 CFR Part 223), Fiduciary obligations (12 CFR Part 9), and NYCRR Part 200 (Virtual Currency Businesses).
• Design and implement programs and solutions for Related Party Transactions, Conflicts of Interest, and Complaints Compliance that are effective, sustainable, repeatable, and right-sized to the complexity of the business.
• Execute program management best practices to project-manage complex strategic initiatives involving stakeholders across multiple functions, geographies, and entities including the U.S. and Singapore.
• Contribute at all levels of work, including but not limited to framing strategic direction, writing technical policies and procedures, and conducting deep-dive data analysis.
• Research applicable laws, regulations, and guidance documents and, with the help of Legal partners, distill findings into actionable guidance for participant-facing environments and evolving business models.
• Provide valuable input and sound judgment as to how to appropriately scale programs to the size of Anchorage Digital’s short-, medium-, and long-term strategies.
• Maintain a technical understanding of risk and controls to suggest risk-based solutions that are actionable and align with institutional-grade banking standards.

Complexity and Impact of Work:

• Identify cross-functional interdependencies, challenges, and opportunities that give rise to the development or refinement of specialized compliance and risk strategic initiatives.
• Independently lead the design, development, and implementation of programs and related processes across all Anchorage entities.
• Work with abstract ideas addressing future concepts or products, and navigate open-ended and ambiguous problems that have impact across the firm, its clients, and its profitability.
• Anticipate factors that could influence global strategies and take accountability for results and implementing target operating models with a longer-term view that impacts multiple functions.
• Translate compliance and risk strategy into functional and actionable plans, guiding execution and monitoring technical output to ensure no single points of failure.
• Proactively identify and escalate critical issues in advance, ensuring timely resolution and mitigating potential risks while effectively managing stakeholder expectations and regulatory timelines.
• Lead and represent the technical output of the team during regulatory examinations and internal audits, ensuring on-time delivery of high-quality work product.

Organizational Knowledge:

• Develop an in-depth understanding of the Anchorage Digital Bank entity structure, products, and services, and how they interact within the global regulatory landscapes of the OCC, DFS, and MAS.
• Play an active role in groups and forums that define the long-term strategy and value proposition of the company and your specific corporate compliance programs.
• Support and drive the alignment and integration among initiatives, priorities, people, processes, and structures across all departments to ensure unified global compliance.
• Monitor company objectives and industry trends that may affect the company's capacity to succeed, specifically regarding fiduciary standards and participant protection requirements.
• Engage with peers to develop methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for projects and programs that have enterprise-wide impact.
• Understand the broader business impact of compliance decisions and effectively rally cross-functional teams toward shared organizational goals.

Communication and Influence:

• Perform attentive and active listening, speak and empathize with others at all grades, and adapt speech to both internal and external audiences, including high-stakes regulatory environments.
• Consistently express clear, thoughtful, analytical, and solutions-oriented communications in high-impact slides, written reports, or verbal presentations at a quality level expected of a senior leader.
• Present function and program reports to senior management, boards, and external stakeholders such as the OCC, NY DFS, and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).
• Anticipate and build on others' reactions to keep momentum and support for an approach while using diplomacy and tact to resolve technical debates.
• Clearly articulate the purpose and impact of the team and obtain support and cooperation from stakeholders towards the goals and deliverables of your programs.
• Act as a strategic leader whose knowledge, ideas, and critical thinking impactfully support the strategic direction of Anchorage Digital.

Team Leadership:

• Lead a strategic or complex area that has a clear impact on the success of the firm, setting team vision, mission, and strategy for positive impact on clients and processes.
• Independently manage all aspects of people management, including providing clear direction, priorities, and performance management to help each member reach their full potential.
• Plan and execute changes to team staffing and succession planning in service of company goals, including identifying gaps, defining roles, and managing appropriate team sizes.
• Ensure that knowledge is shared amongst the team and empower individuals to take ownership of their functional domains.
• Delegate autonomy to team members in line with their responsibilities and hold individuals accountable for agreed-upon commitments and high-quality output.
• Promote group morale and productivity by maintaining clarity regarding output expectations and acknowledging individual and team accomplishments.

You may be a fit for this role if you have:

• Typically a Bachelor's degree and 8-10+ years of progressive experience in a compliance role within the financial services industry, with a focus on bank-grade regulated environments.
• Proven experience independently leading people, teams, and large-scale projects multiple times in different contexts.
• Substantial expertise in managing Regulation W, Fiduciary obligations, and Related Party/Conflicts of Interest compliance.
• The capability to independently navigate roadblocks and obstacles, escalating only for critical blockers while proactively identifying solutions.
• A leadership style defined by empathy and humility that builds trust and exemplifies our values, principles, and policies.

Although not a requirement, bonus points if:

• Direct experience managing compliance within an OCC, NY DFS (Bitlicense), or MAS (Singapore) regulated environment.
• Advanced certifications (e.g., CRCM or CPCO) related to fiduciary or banking regulations.
• Juris Doctorate (JD).
• Expertise in change management methodologies and mapping risks and controls against evolving regulations.
• You were emotionally moved by the soundtrack to Hamilton, which chronicles the founding of a new financial system. :)