OKX

Senior Regulatory Compliance Manager, Americas (Policy Team)

at OKX

$62.5 - $75 per hour (estimated)

 San Francisco, 94102, CA, US

Onsite | Full Time

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Job Description:

As we strive to continue strengthening our compliance capabilities, we are looking for an exceptional Regulatory Compliance manager to join our growing Regulatory Compliance Policy team. This is a critical role responsible for establishing and embedding a robust regulatory controls framework to ensure compliance with a complex and evolving landscape of laws and regulations governing crypto assets and financial services. The role holder will provide leadership in managing regulatory change, mapping obligations, conducting risk-based gap analyses, and driving remediation. You will work closely with entity and global compliance teams and partners across legal, product, risk, operations, and technology to deliver enterprise-wide compliance frameworks and strategic regulatory readiness projects. This is a unique opportunity to shape how regulatory compliance is operationalized across jurisdictions and to influence the firm’s regulatory strategy. Responsibilities include leading the firm’s regulatory change management program for the US and Americas, translating requirements into actionable compliance strategies and implementation plans; proactively monitoring, assessing, and interpreting emerging regulatory developments across the US and broader Americas region; driving and monitoring readiness programs for new regulatory requirements, including supporting systems and policy changes; managing relationships with third parties providing regulatory mapping and horizon scanning services; integrating regulatory obligations into policies, procedures, controls and business processes; leading jurisdictional regulatory mapping exercises and maintaining an up-to-date inventory of applicable requirements; overseeing the execution of regulatory gap analyses and risk assessments across key areas of the business; providing regulatory compliance input into license applications and renewals in the US and broader Americas region; supporting regulatory inquiries, internal and external audits; working closely with stakeholders in Central Compliance, Legal and Risk on key enterprise-wide initiatives and control frameworks; supporting the development and continuous refinement of the firm's compliance policies and procedures; developing materials to improve understanding of compliance and regulatory risks across teams and delivering regular training and knowledge-sharing sessions; contributing to the development of management reporting, dashboards, and senior-committee updates on regulatory compliance. Requirements include experience in regulatory compliance, legal, or risk roles within financial services, consulting or fintech / crypto sectors; deep understanding of US regulatory frameworks (e.g., SEC, CFTC, FinCEN, OCC, NYDFS) and exposure to LATAM regulatory regimes; proven experience building and managing compliance controls frameworks, governance processes, and cross-functional regulatory programs; track record of delivering complex regulatory change initiatives in dynamic or high-growth environments; strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence and collaborate at all levels, including senior leadership and regulators; Bachelor’s degree required; other advanced degree strongly preferred.

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