Head of Compliance (Crypto, Global) – First Hire

Deciml; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Deciml is seeking a Head of Compliance to design and own the global compliance posture for a crypto/fintech infrastructure platform. You will shape sanctions controls, governance, and policy, working with the General Counsel and leadership across Finance, Engineering, and Partnerships.

You will start with sanctions and on-chain activity, then expand to non-custodial and fiat rails as the program scales. This is a rare, hands-on leadership role in a fast-growing company.

Qualifications

• Eight or more years in compliance with crypto or DeFi experience.
• Hands-on OFAC sanctions knowledge applied to on-chain activity.
• Experience with non-custodial or self-custody product architectures.
• Proficiency with blockchain analytics and on-chain investigations.
• Ability to write, defend and differentiate policies and norms.
• Strong written communications for policy and governance.

Responsibilities

• Own sanctions programme end-to-end with documented rationale.
• Develop policies, procedures and risk assessment for DeFi rails.
• Select and manage blockchain analytics vendors and tooling.
• Embed compliance by design with engineering, product and CS.
• Coordinate with external advisors and decide what to build in-house.

Skills

OFAC sanctions expertise

Crypto/DeFi compliance

Non-custodial architecture

Blockchain analytics

Policy development

Written communication

Independent founder mindset

Job description

Deciml is seeking a Head of Compliance to design and own the global compliance posture for a crypto/fintech infrastructure platform. You will shape sanctions controls, governance, and policy, working with the General Counsel and leadership across Finance, Engineering, and Partnerships.

You will start with sanctions and on-chain activity, then expand to non-custodial and fiat rails as the program scales. This is a rare, hands-on leadership role in a fast-growing company.