Policy & Government Relations Lead for Fintech

Tempo; Washington (District of Columbia); Vor Ort; USD 180.000 - 260.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Tempo, a layer-1 blockchain company focused on stablecoins and real-world payments, seeks its first policy and government relations hire to establish a presence in Washington from the ground up. You will represent Tempo on Capitol Hill, with regulators, and in industry coalitions, shaping policy for stablecoins and digital payments.

You will set strategy, engage with Congress and regulators, and partner with Legal, Product, Comms, and GTM to ensure policy considerations are embedded from the

Qualifikationen

• 8+ years of policy or government relations experience.
• In-house government relations experience at a payments, fintech, financial services, or technology company.
• Experience with payments policy, including stablecoins, money transmission, BSA/AML, card networks, real-time payments, or fintech regulation.
• Strong relationships and credibility on both sides of the aisle.
• Direct experience with digital asset policy, such as stablecoin legislation and implementation, market structure, or tax.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills: you can turn complex technical and regulatory issues into crisp, persuasive material.
• A self-starter comfortable working in a fast-moving startup, and quickly toggling between strategy and execution

Aufgaben

• Build and run Tempo's federal government relations strategy, with a focus on stablecoin, payments, digital assets and agentic commerce legislation and rule making
• Develop and maintain relationships with Members, committee staff and relevant regulators
• Engage on emerging AI and agentic commerce policy as it intersects with payments
• Track and analyze federal and key state policy developments, then turn them into clear guidance for leadership and product teams
• Draft comment letters, testimony, white papers, one-pagers, and briefing materials
• Build and manage Tempo's presence in trade associations and industry coalitions, and build alliances across the payments, fintech, and AI ecosystems
• Support company leadership in DC engagement
• Manage outside lobbying and policy consultants as needed
• Own the policy function end to end as a hands‑on individual contributor

Kenntnisse

Policy experience

Government relations

Payments policy

Regulatory affairs

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Startup environment

Jobbeschreibung

Tempo, a layer-1 blockchain company focused on stablecoins and real-world payments, seeks its first policy and government relations hire to establish a presence in Washington from the ground up. You will represent Tempo on Capitol Hill, with regulators, and in industry coalitions, shaping policy for stablecoins and digital payments.

You will set strategy, engage with Congress and regulators, and partner with Legal, Product, Comms, and GTM to ensure policy considerations are embedded from the