Head of Compliance, Gauntlet

• Experience building a compliance program, standing up a major part of one, or materially improving how an existing program operates
• Broad compliance experience across several domains rather than a single speciality, with strong knowledge of how policies, controls, monitoring, testing, training, reporting, and governance work together
• Experience supporting regulatory registrations, examinations, audits, or similar engagements
• A willingness to work directly on the detail — you can both set the approach and execute it, without needing a mature compliance function around you to get started
• The ability to give clear, practical guidance without overcomplicating it: managing risk pragmatically rather than defaulting to the most conservative answer, while giving a clear "no" when the risk requires it
• Good judgement and the confidence to raise concerns directly when something does not look right
• Comfort working in a growing company where the priorities and regulatory questions will continue to evolve

Desirable

• Gauntlet is hiring its first dedicated Head of Compliance
• Compliance responsibilities currently sit across Legal and the wider business
• This role brings that work together, identifies the gaps, and establishes a clear, practical program that scales with the company
• Reporting to the General Counsel, you will set the direction but also own the execution: writing the policies, building the processes, implementing the tooling, and running the monitoring to make sure the program works in practice
• Gauntlet recently completed its Series C and as the business grows we need a compliance program that keeps pace without creating unnecessary friction
• The scope is broad - financial crime, securities regulation, privacy, marketing, employment, anti-corruption, regulatory registrations, and other areas that emerge as the business develops
• This is a hands-on senior role with meaningful ownership, direct access to company leadership, and the chance to build a program suited to an onchain financial business rather than inherit one designed for a different kind of company
• Build and run Gauntlet's compliance program, including its priorities, governance, controls, and operating cadence
• Draft, update, and implement policies and procedures across the business, and establish a practical compliance testing and monitoring program
• Create reporting, escalation, and governance processes that give leadership a clear view of compliance risks and issues
• Support upcoming registrations, help prepare the business for the regulatory requirements that follow, and coordinate regulatory examinations, audits, and related information requests
• Partner with Legal, Product, Engineering, Finance, People, and commercial teams to incorporate compliance requirements into their day-to-day work, and review and improve company-wide compliance training
• Advise the business across financial crime, privacy, marketing, securities, anti-corruption, employment, and other relevant areas
• Use AI and automation to make monitoring, reporting, policy management, and other compliance workflows more efficient
• Keep the program current as Gauntlet's products, clients, and regulatory obligations evolve
• What success looks like
• First 30 days. Map the compliance work already happening across Legal and the wider business. Meet stakeholders across Product, Engineering, Finance, People, and commercial teams. Form a clear view of the gaps and a prioritized plan for closing them
• First 3–6 months. Core policies and procedures drafted and rolling out. A practical testing and monitoring program stood up. Reporting, escalation, and governance cadence running, giving leadership a clear view of compliance risk. Registration preparation on track
• In 1 year. A compliance program that scales with the business: registrations supported, examinations and audits running smoothly, and teams involving compliance early — not only after a problem has occurred. The program manages risk practically, without unnecessary friction