Regulatory Affairs Specialist

at  Uphold

ABOUT UPHOLD

The Web3 economy will redefine how financial value is managed and exchanged - with much of this activity shifting towards blockchain networks and digital assets.
Founded in 2013, Uphold is a Web3 financial platform that supports almost 300 digital assets, serving as a Regulated Gateway to the Web3 economy.
With integrations with 27 blockchain networks and a robust trading engine connected to 30 underlying venues, the Uphold platform enables users to trade ‘Anything-to-Anything’ with competitive pricing and deep liquidity.
To date, Uphold has facilitated over 120 million transactions worth $40 billion, serving 10 million customers across 150+ countries.
Uphold strips away the complexity and lack of transparency to open up Web3 finance for everyone.
To learn more about Uphold, please visit https://uphold.com.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree required; must have 2 - 5 years of experience in this role or directly relevant field.
• Experience with state/federal financial regulators required.
• Experience with Money Transmission regulation highly preferred
• Experience with NMLS system highly preferred.
• Experience with cryptocurrency/fintech is desirable but not required.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., CAMS) a huge plus.
• Must be highly organized, a self-starter, with excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Has a positive outlook on life and projects a happy disposition.

WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER YOU:

• An amazing work environment in a company that continues to grow, driven by extraordinary and passionate people that keep up innovating and challenging more each day.
• An international team, in a cutting edge field, working on the most fascinating projects.
• Growth and career opportunities, and the chance to be proactive and creative.
• A flexible and enthusiastic work environment that offers you snacks, a lot of coffee and other great benefits.
• Open and transparent culture - we get together on a weekly basis to share updates, strategic plans, and engage with each other informally over food and drinks.
• Interesting events that keep you connected with the team and celebrate our success.
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• Work closely with the leadership team and external stakeholders to obtain necessary information needed for licensing purposes.
• Ensure that obligations arising from reporting requirements, particularly at state level, are understood, clearly documented & communicated to internal stakeholders to ensure compliance;
• Liaise with other internal departments including Accounting, Finance, Legal, Compliance, Engineering, Data, Marketing, and Support to fulfill regulatory obligations.
• Ensure all company information is up to date internally and externally in a rapidly and consistently evolving company and regulatory environment.
• Ensure all licensing maintenance and renewal procedures are followed on an ongoing basis.
• Track, analyze & report on upcoming regulatory changes applicable to Uphold’s business activities.
• Assist in preparations for routine in-depth examinations by regulators.
• Appropriately gather and process extremely sensitive documents and information of the company and key investors, directors and officers.
• Manage multiple competing priorities and numerous ongoing projects simultaneously and on schedule without sacrificing accuracy or attention to detail.
• Other duties as required or assigned.