Regulatory Affairs Specialist

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 visituphold.com.

The opportunity

An opportunity has arisen to join a growing Regulatory Affairs function supporting global Digital Asset regulatory change management, managing applications for new regulatory authorisations in assigned jurisdictions and ensuring the oversight & timely submission of regulatory reports.

The role will encompass the tracking & analysis of regulatory changes arising in the UK, the EU and other jurisdictions as identified, including potentially the Middle East & Asian jurisdictions, affecting Digital Asset businesses. The successful candidate will also provide assistance to the business in:

• The development of appropriate controls to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements;
• The preparation of authorisation application submissions; &
• Clearly articulating regulatory reporting requirements & ensuring their timely submission.

Responsibilities

• Track, analyze & report on upcoming regulatory changes applicable to Uphold's business activities, in particular MiCAR & associated EU Supervisory Authority guidance & standards;
• Maintain a library of pending & in progress regulatory changes & produce regular Management Information;
• Work closely with the leadership team and external stakeholders to obtain necessary information needed for licensing purposes.
• Ensure that obligations arising from reporting requirements, for each in scope entity are 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.
• 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.

Qualifications

• 2 - 5 years of experience in this role or directly relevant field.
• Experience dealing with financial regulators or working in financial regulation required.
• Experience of Banking and/or Securities regulation preferred.
• Previous experience of regulatory change management is desirable but not essential.
• Experience with cryptocurrency/fintech is desirable but not essential.
• Relevant industry certifications beneficial.
• 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.

Bonus if you have:

• Existing knowledge of EU Financial regulation, in particular MiFID, EMIR
• Existing knowledge of Electronic Money Institution regulatory requirements

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.

Be part of a great company that is revolutionizing financial services. Apply now!

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