Head of Regulatory Affairs - Europe

Head of Regulatory Affairs - Europe

About the job

Tether and its affiliated entities (e.g. Bitfinex) are searching for an organized self-starter to join our Regulatory and Licensing team, to lead efforts in the European Union. The successful candidate is someone with an understanding of the regulatory environment pertaining to the crypto-asset industry / stablecoin industry in the Union, as well as broader legislation pertaining to topics such as communication technology and artificial intelligence, and who is excited by the opportunity to apply their existing regulatory affairs and / or legal experience in an exciting and dynamic business environment.

To succeed in this role, the incumbent will continuously strive to self-develop and enhance their skill sets including understanding the Company’s products and services, blockchain technology, and regulatory requirements.

You will have a focus around working with regulators to translate policy objectives of the companies into favourable regulatory requirements in the region, as part of enabling the broader business strategy across Tether’s business verticals.

The successful candidate should be comfortable managing relationships and communications between various stakeholders both internal and external to the business, including regulators and policy setters, as well as working with cross-functional teams such as Operations, Finance, Technology, Business Development.

You will report to the Vice President of the Regulatory and Licensing division, and work alongside project managers and members of the wider business to execute on regulatory affairs initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Regulatory Affairs

• Maintain proactive relationships with policymakers, regulators, central banks, and financial intelligence units relevant to the Company’s product and service lines.

• Monitor regulatory developments impacting Tether and affiliates companies in the country.

• Represent the company in consultations, workshops, industry roundtables, and regulatory dialogues.

• Prepare briefing papers, comment letters, and policy submissions aligned with broader global regulatory strategy.

• Identify and successfully realise opportunities to shape emerging frameworks in a risk-sensitive, innovation-oriented manner.

• Strategy & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Provide actionable risk and regulatory insights to internal stakeholders (legal, product, compliance, risk, commercial).

• Support enterprise-level planning for new products or expansions into the aforementioned countries, advising on regulatory constraints and enablers.

• Contribute to internal reporting and executive briefings on policy risks and regulatory trajectory regionally

• Minimum of 8 years governmental affairs / regulatory affairs / legal experience ideally within the financial services or crypto-asset industry in the EU, preferably Brussels based.

• Fintech or Digital assets exposure is important

• Experience engaging with regulators or government bodies advocating and advising in a regulatory capacity, with demonstrated achievements securing favourable policy positions on behalf of another organisation.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to synthesise complex regulatory topics for non-technical audiences.

• Proven ability to manage multiple stakeholders across borders and time zones.

• Communication: Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with experience in public speaking and representing companies in regulatory discussions.

• Must be a strong team player, and willing to be fully engaged with key stakeholders both in our company but also with our partners. Must be a hands-on professional capable of working collaboratively and independently.

• English speaking.

• Location: preferred location Brussels ( but open to other EU locations as well)