[Hiring] Head of Regulatory Change & Policy @OKX

Role Description

We are looking for a Head of Regulatory Change & Policy to own and drive the regulatory change agenda globally. This person will bring vision, strategic judgment, as well as the ability to execute, translating a complex, fast-moving regulatory landscape into a clear strategy that protects and enables the business.

• Own Compliance’s regulatory change log.
• Assess the implications and business impact of evolving regulatory requirements on OKX's product landscape.
• Partner with the Change Management team to ensure regulatory change is translated into business-ready action.
• Manage, oversee, and maintain a global regulatory obligations mapping and horizon scanning capability.
• Support local Compliance Teams in building and maintaining relationships with regulators and policymakers.
• Build out the Regulatory Change function, with the potential to add one compliance analyst within the first six months.
• Set the operating model, priorities, and quality bar for the function.
• Coach and develop team members as the function scales from strategy design into steady-state execution.
• Build strong, trusted working relationships with Legal, Risk, and local Compliance teams across regions.

Qualifications

• Significant experience (at least 10+ years) in regulatory change, regulatory affairs, or a comparable senior compliance/policy role, ideally within crypto, fintech, or another heavily regulated financial sector.
• Demonstrated experience building or significantly reshaping a regulatory change function.
• Global exposure to crypto-specific regulation, with working knowledge of multiple regulatory regimes.
• Track record of influencing senior internal stakeholders (Legal, Risk, Compliance) without formal authority over them.
• Experience building and leading a team, including hiring and developing junior talent.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable operating at executive level internally and externally.
• Pragmatic, execution-oriented mindset — able to move from strategic vision to operational detail.

Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package.
• L&D programs and Education subsidy for employees' growth and development.
• Various team building programs and company events.
• More that we love to tell you along the process!