Senior Compliance Director

About Mesh At Mesh, our mission is to enable consumers to pay and be paid with any asset. Today, trillions of dollars in tokenized assets exist but remain largely unusable for everyday commerce. Mesh is bridging this gap by making crypto payments reliable, useful, and ubiquitous. We combine a powerful orchestration engine with a seamless consumer app to unlock liquidity for the world. Backed by leading investors like SBI, Money Forward, Paradigm, Dragonfly, Galaxy, and PayPal Ventures, we are building the infrastructure for the next era of the global economy. Join us! What You'll Do • Own and evolve Mesh's compliance program across crypto, traditional finance (TradFi), and DeFi-adjacent product lines, ensuring the program scales alongside the business. • Analyze existing and proposed legislation, regulatory guidance, and industry practices across multiple jurisdictions, translating them into practical policies and procedures for the business. • Serve as a senior advisor to Product and Engineering on the compliance implications of new features, wallet integrations, on-chain/off-chain payment flows, and international market expansion. • Design and validate control processes for regulatory reporting, transaction monitoring, and licensing obligations across the jurisdictions Mesh operates in. • Partner with business unit leaders to respond to inquiries, exams, and reports issued by regulatory agencies or auditors, both domestic and international. • Act as a primary point of contact with outside regulators, government officials, banking partners, and senior business unit managers. • Lead and mentor compliance team members, building out the function as the company grows. • Monitor global regulatory developments affecting crypto, stablecoins, and digital asset payments, and help shape Mesh's positioning and readiness ahead of new requirements. • Chair Mesh's Compliance Oversight Committee, driving cross-functional accountability for regulatory risk. • Build and maintain a basic compliance risk assessment and testing program, in partnership with the risk management function. Who You Are • BA/BS required; MBA, JD, or professional certification (e.g., CAMS, CRCM) preferred. • 10+ years of relevant compliance, legal, or regulatory experience, with meaningful exposure to both crypto/digital assets and traditional financial services (TradFi); DeFi familiarity a strong plus. • Direct experience obtaining and maintaining Money Transmitter License (MTL) approvals across U.S. states. • Thorough experience with AML/BSA and Code of Ethics programs, sanctions, and licensing frameworks relevant to crypto payments. • Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and written/verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex regulatory concepts for technical and non-technical audiences alike. • Ability to handle high-stakes, ambiguous situations with internal stakeholders and regulators while maintaining a calm, professional approach. • Strong track record engaging with senior management, as well as federal, state, and international regulators. • Strong interpersonal and influencing skills, with the ability to drive business decisions without direct authority. • Preferred: experience building or scaling a compliance function at a high-growth fintech or crypto company. • Preferred: hands-on understanding of digital asset transaction lifecycles, custody, and settlement. The compensation range provided may span multiple career levels and will be narrowed during the interview process based on factors including a candidate's experience, skills, qualifications, and geographic location. For candidates outside of New York or San Francisco, compensation will be adjusted to reflect the applicable market and location-based pay band