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Head of Regulatory Change & Policy
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- Legal & Compliance
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- Full Time
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- Director
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- 27 Nov 2026
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The role, at a glance.
OKX is seeking a senior compliance leader to establish and lead its global Regulatory Change & Policy function for a crypto exchange. The role owns regulatory horizon scanning, obligations mapping, policy governance, and translation of evolving requirements into actionable business change. It requires close influence across Legal, Risk, local Compliance teams, regulators, and industry bodies, as well as the potential to hire and coach an analyst. The successful candidate brings 10+ years of regulatory affairs or compliance experience, ideally spanning crypto, fintech, or another highly regulated financial-services environment.
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I would first establish a jurisdictional inventory, a structured horizon-scanning process, and a centralized obligations register with clear owners, deadlines, and evidence requirements. I would then define impact-assessment criteria that connect each change to products, customers, controls, and local licensing obligations. Regular governance forums with Legal, Risk, Compliance, and business leaders would ensure prioritization and accountable execution.
I begin by identifying the precise legal obligation, effective date, scope, and supervisory expectations. I assess affected products, processes, systems, and controls with subject-matter owners, then document decisions, actions, ownership, milestones, and residual risk. I communicate the outcome in concise, audience-specific language so leadership can make informed trade-offs and operational teams can execute.
I build credibility through well-supported analysis, early engagement, and an understanding of commercial priorities. I frame regulatory issues in terms of customer impact, operational feasibility, risk exposure, and decision deadlines rather than presenting compliance as an isolated constraint. Clear options, recommended actions, and transparent escalation paths help stakeholders align quickly.
I coordinate closely with local compliance and legal teams to ensure each engagement reflects local requirements while maintaining a consistent global position. I prepare evidence-based consultation responses, track commitments and feedback, and share lessons across jurisdictions. This approach helps the organization anticipate supervisory expectations and avoid inconsistent messaging.
I would use metrics covering timely identification of relevant changes, completion of impact assessments before effective dates, action-plan delivery, policy and control implementation, and quality of supporting evidence. I would also monitor stakeholder satisfaction, regulatory engagement outcomes, and recurring implementation issues. These measures show both operational performance and the function's contribution to reducing regulatory risk.
About this role.
Who We Are
At OKX, we believe that the future will be reshaped by crypto, and ultimately contribute to every individual’s freedom.
OKX is a leading crypto exchange, and the developer of OKX Wallet, giving millions access to crypto trading and decentralized crypto applications (dApps). OKX is also a trusted brand by hundreds of large institutions seeking access to crypto markets. We are safe and reliable, backed by our Proof of Reserves.
Across our multiple offices globally, we are united by our core principles: We Before Me, Do the Right Thing, and Get Things Done. These shared values drive our culture, shape our processes, and foster a friendly, rewarding, and diverse environment for every OK-er. OKX is part of OKG, a group that brings the value of Blockchain to users around the world, through our leading products OKX, OKX Wallet, OKLink and more.
About the Team
Regulatory Change sits within OKX’s central Compliance function, with a global mandate covering how OKX anticipates, shapes, and responds to regulatory developments across all markets in which we operate. The team acts as a strategic partner to the business and Compliance teams, translating the regulatory landscape into clear guidance and action.
About the Opportunity
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.
You will need to operate across multiple dimensions simultaneously: understanding our product landscape deeply to assess regulatory impact, engaging credibly with regulators and industry bodies, and building internal alignment across legal, risk, and local compliance teams. You will also build and lead a team, establishing the processes and judgment that junior team members will execute against over time.
This position calls for a seasoned regulatory change leader with a demonstrated track record of owning a comparable mandate — prior experience in a similar role in a complex matrix organization is essential.
What You’ll Be Doing
Regulatory change: own Compliance’s regulatory change log, assess the implications and business impact of evolving regulatory requirements on OKX’s product landscape and partner with the Change Management team to ensure regulatory change is translated into business-ready action and the relevant policy framework is put into place (assign policy owner, deadline and feed content into Compliance obligation register)
In coordination with internal Risk and Compliance stakeholders manage, oversee and maintain a global regulatory obligations mapping and horizon scanning capability
Support local Compliance Teams, where required, with building and maintaining relationships with regulators and policymakers and in representing OKX in industry consultations and regulatory engagement efforts to ensure aligned positions across jurisdictions
Build out the Regulatory Change function, with the potential to add one compliance analyst within the first six months, subject to the function demonstrating measurable output and business value.
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
What We Look For In You
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, not just operating within an existing one
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
Perks & Benefits
Competitive total compensation package
L&D programs and Education subsidy for employees’ growth and development
Various team building programs and company events
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