Chief Compliance Officer
Grayscale Investments Sponsors, LLC is Grayscale’s Delaware investment-product sponsor and manager for crypto asset trusts, ETFs, and related vehicles.
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About Grayscale Investments Sponsors, LLC
Grayscale Investments Sponsors, LLC (GSIS) is a Delaware limited liability company that administers and sponsors digital-asset investment products. It is the sole remaining sponsor of multiple Grayscale trusts and ETFs, including Bitcoin, Ether, Chainlink, XRP, Solana, Stellar Lumens, and Zcash products. GSIS operates under the Grayscale brand and is part of the Digital Currency Group corporate group.
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About the Role
The Chief Compliance Officer will own compliance across Grayscale's registered investment adviser, broker-dealer, registered fund complex, and product strategies, including digital asset and on-chain activities. The role reports to the Chief Legal Officer and combines regulatory expertise, program building, stakeholder guidance, and hands-on team leadership.
Requirements
- 15+ years of compliance experience in financial services with senior leadership responsibility.
- Expertise across B/D, RIA, and 40 Act compliance programs and applicable securities regulations.
- Experience leading regulatory examinations and managing relationships with the SEC, FINRA, and/or NFA.
- Experience building and developing a compliance team of 5 or more professionals.
- Ability to provide accurate, direct, and commercially practical guidance under time pressure.
- FINRA Series 7 and Series 24 licenses required.
- Experience with digital assets, cryptocurrency products, blockchain technology, and U.S. digital asset regulation.
- Experience in a high-growth or scaling firm where compliance programs were built or significantly expanded.
- J.D. or advanced degree in a relevant discipline.
- Experience with ETFs, statutory trusts, or other registered products in emerging asset classes.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain a comprehensive compliance program covering RIA, B/D, and 40 Act registered fund obligations.
- Monitor SEC, FINRA, NFA, and CFTC rulemaking and translate regulatory developments into policy updates and business guidance.
- Assess compliance risk for new products, funds, vehicles, and business lines and recommend controls.
- Oversee marketing compliance and vendor due diligence programs.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for the SEC, FINRA, and NFA during regulatory examinations.
- Maintain proactive regulatory relationships, audit-ready documentation, and remediation tracking.
- Build a firm-wide culture of compliance and provide practical compliance training.
- Partner with Legal, Finance, Product, and Distribution on compliance requirements for new initiatives.
- Advise stakeholders on complex and emerging compliance risks.
- Hire, manage, and develop a growing compliance team.