Director of Government Relations

Skills

About the Role

You will own senior relationships across the U.S. law enforcement, intelligence, defense and regulatory communities, acting as a trusted advisor to agency decision-makers and as the bridge that carries your public-sector network into Elliptic's private-sector business, and Elliptic's capabilities back into government. This is a network-first role. You will put your career-built network to work in both directions: opening doors for government and enterprise business, lending operational credibility to commercial engagements, and representing the voice of the agency practitioner inside the company. You'll work closely with the Director of Strategic Engagement, who leads mission delivery, while you go wide on relationships, advocacy, and institutional positioning. Together you'll form the government-facing spine of Elliptic's U.S. presence.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience within federal law enforcement, intelligence, defense or regulatory communities
• Substantial time leading or supporting financial-crimes or financial-intelligence operations, digital-assets exposure strongly preferred
• A deep, active network of trusted senior relationships across the federal financial-crimes community (e.g., DOJ, FBI, Treasury/FinCEN, IC)
• Track record of putting that network to work across the public/private divide
• Deep understanding of the operational mission needs of law enforcement, intelligence, defense and regulatory agencies
• Understanding of financial crime with a particular focus on digital assets
• Demonstrated public-affairs and communications acumen
• Comfortable representing organisations in press-sensitive, agency-facing, legislative and crisis-management contexts
• Strong understanding of digital assets, blockchain-intelligence data and operational use cases
• Executive presence and cross-sector credibility
• Comfort operating commercially and supporting revenue outcomes in government and enterprise businesses

Responsibilities

• Open and facilitate strategic engagement with key law enforcement, intelligence, defense and regulatory agencies and with financial-crimes experts across the private sector
• Serve as a senior advisor to agency leaders leveraging digital assets for operational missions
• Develop and maintain trusted relationships with senior agency leadership, industry experts, and legislative stakeholders
• Contribute to institutional positioning strategies that reinforce credibility with government partners
• Support product development strategy and roadmap execution as an internal advocate for critical agency needs
• Partner with the Director of Strategic Engagement on account strategy for Tier 1 government relationships
• Drive senior-level engagement strategies with key law enforcement, intelligence, defense and regulatory agencies
• Build relationships across government and commercial clients and prospects
• Serve as a bridge between public- and private-sector clients
• Support the commercial enterprise business as a trusted domain advisor alongside sales and GPRG teams
• Represent Elliptic in public policy dialogues, industry working groups, and engagements with agency leadership
• Act as a spokesperson and ambassador at industry forums, think tanks, and executive summits
• Inform product strategy and go-to-market planning with insights from agency leaders and market trends

Benefits

• Hybrid working with option to work from almost anywhere for up to 90 days per year
• Remote Work Budget of $650 to set up home office space
• $1,000 annual Learning & Development budget
• 25 days of annual leave plus US Public Holidays
• Birthday Leave
• 16 weeks fully-paid Enhanced Parental Leave
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401k with company match
• Mental health support through Spill