Regulatory Compliance Specialist

About Moon Pay

Moon Pay is a unified payments platform for digital currency, designed to make buying, selling, swapping, and paying in digital currencies as easy as sending an email. With more than 30 million customers and over 500 ecosystem partners, we provide a secure, enterprise‑grade platform that powers the entire flow between fiat and crypto end to end, including compliance, identity checks, fraud prevention and settlement.

Moon Pay is looking for a Regulatory Compliance Specialist to join our growing Compliance team. In this role you will support the day‑to‑day maintenance of Moon Pay’s US Money Transmitter License portfolio and help ensure we meet our ongoing state regulatory obligations. You will work closely with Legal, Finance, and FIU teams to assist with license renewals and amendments, coordinate regulatory exam preparation, support partner due diligence reviews, and help keep our compliance policies and procedures up to date.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working in the details of US state licensing and wants to grow their regulatory expertise at a fast‑moving crypto company.

• Assist with the maintenance of Moon Pay’s existing portfolio of US Money Transmitter Licenses (MTLs), including supporting renewals, amendments, and state regulatory correspondence.
• Help coordinate state regulatory examinations by organizing documentation, tracking requests, and supporting responses across internal teams.
• Prepare and submit regulatory reports and filings to state money services business (MSB) regulators, including through the NMLS system.
• Support due diligence reviews for new and existing business partnerships, helping assess licensing obligations and regulatory risks across applicable US jurisdictions.
• Maintain and update compliance policies, procedures, and controls documentation to reflect current US state and federal money transmission requirements.
• Monitor regulatory developments across US jurisdictions and flag potential impacts to existing licenses or operational obligations to senior team members.

• 2–4 years of experience in regulatory compliance, ideally within fintech, payments, money services, or a related financial services environment.
• Hands‑on experience working with US state Money Transmitter Licenses, including renewals, amendments, and state regulator communications.
• Familiarity with the NMLS system and state MSB licensing processes.
• Working knowledge of US state and federal money transmission regulations and reporting requirements.
• Highly organized and detail‑oriented, with the ability to juggle multiple deadlines and regulatory obligations simultaneously.
• Comfortable working cross‑functionally with Legal, Finance, Operations, and external partners in a fast‑paced environment.

• Professional certifications (CAMS, CRCM, CCEP, or similar).
• Experience supporting regulatory examinations end‑to‑end.
• Exposure to crypto or digital asset regulatory frameworks.
• Experience working in a high‑growth startup or scale‑up environment.

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• Competitive salary package
• Equity package and pay‑for‑performance equity bonus
• Moonshot award – 10 employees twice a year receive a $250,000 equity grant
• Unlimited holidays – choose when to work and when to switch off
• Hybrid working schedule – work fully remotely or at your nearest Moonbase
• Private healthcare benefits
• Enhanced parental leave
• Annual training budget
• Home office setup allowance
• Remote working allowance for fully remote employees
• Monthly budget for Moon Pay products and zero‑fee crypto transactions
• Employee referral programme – receive $10,000 in USDC for successful referrals
• Regular remote company off‑sites and hackathons
• Rewarded excellence in a fast‑growing company

Moon Pay is a proud equal‑opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on protected characteristics and are committed to providing a respectful, inclusive workplace. We also provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities throughout the application process.

$90,000 – $103,000 per year