US Policy Lead

About the role

US regulatory engagement is Morpho's top legal priority. Reporting to the General Counsel, this role owns Morpho's US policy pipeline end to end, from tracking rulemakings to drafting submissions and leading meetings with agency staff, Congress and industry coalitions. Location: Remote - US (Washington, DC preferred). Morpho is a leading DeFi lending protocol backed by a16z crypto, Paradigm, Ribbit Capital, Apollo, Vaneck, Coinbase Ventures, Variant and 50 others, with over $1 billion in deposits and institutional clients including Bitwise, Galaxy, Anchorage Digital, Coinbase, Binance, and Kraken. Morpho exists to solve fragmented credit access and build an open credit network for the world.

Responsibilities

• Track SEC, CFTC, Treasury and FinCEN rulemakings, guidance, staff statements and enforcement relevant to onchain lending, and maintain a live calendar of comment deadlines with a recommended posture for each.
• Lead the drafting of comment letters, responses to requests for comment and other written submissions, pulling in input from Protocol, Product, Research and outside counsel, and prepare them for General Counsel sign-off.
• Prepare and lead meetings with agency staff and commissioner offices, including briefing materials, talking points and follow-up submissions.
• Represent Morpho in trade association working groups and industry coalitions, and coordinate Morpho's input into joint filings.
• Engage congressional offices and committee staff on legislation and its implementation where it affects DeFi lending.
• Manage outside policy counsel and consultants day to day: scope, deliverables and spend.
• Brief leadership and product teams on US policy developments in short written updates, and flag implications for the protocol, products and external messaging.

Requirements

• 5 to 8 years working on SEC or CFTC matters, at an agency, in a law firm regulatory practice, at a trade association or on an in-house regulatory or policy team.
• Prior SEC or CFTC staff experience is strongly preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of federal securities and commodities law and of the rulemaking process: notice and comment, staff guidance, no-action and exemptive relief.
• Excellent writing, with comment letters, regulatory submissions or similar work product to show for it.
• Existing relationships with agency staff, congressional staff or industry coalitions.
• Able to learn how onchain lending works and explain it clearly and accurately to a non-technical audience.
• Sound judgment on when to escalate, and comfortable preparing positions for sign-off rather than setting them alone.
• Strong ownership and autonomy: doesn't wait to be told.
• Clear and crisp async communication across a team split between Paris, New York and DC.
• Comfort operating in fast-changing, ambiguous contexts.
• Team-first mindset, low ego.

Benefits

We design benefits around deep work and growth, so you can do the best work of your career. Expect fair, top-tier compensation, real flexibility, time together in Paris, great health coverage, and support to keep learning.