US Policy Lead

Morpho is seeking a US Policy Lead to own regulatory engagement with the SEC, CFTC, Treasury and FinCEN on onchain lending. Reporting to the General Counsel, you will manage Morpho's US policy pipeline end to end, from tracking rulemakings to drafting submissions and leading meetings with agency staff, Congress and industry coalitions. This role is critical as these agencies write the rules governing onchain lending.

What you'll do

• 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

What you bring

• 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 demonstrate it
• Existing relationships with agency staff, congressional staff or industry coalitions
• Ability to learn how onchain lending works and explain it clearly and accurately to a non-technical audience
• Sound judgment on when to escalate, and comfort preparing positions for sign-off rather than setting them alone
• Strong ownership and autonomy; you do not wait to be told what to do
• 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 with low ego

What we offer

• Fair, top-tier compensation
• Real flexibility and remote work option (Washington, DC preferred)
• Team time together in Paris
• Great health coverage
• Support to keep learning

About Morpho

Morpho is a leading DeFi lending protocol backed by a16z crypto, Paradigm, Ribbit Capital, Apollo, Vaneck, Coinbase Ventures, Variant and 50 others. With over a billion in deposits, Morpho is used by institutional clients including Bitwise, Galaxy and Anchorage Digital, and integrated by major crypto exchanges such as Coinbase, Binance and Kraken. Morpho exists to build an open credit network giving anyone, anywhere access to the best possible terms.