Job Description
Government Relations Lead (Remote)
Location
Remote
Type
Full time
Department
Government Relations
Overview
CoinTracker makes cryptocurrency portfolio tracking and tax compliance simple. Beyond cryptocurrency, we are building a general automated financial assistant for all financial assets. Our mission is to increase the financial freedom and prosperity of the world.
Some things we’re proud of:
3% of all global cryptocurrency assets are tracked on CoinTracker ($50B daily)
Profitable
Partnered with Coinbase, TurboTax, OpenSea, and other industry leaders
Venture-backed by Accel, Y Combinator, and other top investors
Founders: Jon previously built TextNow (200M downloads), Chandan was previously a product manager at Google
Mission
Increase CoinTracker’s reputation in the regulatory community in the US. Support clear crypto tax rules for the industry and drive crypto tax compliance.
1-year outcomes
- Published white paper on clear crypto tax rules alongside industry partners that is widely distributed across the crypto and regulatory community
- Contributed to a bill that appears in Congress with pro-taxpayer crypto tax rules. Appeared in Congressional tax hearing.
- Won a government tax contract. Influenced crypto tax compliance through a deep partnership with Treasury and IRS.
- Chair positions in three associations to help drive crypto tax compliance (e.g. Blockchain Association, New York State Bar Association, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, etc.)
- CoinTracker is trusted as the #1 crypto tax product by Congress, Treasury, and the IRS
You will
- Increase CoinTracker’s reputation in the legislative and regulatory community
- Support clear crypto tax rules for the industry and drive crypto tax compliance
- Develop a strong point of view on clear crypto tax rules and get buy-in from top tax leaders across the crypto industry
- Help get a bill in House or Senate with clear pro-taxpayer crypto tax rules
- Help make CoinTracker the most trusted crypto tax product by Congress, Treasury, and IRS
- Become a senior member of industry associations and contribute guidance
- Drive the strategy with external industry partners and with governments
Some of the qualifications that we are excited about
- Experience working with senior government officials (elected or VP+ position in a regulatory agency) in the US
- Ability to build coalitions around an idea
- Genuine interest in cryptocurrency and personal finance
- Highly aligned with CoinTracker’s values
- Work effectively in a remote setting and able to overlap with our core hours of 9 AM to 12 PM PT
- 10+ years experience in policy development or advocacy
What’s it like working at CoinTracker?
We are a fully internationally distributed, tight-knit team. We have minimal process, and the majority of our time is spent working and collaborating asynchronously through tools like Zoom, Linear, Notion, Slack. We also stay aligned and bonded through weekly sprints, standups, all hands, and socials. We aim to empower every individual on the team with full transparency, ownership, autonomy, and clear objectives. Learn more about our guiding principles.
If this sounds exciting, we’d love to hear from you! Not sure you’re a perfect fit? Reach out anyway. We’re looking for awesome individuals, not folks who perfectly match a job posting.