APAC Policy and Regulatory Strategist
About this role
About the Company
Born from groundbreaking research at Columbia University and Yale University, CertiK is a leading Web3 security company focused on securing blockchain protocols, smart contracts, and decentralized applications through cutting-edge security research, formal verification, and AI-powered technology. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in New York City, CertiK provides end-to-end security solutions including smart contract audits, penetration testing, on-chain monitoring, incident response, and compliance services for some of the largest projects in the digital asset ecosystem.
Today, CertiK supports thousands of enterprise clients and Web3 projects globally, with a distributed international team spanning North America, Asia, and Europe. The company is backed by leading investors including Coatue, Goldman Sachs, Insight Partners, and Sequoia Capital, and has been recognized by organizations such as the World Economic Forum and CB Insights for its contributions to blockchain security innovation.
About This Role
As digital assets move from the margins to the mainstream, regulators, policymakers, and law enforcement agencies across Asia-Pacific are building the frameworks that will govern the industry for the next decade. CertiK sits at the intersection of security technology and public policy — and we are expanding our engagement with the region's most important institutions.
The Asia Policy Analyst supports CertiK's Capital Markets and Policy team in understanding, tracking, and shaping the regulatory environment across APAC. You will turn regulatory developments into clear, actionable intelligence; help produce the policy analysis, consultation responses, and regulator-facing materials that anchor our engagement with the public sector, and support commercial efforts with institutions— and position our security, surveillance, and compliance solutions accordingly.
This is a high-visibility, high-ownership role for someone who wants to be at the front line of how digital finance and fintech is being regulated. You will work directly with senior leadership, draft submissions and see your research shape real decisions — both inside CertiK and in wider policy conversation.
About You
You have a deep interest in how markets are regulated and how policy is formed, along with a demonstrated ability to translate complexity into clarity, distilling a regulatory documentation into a concise, decision-ready brief that a senior executive or a regulator can act on. You are a precise and persuasive writer, rigorous about detail, and comfortable operating in a fast-moving environment where the rules are still being written. You move fluently between close analysis of a legal framework, structured mapping of a competitive landscape, and the disciplined capture of discussions that inform strategy. Critically, you have a track record of recognising where regulatory shifts create commercial and strategic opportunity, anticipating how new frameworks, licensing regimes, and supervisory priorities will reshape the market, and identifying where they open room for CertiK to lead.
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Regulatory tracking and horizon scanning. Monitor legislative, regulatory, and enforcement developments across key APAC jurisdictions, maintaining an internal tracker of consultations, licensing regimes, guidance, and policy signals relevant to digital assets and blockchain security.
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Policy analysis and briefing. Produce clear, well-sourced briefs, memos, and explainers that translate complex regulatory developments into actionable insight for stakeholders.
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Consultation responses and submissions. Research and help draft CertiK's responses to public consultations and requests for comment from regulators.
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Regulator and public-sector engagement support. Report preparation ahead of engagements with regulators and the public sector and follow up on outcomes.
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Law enforcement and capacity-building support. Support CertiK's engagement with law enforcement and public-sector partners, including the development of capacity-building and training materials, and the preparation of briefing packs for these engagements.
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Market and go-to-market research. Build research dossiers and market maps for target jurisdictions — covering regulatory frameworks, market segmentation, licensing pipelines, competitive and pricing benchmarks, and prospect landscapes — to help CertiK understand regional needs and prioritize its efforts.
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Ad hoc requests
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Bachelor's degree in law, public policy, international relations, political science, economics, finance, or a related field.
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Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in policy, regulatory affairs, financial regulation, management/strategy consulting, a think tank, a law firm, a regulator or public-sector body, or a compliance function.
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A solid working understanding of financial regulation and/or the digital asset and blockchain landscape.
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Prior exposure to regulators, central banks, international organizations, whether through employment, secondment, or engagement.
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Excellent written and verbal English. Professional working proficiency in an additional Asian language , particularly for reading regulatory sources in the original language.
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Strong research, synthesis, and analytical skills — the ability to work through primary sources (legislation, consultation papers, regulatory guidance) and extract what matters.
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Familiarity with the APAC regulatory landscape and an ability to navigate differences across jurisdictions.
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Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple workstreams and deadlines with limited supervision. Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment.
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Driven and resourceful and a proficient user of AI tools to work faster and sharpen output.
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Working knowledge of blockchain, on-chain analytics, AML/CFT, or virtual asset compliance concepts.
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Hands-on experience drafting consultation responses, policy submissions, or regulatory position papers.
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An advanced degree (LLM, MPP, MPA, or equivalent) or a relevant professional certification (e.g., CAMS).
Company at a glance
CertiK is the largest Web3 security services provider, founded in December 2017 in New York by two professors from Yale and Columbia University.
CertiK offers a wide range of products and services to support the Web3 industry, project teams, and users alike. CertiK's products and services span the entire lifecycle of project development, from incubation and early stages, to growth and maturity. CertiK is one of the most globally recognized companies in the Web3 industry, serving users across 150 countries/regions.
To date, CertiK has worked with more than 5,000 enterprise clients, secured over $600 billion worth of digital assets, and detected more than 180,000 vulnerabilities in blockchain code. CertiK's clients include industry-leading projects such as Aptos, Ripple, Sandbox, Polygon, BNB Chain, and TON.
Since its inception, CertiK has secured investments from 12 top-tier funds, including Sequoia, Coatue, Goldman Sachs, Shunwei Capital and Insight Partners, with a valuation of more than $2 billion.
With a highly skilled technical team, CertiK stands out for its expertise in formal verification technology, artificial intelligence, and academia. CertiK's leaders also collaborate closely with global government bodies to develop supportive Web3 compliance and regulatory frameworks.
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