Director of Government Relations

TL;DR

Director of Government Relations: Own senior relationships across U.S. law enforcement, intelligence, defense and regulatory communities with an accent on building trusted public-sector networks and translating agency needs into hirify.global’s government and enterprise engagements. Focus on strategic advocacy, spokesperson work in public policy dialogues, and using financial-crimes and digital-asset expertise to inform product strategy and go-to-market planning.

Location: Washington Office (Hybrid)

Company

hirify.global provides anti-money laundering (AML) compliance software and investigative services for detecting and preventing criminal activity in cryptocurrencies.

What you will do

• Drive senior-level engagement strategies with key law enforcement, intelligence, defense and regulatory agencies.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships across government and commercial clients, leveraging financial-crimes expertise.
• Act as a bridge between public- and private-sector clients to align government mission needs with what the business can deliver.
• Represent hirify.global in public policy dialogues, industry working groups, and executive forums; serve as spokesperson/ambassador.
• Partner with internal leadership to support account strategy for Tier 1 government relationships and reinforce relationship-building with mission delivery.
• Bring insights from agency leaders and operational users to inform product strategy and go-to-market planning.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience within U.S. federal law enforcement, intelligence, defense, or regulatory communities, with substantial time leading or supporting financial-crimes or financial-intelligence operations.
• Deep, active network of trusted senior relationships across the federal financial-crimes community (e.g., DOJ, FBI, Treasury/FinCEN, intelligence community).
• Deep understanding of operational mission needs of law enforcement, intelligence, defense and regulatory agencies, with a focus on digital assets.
• Demonstrated public-affairs and communications acumen for press-sensitive, agency-facing, legislative and crisis-management contexts.
• Strong understanding of digital assets, blockchain-intelligence data, and operational use cases.
• Executive presence and cross-sector credibility; comfort operating commercially to support revenue outcomes.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working with the option to work from almost anywhere for up to 90 days per year.
• Remote work setup support: $650 home office budget.
• Learning & Development budget: $1,000 annually.
• 25 days of annual leave plus US public holidays; birthday leave; enhanced parental leave (16 weeks fully paid).
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with generous premium contributions; 401k match; mental health support.

Hiring process

• Interviews focused on senior relationship-building experience, public-affairs/communications capability, and understanding of financial-crimes and digital-asset operational use cases.
• Discussion of how government network insights will translate into account strategy and internal product/go-to-market planning.