Head of Public Policy (m/f/d)

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About the Company

European by design. Headquartered in Amsterdam. Qivalis is building a regulated, euro-denominated stablecoin backed by a consortium of leading European banks. Operating across Europe, Qivalis is creating trusted on-chain payment infrastructure for Europe’s digital economy.

Qivalis’ mission is to provide a secure, transparent, and institutionally trusted on-chain euro that serves as a foundational settlement asset for Europe’s digital economy. By bridging traditional financial infrastructure and blockchain technology, Qivalis enables regulated, scalable, and future-proof payment and settlement use cases for banks, financial institutions, and capital markets.

About the Role

As Head of Public Policy (m/f/d) at Qivalis, this role leads all regulatory advocacy and policy engagement activities during a critical regulatory and scaling phase. As Qivalis advances toward launch and broader European positioning, the focus is on ensuring that regulatory interactions are structured, aligned, and strategically positioned across consortium banks and internal stakeholders.

This person acts as the central interface between Qivalis and EU as well as Member State policymakers and supervisory authorities, and as a senior public voice for the company, representing Qivalis eloquently on stage, in public forums, and at industry events. Working closely with the CEO, General Counsel, CR&CO, Head of Communications, and the shareholder banks, the role shapes coherent policy positions, aligns messaging, and ensures that Qivalis is represented as a credible, institutionally trusted issuer within the European regulatory landscape. This is a Head of role operating as an individual contributor.

Your Responsibilities

• Develop a holistic strategic vision for an EU regulatory framework that enables European on-chain payment and settlement infrastructure, in alignment with the needs of Qivalis, its shareholder banks, and the wider blockchain ecosystem in Europe and beyond.

• Lead regulatory engagement and advocacy efforts with EU institutions, national policymakers, regulators, and supervisory bodies on stablecoin and digital money regulation, including regular in-person engagement in Brussels.

• Chair the working group of public policy representatives from Qivalis’ 37 shareholder banks, and coordinate harmonized regulatory messaging across consortium banks, institutional partners, industry associations, and internal stakeholders to ensure consistency and alignment.

• Develop and maintain consolidated policy positions, consultation responses, and advocacy materials reflecting Qivalis’ strategic objectives and a broader vision for comprehensive digital asset regulation in Europe beyond MiCA.

• Represent Qivalis on stage, at conferences, in industry associations, and in policy roundtables, ensuring professional and consistent external engagement at senior level.

• Monitor and assess regulatory developments (e.g., MiCA, PSD3/PSR, AML frameworks) and prepare structured internal briefings in close collaboration with Legal, Compliance, and Communications.

• Support executive leadership and supervisory board with policy briefs, talking points, and explanatory materials for regulatory and public engagements.

• Maintain a structured regulatory calendar, tracking consultations, supervisory milestones, and industry developments across jurisdictions.

What You Bring

• 10+ years of experience in public affairs, regulatory policy, or government relations within financial services, payments, or digital assets

• Comprehensive digital asset expertise and a strong understanding of EU and national regulatory frameworks relevant to stablecoin issuance, digital assets, on-chain payments, and payment infrastructure

• Experience working in or closely with EU institutions, central banks, or supervisory authorities, and an established network among EU policymakers, EU institutions, and relevant regulatory bodies

• Proven experience coordinating complex multi-stakeholder alignment processes across institutions or consortium structures, including banks and other institutional partners

• A natural in public stage engagements, with experience representing an organisation at senior level in conferences, panels, and policy roundtables

• A broader vision for public policy in digital assets, with your own ideas on how Qivalis can help shape a more comprehensive European regulatory framework

• Ability to synthesise complex regulatory topics into clear, structured communication for senior stakeholders

• An active role in digital asset or payments industry associations

• Excellent written and spoken English communication skills; additional European languages are highly advantageous

Core Competencies

Public representation: You represent Qivalis with confidence on stage, in roundtables and in informal meetings with policymakers, and are credible at the most senior level.

Policy vision: You bring your own ideas on how Europe’s digital asset framework should develop beyond MiCA and turn them into concrete positions and proposals.

Institutional alignment: You bring consortium banks and internal teams to a common position, even when their interests differ.

Independent ownership: You set priorities and deliver the policy agenda yourself, without needing a team around you.

Application Process

1. Screening call: A short call with our Talent Acquisition team to learn more about Qivalis and the team, and for us to get to know your background and motivation.

2. Hiring Manager interview: A deep dive into the role with our CFO/hiring manager, covering its responsibilities, priorities, and how your experience fits.

3. Case study: A session with our CFO and Chief of Staff where you work through a policy case based on a real question we face, followed by a discussion of your approach.

4. Leadership interview: An interview with our CEO about your ways of working, how you make decisions and collaborate across teams, and how you see yourself contributing to Qivalis.

5. Cultural-Add call: A final conversation with our Head of HR about what you’d bring to the team: your perspective, values, and approach.

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