Chief Compliance Officer

About the opportunity: Teucrium is a fast-growing Burlington, Vermont ETF sponsor with a 15-year record of bringing new ideas to market, from the first single-commodity agricultural ETFs to leveraged digital asset funds. Alongside our proprietary funds, our ETF Solutions platform helps sponsors and sub-advisers launch and operate funds of their own. We launch many new products every year, we are always expanding, and the platform now spans '33 Act commodity pools, '40 Act funds, white-label and sub-advised relationships, and registered CPO/CTA entities. The Chief Compliance Officer serves Teucrium Trading, LLC and each of its subsidiaries, and is the single point of accountability for compliance across the group. Compliance has been at the core of this business since the first fund. We are looking for a Chief Compliance Officer who is excited to build in that environment: a senior, high-visibility role with direct access to the CEO and the fund boards, and a real voice in how products are designed and launched. It suits an experienced CCO who wants broader scope and a closer connection to the business, or an accomplished deputy who is ready to lead a program with the support to grow into it. Why now The platform is growing, and a business with this range of products and partners deserves a dedicated internal compliance leader. Our current external compliance team will remain in place to support the CCO and provide continuity, so you will step into a functioning program with experienced partners behind you. The platform you will oversee Proprietary commodity funds — a family of single-commodity and diversified agricultural ETFs organized as '33 Act commodity pools, including leveraged series, sponsored by Teucrium Trading, LLC as a registered CPO/CTA.'40 Act funds — an SEC-registered adviser to actively managed and leveraged ETFs, including digital asset strategies, across our own trust and third-party series trusts. ETF Solutions — our white-label and sub-advisory platform, where Teucrium serves as adviser, sub-adviser, or platform sponsor for partner firms, many of them operating in the ETF regulatory space for the first time.

What you will do: Serve as Chief Compliance Officer of Teucrium Trading, LLC and each of its subsidiaries: fund CCO under Rule 38a-1 for each trust, adviser CCO under Rule 206(4)-7, and compliance lead for each CPO and CTA registered with the CFTC and NFA.Support the '33 Act and Exchange Act disclosure process for the commodity pools: registration statements and share capacity, review of Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, and the disclosure controls behind the CEO and CFO certifications. Own the compliance program: annual reviews, written policies and procedures, risk assessments, testing, and reporting to the independent trustees and boards of each trust. Be the resource that makes the whole business possible: work daily with product, operations, marketing, and distribution, answer the questions that come up in every launch and every client conversation, and give the team confidence to move. Guide our ETF Solutions clients: serve as the compliance point of contact for sponsors and sub-advisers, help them understand their obligations, review their materials and processes, and build the trust that keeps partners on the platform. Lead regulatory examinations and inquiries from the SEC, CFTC, and NFA, and coordinate with fund counsel, auditors, distributors, and the external compliance team. Review marketing, website, social media, and advisor-facing material under Rule 482, the Marketing Rule, and NFA Rule 2-29, and set standards partner firms can follow. Bring compliance judgment to new products as they are designed: exchange listing requirements, Cayman subsidiaries, derivatives funds under Rule 18f-4, and developments in event contracts and prediction markets. Oversee the Code of Ethics, personal trading, AML with distributors and authorized participants, privacy and cybersecurity (Reg S-P, Reg S-ID), vendor due diligence, and books and records across all entities. Diligence and monitor sub-advisers and partner firms, and review the sub-advisory, distribution, and licensing agreements that bring them onto the platform. The regulatory expertise this role requires Our products sit across three regulatory regimes, and a single product can touch all of them; a '40 Act ETF with a Cayman subsidiary, advised by a registered CPO, is an ordinary day here. The CCO needs working command of each regime and of how they interact. Securities Act of 1933 — commodity pool ETPsRegistration of continuously offered commodity pool shares on Forms S-1 and S-3, including shelf registration, monitoring registered share capacity so the funds never sell more shares than are registered, and the related registration fees. Prospectus disclosure and updates, prospectus delivery to authorized participants, and the Section 11 and 12 liability framework that makes accurate disclosure a compliance responsibility, not only a legal one. Exchange Act reporting for the pools on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, disclosure controls and procedures, and the compliance support behind SOX Section 302 and 906 certifications. Communications for non-'40 Act ETPs, including Rule 134 and free writing prospectus requirements, FINRA Rule 2210 review through the distributor, and the commodity-specific risk disclosure regulators expect. Exchange listing standards and continued listing obligations for commodity-based trust shares. Investment Company Act of 1940 and Investment Advisers Act of 1940 Fund compliance programs under Rule 38a-1, including board reporting and the annual CCO report to independent trustees, and the adviser program under Rule 206(4)-7, including Form ADV, the Marketing Rule, and codes of ethics under Rules 17j-1 and 204A-1.ETF requirements under Rule 6c-11: website disclosure, basket policies and procedures, and premium/discount and bid-ask spread monitoring and disclosure. Derivatives risk management under Rule 18f-4, including VaR testing, the derivatives risk manager, and board reporting for leveraged funds; liquidity risk management under Rule 22e-4; valuation under Rule 2a-5; and the Names Rule under Rule 35d-1.Section 15(c) contract approvals, sub-adviser due diligence and oversight, the affiliated transaction limits of Section 17, and oversight of wholly owned Cayman subsidiaries. Fund reporting on Forms N-PORT, N-CEN and N-CSR, tailored shareholder reports, and Rule 482 advertising. NFA and CFTC — commodity pool operators and commodity trading advisorsCPO and CTA registration and maintenance, including Forms 7-R and 8-R, principals and associated persons, proficiency requirements, NFA Bylaw 1101, and the annual NFA self-examination questionnaire. CFTC Part 4 obligations for publicly offered commodity pools, the harmonized compliance framework under Rule 4.12(c) for registered funds with commodity interest exposure, and exemptions and annual affirmations under Rules 4.5 and 4.13 where they apply. Periodic reporting on Forms CPO-PQR and CTA-PR, and NFA financial and pool reporting. NFA Compliance Rule 2-29 communications with the public, Rule 2-9 supervision, ethics training, and NFA's information systems security program requirements. CFTC and exchange position limits, accountability levels and large trader reporting across our futures positions. NFA examinations, and supervision of registered associated persons in day-to-day trading and marketing. Who we hope to find 5+ years in investment management compliance. Prior experience as a Chief Compliance Officer is preferred but not required; we will also consider candidates who have worked directly alongside a CCO, such as a deputy or senior compliance officer, and are ready to step into the seat. We will invest in that growth. Hands-on '33 Act, '40 Act and NFA/CFTC compliance expertise, as described above. Ideally you have worked in all three; at a minimum you bring deep, direct experience in two and a working command of the third. Deep ETF expertise. ETFs are the entire business, so you should know creations and redemptions, authorized participants, listing rules, derivatives and leveraged funds, and the marketing considerations that come with them from the inside. A client-facing manner: patient and clear with partners who are new to fund regulation, and credible with their boards and counsel. Comfort leading in a small company, where you set the standard, direct outside resources, and have the CEO's backing. Sound judgment at pace. We launch products with little precedent, often several at once, and timelines are set by markets and exchanges. The right CCO reads a new structure quickly, finds the compliant path, documents it, and keeps the launch moving while the standards stay high. Clear writing and plain speaking, for policies, exam responses, board memos, and conversations with colleagues who are not lawyers. A JD is welcomed. If you are an attorney with the experience to serve in a combined General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer role, we would welcome that conversation as well; compensation for a dual role would be set separately, commensurate with experience and fit.

What we offer: Base salary of $225,000–$325,000, set by experience, plus an annual discretionary bonus. Fully remote within the United States, with periodic travel for board meetings, industry events, and time with the team. Health, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k), and paid time off. A direct line to the CEO and the fund boards, and a seat at the table when products are designed. A small team where your work is visible every day, on a platform broad enough to keep it interesting. Teucrium is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.