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The Digital Assets Technology - Director leads the technology platform strategy and delivery for a broad set of Digital Assets use cases within the Digital Assets Technology organization. This senior leadership role involves translating business strategy into an executable technology roadmap, owning end-to-end delivery for a portfolio of initiatives, and managing a high-performing team of engineering and delivery professionals. The position requires partnering with Engineering Heads to ensure coherent architecture and consistent standards across the technology estate. Key responsibilities include defining investment priorities and navigating regulatory landscapes for tokenization, custody, settlement, and markets. The role requires expertise in blockchain, distributed ledger technology, smart contracts, and cloud systems. Candidates must possess deep domain knowledge in Investor Services, Issuer Services, capital markets, and securities services to solve complex digital asset problems.
Define and own the technology strategy and roadmap for Digital Assets use cases including Investor and Issuer Services.
Translate business strategy into an executable technology roadmap aligned with Digital Asset product and business stakeholder needs.
Partner with Engineering Heads to ensure coherent architecture, shared platform capabilities, and consistent engineering standards.
Own end-to-end delivery accountability for a broad portfolio of Digital Asset initiatives to ensure on-time, high-quality results.
Establish and drive governance, prioritization, and tracking mechanisms across multiple concurrent workstreams.
Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing team of engineering and delivery professionals.
Ensure all technology solutions adhere to architecture, security, resiliency, and regulatory standards.
Partner with Risk and Compliance teams to navigate the evolving regulatory landscape for digital assets.
What we're looking for
15+ years of experience in the software industry, including leadership roles.
12+ years of progressive technology leadership experience within financial services, including capital markets, custody, securities services, or digital assets.
10+ years of experience leading large, complex, multi-workstream technology portfolios in a global, matrixed organization.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent work experience.
5+ years’ experience and familiarity with digital asset, blockchain, or distributed ledger technology concepts (preferred).
Direct experience with Investor Services and/or Issuer Services business domains (strongly preferred).
Hands-on technical background in architecture, cloud, or distributed systems (preferred).
Experience with emerging digital asset infrastructure providers, custodians, or DLT platforms (preferred).
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