Executive Director, Digital Asset Wallet Infrastructure

JPMorgan Chase

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Location
New York, NY
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Full-time
Posted
4 days ago
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TL;DR · Executive Director, Digital Asset Wallet Infrastructure

The Executive Director, Digital Asset Wallet Infrastructure joins the Chase Digital Assets and Blockchain Solutions team to lead the end-to-end ownership of a secure, resilient wallet platform. This role involves setting the multi-year roadmap and driving cross-functional execution across Engineering, Information Security, Operations, Risk, Compliance, and Legal. Key responsibilities include delivering core capabilities like wallet lifecycle management, transaction signing, and confirmation handling while defining signing governance and key management requirements using HSM, KMS, or MPC. The position requires deep expertise in production operations, institutional-grade risk management, and wallet infrastructure. Candidates must demonstrate proficiency in Microsoft Office Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. The work focuses on building banking solutions for digital assets, specifically addressing wallet infrastructure, signing controls, and regulatory readiness within a regulated financial environment.

What you'll do

  • Own the end-to-end wallet infrastructure strategy and multi-year roadmap across multiple teams.
  • Deliver core wallet capabilities including lifecycle management, transaction signing, and exception handling.
  • Define signing governance requirements such as policy-based approvals and privileged access controls.
  • Lead key management requirements and integrations for HSM, KMS, and MPC systems.
  • Enforce platform non-functional standards for monitoring, incident response, and disaster recovery.
  • Partner with control functions to ensure controls-by-design and regulatory audit readiness.
  • Manage vendor strategies including build vs. buy assessments and security requirement definitions.
  • Provide executive-level communication on project progress, risks, and critical decision points.

What we're looking for

  • Must have 10+ years of senior platform or product leadership experience in a bank, fintech, exchange, custodian, or similar regulated environment.
  • Must have experience building and operating digital asset wallet infrastructure at a bank or fintech.
  • Must have deep expertise in wallet infrastructure and security controls, including key management, signing policies, access controls, auditability, and resiliency.
  • Must demonstrate the ability to lead complex cross-functional delivery with senior stakeholders across Technology, InfoSec, Operations, Risk, Compliance, and Legal.
  • Must have strong execution and prioritization skills with a track record of delivering production platforms.
  • Must have exceptional written and oral communication skills and the ability to influence at executive levels.
  • Must have strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
  • Must be authorized to work for any employer in the US.
  • Experience with institutional custody operating models, including omnibus/sub-ledger integration and reconciliation (preferred).
  • Experience with vendor platforms for custody/wallets, node infrastructure, blockchain analytics, or transaction monitoring tooling (preferred).
  • Background in engineering leadership, SRE, security engineering, or large-scale transaction platforms (preferred).

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