Head of Digital Assets Platform Engineering Director

About

Join the Citi Integrated Digital Assets Platform (CIDAP), a strategic, firm‑wide initiative transforming financial market infrastructure. We are a global team dedicated to developing institutional‑grade products and services for the tokenization, custody, financing, and trading of digital assets, redefining the future of finance.

We are seeking a highly motivated and proactive Head of Digital Assets Platform Engineering for CIDAP. This hands‑on leader will be responsible for the complete technical strategy, architectural design, and delivery of our institutional‑grade digital assets platform. You will drive engineering excellence, mentor a world‑class team, and collaborate with product and business leaders to build and scale a foundational platform for Citi's future.

Responsibilities

• Global Engineering Leadership: Lead, manage, and scale a high‑performing, global engineering organization, providing mentorship and technical guidance.
• Technical Vision & Architecture: Define the long‑term technical vision, architecture, and strategy for the digital assets platform, making critical decisions on technology stacks, scalability, security, and resiliency.
• Platform Delivery & Execution: Drive end‑to‑end execution of the engineering roadmap, overseeing the software development lifecycle (SDLC) from concept to production, and ensuring timely, high‑quality delivery of robust and scalable solutions.
• Engineering Excellence: Champion best‑in‑class engineering practices, including Agile methodologies, DevOps/SRE principles, and a culture of quality, automation, and continuous improvement.
• Stakeholder Partnership: Act as the senior engineering partner to the Head of DA Solutions, business leaders, and other stakeholders, translating complex business requirements into actionable engineering plans.
• Talent Management: Attract, hire, and retain top‑tier engineering talent globally, fostering an inclusive, collaborative, and innovative engineering culture.
• Risk, Security & Compliance: Embed security and compliance into the platform's DNA, ensuring adherence to Citi's stringent risk management, control, and regulatory standards.
• DLT Center of Excellence Partnership: Collaborate with Citi’s DLT Centre of Excellence to ensure best practices in governance, risk management, standardization, and tooling.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in the software industry, including leadership roles (e.g., Director, Head of Engineering) managing globally distributed teams.
• 10+ years’ experience managing and scaling engineering and architecture organizations across multiple international locations.
• 5+ years of proven hands‑on experience with blockchain technologies, including Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), smart contracts, digital asset custody, and cryptographic principles.
• Experience with both private and public blockchain networks.
• Significant experience in Financial Technology (FinTech).
• Extensive knowledge of digital assets, market trends, and related regulatory developments.
• Strong and diverse technical background with the ability to quickly learn new technologies and influence engineering decisions.
• Vast experience with cloud architectures, especially public cloud offerings.
• Excellent communication, leadership, organizational, analytical, and problem‑solving skills.
• Financial industry experience required; Securities Services/Custody background is a plus.

Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent work experience.

Job Details

• Job Family Group: Technology
• Job Family: Applications Development
• Time Type: Full time
• Primary Location: New York, New York, United States
• Primary Location Full Time Salary Range: $170,000.00 - $300,000.00

Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision coverage
• 401(k)
• Life, accident, and disability insurance
• Wellness programs
• Paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays
• Discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards (eligible employees)

Most Relevant Skills

• Please see the requirements listed above.

Other Relevant Skills

• Blockchain Technology
• Digital Assets
• Distributed Ledger Development (DLT)
• Resource Planning
• Software Technologies
• Team Management
• Technology Leadership

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