Digital Assest SME

Talent; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 101,000 - 109,000; Full time

Job summary

Digital Asset SME in London is seeking an experienced Digital Assets Subject Matter Expert to join a major financial services consultancy, supporting a world-class institutional custodian. You will define TOMs, establish control frameworks, and guide tokenised securities integration into custody platforms.

The role requires deep post-trade custody expertise, knowledge of tokenisation, DLT, and permissioned networks; offers hybrid work (3 days in office, 2 remote) and a daily rate of £590 inside

Qualifications

• Experience in post-trade custody and asset servicing.
• Proven track record in defining custody operating models.
• Experience with tokenisation and DLT in institutional custody.
• Familiarity with permissioned blockchains is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the core SME across digital assets, tokenised securities, and custody operations.
• Design and refine TOMs covering onboarding, safekeeping, settlement, servicing and reconciliation.
• Advise on integrating digital asset platforms and permissioned blockchain networks.
• Define business requirements, risk management frameworks, and procedures for digital custody.
• Evaluate operational risk around key/wallet management, entitlements, signing, segregation and settlement finality.
• Collaborate to establish a repeatable onboarding process for digital products.
• Provide market insights on interoperability and evolving institutional digital asset operating models.

Skills

Digital assets

Post-trade operations

Custody operations

Tokenisation

DLT / blockchain

Risk & controls

Tools

Canton Network

Corda

Hyperledger Fabric

Job description

Digital Asset SME

Job Description

Digital Asset SME

Location: London, UK (Hybrid - 3 days in office / 2 days remote)

Pay Rate: £590 per day (Inside IR35)

Position Type: Contract

About The Role

We are seeking an experienced Digital Assets Subject Matter Expert (SME) to join a major financial services consultancy, supporting a world-class institutional custodian in London. In this pivotal role, you will bridge traditional post-trade institutional custody with cutting-edge digital asset ecosystems. You will define target operating models (TOM), establish robust control frameworks, and guide the integration of tokenised securities and enterprise blockchain technology into tier‑one institutional custody platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Subject Matter Expertise: Serve as the core SME across digital assets, tokenised securities, and institutional custody operations.
• Target Operating Model (TOM): Design and refine operational frameworks covering asset onboarding, safekeeping, settlement, servicing, and reconciliation for tokenised assets.
• Platform and Network Integration: Advise on integrating digital asset platforms and permissioned blockchain networks into existing post-trade and securities servicing infrastructure.
• Controls and Requirements: Define business requirements, risk management frameworks, and operating procedures specific to digital custody.
• Operational Risk Assessment: Evaluate operational impacts regarding key/wallet management, entitlements, transaction signing, asset segregation, settlement finality, and corporate actions.
• Product Onboarding: Collaborate across operations, technology, risk, compliance, and product teams to establish a repeatable onboarding process for digital products.
• Industry Insights: Provide market insight on interoperability, market infrastructure developments, and evolving institutional digital asset operating models.

Key Requirements

• Experience within global custodians, asset managers, market infrastructures, or major banking institutions.
• Core Custody Domain: Strong background in post-trade operations, securities custody, and asset servicing.
• Digital Assets and DLT: Direct experience with tokenisation, distributed ledger technology (DLT), or institutional digital custody platforms.
• Operating Models: Proven track record in defining and implementing custody controls, settlement workflows, and operating procedures.
• Desirable: Familiarity with permissioned blockchain networks (e.g., Canton Network, Corda, or Hyperledger Fabric) is highly desirable.

£550.00 - £590.00 / day