Assistant Director – Digital Assets

Jobtailor; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job description

Responsibilities

• Administer overall management of digital asset applications process, examination, and ongoing supervision of digital asset registrants.
• Direct, coordinate, and review the activities of support and management personnel.
• Serve as a full line supervisor.
• Oversee the development and execution of key initiatives and compliance measures concerning digital assets, digital asset activities, markets, participants, and the underlying technologies.
• Serve as spokesperson representing the Director at various internal and external meetings, often of a sensitive and confidential nature.
• Attend trainings and stay abreast of trends in digital asset markets, including the development of new products and services, virtual currency linked investments, the underlying technologies, data privacy, anti-money laundering initiatives, and updates stakeholders and agency executive staff on a periodic basis.
• Perform other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Requirements

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of college with courses in accounting, finance, banking, monetary theory, business, or computer science.
• Requires prior experience equivalent to four years of progressively responsible administrative experience in accounting, banking, or information systems auditing for a public or business organization.
• Prefers at least eight years of progressively responsible experience in professional accounting, trading, banking, financial markets, financial regulation, regulatory compliance, or information systems auditing.
• Prefers at least three years of experience working in the digital asset industry, markets, and technologies.
• Prefers at least three years of experience in a compliance or legal role related to financial institutions or digital assets.
• Prefers a master’s degree in accounting, finance, business, computer science, or similar.
• Prefers at least three years of experience as a supervisor of a staff of five or more.
• Prefers a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business, computer science, or similar.