Digital Assets & Payments Delivery Lead

Deloitte France; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 148,000 - 292,000; Full time

Job summary

Deloitte France is seeking a Manager to join the AI & Engineering team, focusing on Digital Assets & Payments implementations for Banking and Capital Markets clients. You will lead end-to-end delivery, define scope and roadmaps, and drive programs with cross-functional teams including risk, compliance, and operations.

Travel up to 50% and mentoring of junior practitioners are expected, with opportunities to shape proposals and industry thought leadership within a global firm.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in a relevant field.
• 8+ years leading large, complex technology programs.
• Experience in payments or digital assets incl. ISO 20022, blockchain, CBDCs, or tokenization.
• Ability to travel ~50% and manage client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of digital assets programs for banking and capital markets clients.
• Manage engagements within large programs incl. strategy, operating model, and roadmap design.
• Define scope, workplans, metrics, risks, and communications; drive execution on timelines and budgets.
• Translate client objectives into asset strategies and delivery roadmaps; ensure quality of analyses.
• Mentor junior practitioners and contribute to proposals, thought leadership, and practice growth.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Leadership

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree (preferred)

Job description

Join our AI & Engineering team in transforming technology platforms, driving innovation, and helping make a significant impact on our clients' success. You’ll work alongside talented professionals reimagining and re-engineering operations and processes that are critical to businesses. Your contributions can help clients improve financial performance, accelerate new digital ventures, and fuel growth through innovation.AI & Engineering leverages cutting-edge engineering capabilities to build, deploy, and operate integrated/verticalized sector solutions in software, data, AI, network, and hybrid cloud infrastructure. These solutions are powered by engineering for business advantage, transforming mission-critical operations. We enable clients to stay ahead with the latest advancements by transforming engineering teams and modernizing technology & data platforms. Our delivery models are tailored to meet each client's unique requirements.Recruiting for this role ends on October 31, 2026Work you'll doAs a Manager on the Banking and Capital Markets team focused on Digital Assets & Payments implementations, you will be responsible for:* Leading end-to-end delivery of digital assets product, program, and transformation engagements for banking and capital markets clients, including initiatives involving tokenization, blockchain-enabled operating models, digital asset custody, and adjacent payments capabilities* Managing small engagements or key workstreams within large, complex programs spanning digital assets strategy, product roadmap development, operating model design, process improvement, risk and controls coordination, and implementation planning* Defining project scope, workplans, deliverables, success metrics, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder communications, and driving execution against timelines and budgets for digital assets and transformation initiatives* Translating client business objectives into digital assets product strategies, target-state operating model recommendations, implementation roadmaps, and delivery plans, while overseeing the quality of team analyses and deliverables* Managing client stakeholder relationships across business, operations, technology, risk and compliance, and legal functions; contributing to proposals and thought leadership; and coaching junior practitioners to support high-quality delivery and practice growthA successful candidate would possess these skills:* Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team* Effective written and verbal communication skills* Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product* Ability to build and sustain professional relationships* Ability to lead projects or workstreams* Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment* Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor* Ability to meet deadlines* Ability to mentor and provide clear guidance to othersThe teamOur Industry Solutions offering provides verticalized solutions that transform how clients sell products, deliver services, generate growth, and execute mission-critical operations. We deliver integrated business expertise with scalable, repeatable technology solutions specifically engineered for each sector.Deloitte’s Financial Services industry business delivers a robust suite of integrated solutions designed to address the multifaceted operational, technological, regulatory, and risk management needs of financial institutions. Our team works across all sectors of the industry—including banking, capital markets, investment management, insurance, and real estate—to help our clients solve complex business challenges and adapt to a rapidly evolving marketplace. Deloitte’s unique strength lies in our deep industry experience and capability to align comprehensive resources across Audit & Assurance, Tax, and Consultative Offerings—supporting clients to drive strategic transformation and sustainable growth.The Banking and Capital Markets sector serves universal and regional banks, capital markets and securities firms, and payment networks with U.S. operations. The team focuses on delivering customer insights, growth and digital strategies, operational transformation, human capital, and technology modernization services to bank executives. We help clients address regulatory reform, technological modernization, competitive dynamics, and market growth opportunities.QualificationsRequired:* Bachelor’s degree* 8+ years of experience in product management, program management, or technology delivery roles* 8+ years of experience leading large, complex technology programs in a client-facing or consulting environment* 8+ years of experience identifying client business issues, managing stakeholder relationships, overseeing deliverable quality, and developing client recommendations* Experience in payments or digital assets from at least one prior role, including real-time payments, cross-border payments, card networks, automated clearing house (ACH), wire, International Organization for Standardization 20022 (ISO 20022), blockchain, distributed ledger technology (DLT), tokenization, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), or stablecoins* Ability to travel 50%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.* Limited immigration sponsorship may be available.

Join our AI & Engineering team in transforming technology platforms, driving innovation, and helping make a significant impact on our clients' success. You’ll work alongside talented professionals reimagining and re-engineering operations and processes that are critical to businesses. Your contributions can help clients improve financial performance, accelerate new digital ventures, and fuel growth through innovation.

Recruiting for this role ends on October 31, 2026

Work you'll do

• * Leading end-to-end delivery of digital assets product, program, and transformation engagements for banking and capital markets clients, including initiatives involving tokenization, blockchain-enabled operating models, digital asset custody, and adjacent payments capabilities
• * Managing small engagements or key workstreams within large, complex programs spanning digital assets strategy, product roadmap development, operating model design, process improvement, risk and controls coordination, and implementation planning
• * Defining project scope, workplans, deliverables, success metrics, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder communications, and driving execution against timelines and budgets for digital assets and transformation initiatives
• * Translating client business objectives into digital assets product strategies, target-state operating model recommendations, implementation roadmaps, and delivery plans, while overseeing the quality of team analyses and deliverables
• * Managing client stakeholder relationships across business, operations, technology, risk and compliance, and legal functions; contributing to proposals and thought leadership; and coaching junior practitioners to support high-quality delivery and practice growth

A successful candidate would possess these skills:

• * Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
• * Effective written and verbal communication skills
• * Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
• * Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
• * Ability to lead projects or workstreams
• * Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• * Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
• * Ability to meet deadlines
• * Ability to mentor and provide clear guidance to others

The team

Our Industry Solutions offering provides verticalized solutions that transform how clients sell products, deliver services, generate growth, and execute mission-critical operations. We deliver integrated business expertise with scalable, repeatable technology solutions specifically engineered for each sector.

Deloitte’s Financial Services industry business delivers a robust suite of integrated solutions designed to address the multifaceted operational, technological, regulatory, and risk management needs of financial institutions. Our team works across all sectors of the industry—including banking, capital markets, investment management, insurance, and real estate—to help our clients solve complex business challenges and adapt to a rapidly evolving marketplace. Deloitte’s unique strength lies in our deep industry experience and capability to align comprehensive resources across Audit & Assurance, Tax, and Consultative Offerings—supporting clients to drive strategic transformation and sustainable growth.

The Banking and Capital Markets sector serves universal and regional banks, capital markets and securities firms, and payment networks with U.S. operations. The team focuses on delivering customer insights, growth and digital strategies, operational transformation, human capital, and technology modernization services to bank executives. We help clients address regulatory reform, technological modernization, competitive dynamics, and market growth opportunities.

Qualifications

Required

• * Bachelor’s degree
• * 8+ years of experience in product management, program management, or technology delivery roles
• * 8+ years of experience leading large, complex technology programs in a client-facing or consulting environment
• * 8+ years of experience identifying client business issues, managing stakeholder relationships, overseeing deliverable quality, and developing client recommendations
• * Experience in payments or digital assets from at least one prior role, including real-time payments, cross-border payments, card networks, automated clearing house (ACH), wire, International Organization for Standardization 20022 (ISO 20022), blockchain, distributed ledger technology (DLT), tokenization, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), or stablecoins
• * Ability to travel 50%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.
• * Limited immigration sponsorship may be available.

Preferred

• * Advanced degree, including Master of Business Administration or Master of Science
• * Experience with financial services technology platforms and digital innovation, including payment processors, core banking systems, digital wallets, or blockchain protocols
• * Experience in one or more of the following sectors: retail banking, commercial banking, transaction banking, wholesale banking, cards and payments, private equity, or capital markets
• * Certification or formal training in one or more of the following: Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Project Management Professional (PMP), Scrum, or similar product or program management methodology
• * Experience developing and presenting proposal responses, business cases, or executive presentations for financial services clients
• * Experience presenting to director-, vice president-, or C-suite-level stakeholders within large financial institutions

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $148,200 to $292,300.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.