Digital Assets Strategy & Tokenization Lead (Hybrid)

Eightelevengroup; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 112,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

Calculated Hire is seeking a highly experienced Digital Assets Strategy & Execution Lead to support a leading financial institution’s enterprise Digital Assets and Tokenization initiatives within Corporate & Investment Banking.

This senior role blends business architecture, product strategy, and program delivery, translating strategic objectives into executable roadmaps, operating models, governance, requirements, and workstreams in a fast-moving, regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience supporting Digital Assets, Tokenization, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Digital Custody, or related financial market infrastructure initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Drive the execution of enterprise Digital Assets and Tokenization initiatives across Corporate & Investment Banking.
• Partner with executive leadership to translate strategic objectives into actionable workstreams, roadmaps, and implementation plans.
• Help define future-state operating models supporting tokenized securities, digital custody, collateral, and blockchain-enabled settlement.
• Lead cross-functional working sessions across Operations, Technology, Product, Risk, Compliance, Financial Crimes, Legal, Communications, and other enterprise teams.
• Evaluate how tokenization and digital asset capabilities will affect existing securities, collateral, clearing, settlement, custody, and post-trade workflows.
• Identify operational risks, control considerations, dependencies, and process changes associated with digital asset adoption.
• Develop business requirements, strategic roadmaps, governance structures, executive presentations, and steering committee materials.
• Translate complex digital asset concepts into clear business, operational, and implementation requirements.
• Assess current market practices and recommend appropriate approaches based on prior digital asset, tokenization, or financial market infrastructure experience.
• Support the evaluation of digital asset platforms, custody models, blockchain networks, and related third-party providers.
• Bring informed recommendations and industry perspectives rather than waiting for fully defined direction.
• Independently own assigned initiatives while navigating limited documentation, evolving priorities, and a rapidly changing market.

Skills

Digital Assets

Tokenization

Blockchain

Digital Custody

Capital Markets

Strategy Roadmaps

Job description

Calculated Hire is seeking a highly experienced Digital Assets Strategy & Execution Lead to support a leading financial institution’s enterprise Digital Assets and Tokenization initiatives within Corporate & Investment Banking.

This senior role blends business architecture, product strategy, and program delivery, translating strategic objectives into executable roadmaps, operating models, governance, requirements, and workstreams in a fast-moving, regulated environment.