Director of Digital Asset Custody & Blockchain Security

Charles Schwab; Westlake (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid vacation and sabbatical after 5+?

Parental leave and family benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Job summary

Charles Schwab is seeking a Director of Digital Asset Custody to define the strategy and roadmap protecting digital assets across their lifecycle. You will translate complex needs from clients, technology, and regulatory perspectives into actionable requirements and priorities.

Work across product, technology, operations, cybersecurity, legal, compliance, risk, finance, and external providers to govern wallet infrastructure, transaction signing, and lifecycle event handling with a focus on

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in product management, product strategy, platform product management, custody, brokerage, banking, payments, or financial-services technology.
• Experience owning complex digital-asset custody or cryptography platform capabilities across strategy, requirements, delivery, launch, monitoring, and controls.
• Knowledge of cryptocurrency and blockchain concepts, including wallets, addresses, private keys, transaction signing, blockchain networks, tokens, and smart contracts.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity principles and key management, including private-key protection, hardware security modules, access controls, segregation of duties, and secure key recovery.
• Experience translating technology, operational, risk, and regulatory needs into product roadmaps, requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and delivery priorities.
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives involving technology, operations, legal, compliance, risk, cybersecurity, finance, and third-party providers.
• Demonstrated Problem Solving, Stakeholder Management, written communication, sound judgment, and attention to detail in an evolving environment.

Responsibilities

• Define the product strategy and roadmap for digital asset custody capabilities.
• Translate client, business, technology, regulatory, and risk needs into clear requirements and priorities.
• Guide decisions on wallet infrastructure, transaction authorization, blockchain connectivity, asset servicing, reconciliation, and controls.
• Lead cross-functional work across technology, operations, legal, compliance, risk, and external providers.
• Navigate evolving requirements and competing priorities to deliver secure, reliable client outcomes.

Skills

Product management

Cross-functional leadership

Blockchain concepts

Cybersecurity

Roadmap & requirements

Regulatory & risk awareness

Stakeholder management

Job description

Charles Schwab is seeking a Director of Digital Asset Custody to define the strategy and roadmap protecting digital assets across their lifecycle. You will translate complex needs from clients, technology, and regulatory perspectives into actionable requirements and priorities.

Work across product, technology, operations, cybersecurity, legal, compliance, risk, finance, and external providers to govern wallet infrastructure, transaction signing, and lifecycle event handling with a focus on