Global Director, Digital Asset Network Growth

Western Union; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 215,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental Leave

Family First Programs

Medical, Dental, and Life Insurance

Tuition Repayment Assistance Program

Job summary

Western Union seeks a Director of Digital Assets Network to spearhead the global expansion and overall strategy for the Digital Assets Network. You will define the product roadmap, shape revenue models, and lead cross-functional teams across product, engineering, compliance, finance, and commercial functions.

You will drive adoption and monetization in a fast-evolving space, partnering with global financial institutions and fintechs while aligning with regulatory requirements and risk controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in fintech, payments, crypto, or platform businesses.
• 5-10 years delivering blockchain, digital asset, or stablecoin products.
• Proven experience building or scaling stablecoin, crypto payments, or blockchain network businesses.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the strategy to scale DAN into a global multi-sided network.
• Own the P&L for DAN, including revenue growth, cost management, margin optimization, and financial performance against targets.
• Drive monetization strategy, pricing models, and revenue diversification across products, partners, and regions.
• Own adoption, transaction volume, revenue, and commercial outcomes.
• Drive expansion across stablecoin ecosystems, exchanges, wallets, fintechs, and financial institutions.
• Build and scale strategic partnerships across the digital asset ecosystem.
• Lead global expansion across LATAM, EMEA, and APAC.
• Establish governance, KPIs, financial targets, and operating model to scale the network.
• Lead product roadmap development, prioritization, and execution aligned to customer needs and business strategy.
• Drive integration of DAN with Western Union's retail, digital, and financial services platforms.
• Partner with finance, compliance, legal, and risk teams to ensure regulatory and financial alignment across global markets.
• Champion innovation by identifying emerging trends in blockchain, stablecoins, and digital asset infrastructure.
• Build and lead a high-performing, globally distributed team to deliver against growth, product, and financial objectives.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

P&L ownership

Go-to-market strategy

Blockchain expertise

Monetization strategy

Education

Bachelor's in CS

MBA preferred

Job description

Western Union seeks a Director of Digital Assets Network to spearhead the global expansion and overall strategy for the Digital Assets Network. You will define the product roadmap, shape revenue models, and lead cross-functional teams across product, engineering, compliance, finance, and commercial functions.

You will drive adoption and monetization in a fast-evolving space, partnering with global financial institutions and fintechs while aligning with regulatory requirements and risk controls.