Product Owner - Digital Assets & Block Chain

Smart IT Frame LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Smart IT Frame LLC in New York City, NY seeks a seasoned Product Owner for Digital Assets Blockchain tokenization and DLT initiatives. You will define the product vision, gather requirements, and drive delivery across custody, settlement, and asset servicing platforms.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years as a Product Owner/PM/BA and 5+ years in Digital Assets and Blockchain, with experience in Capital Markets or Banking clients. Strong stakeholder management and Agile leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience as a Product Owner/Product Manager/Business Analyst.
• 5 years of hands-on experience in Digital Assets and Blockchain.
• Experience with Capital Markets, Securities Services, Wealth Management, or Banking clients.
• Proven experience writing user stories and managing product backlogs in Agile.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the product vision, roadmap, and backlog for Digital Asset and Blockchain products.
• Translate business objectives into epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, architects, compliance, operations, and engineering teams.
• Drive development for tokenization, custody, digital securities, smart contracts, wallets, and settlement platforms.
• Perform market research and competitive analysis across Digital Asset and FinTech ecosystems.
• Lead Agile ceremonies including backlog grooming, sprint planning, reviews, and UAT.
• Ensure regulatory risk and compliance requirements are incorporated into product capabilities.
• Manage stakeholder communications and executive reporting on progress and outcomes.

Skills

Digital Banking

Online Banking

Mobile Banking

Open Banking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Position: Product Owner Digital Assets Blockchain

Location: New York City, NY

Role Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced Product Owner with deep functional expertise in Digital Assets Blockchain Tokenization and Distributed Ledger Technology DLT The ideal candidate will drive product vision define business requirements manage stakeholder expectations and lead the delivery of innovative blockchain enabled solutions across digital asset ecosystems custody tokenization settlement and asset servicing platforms

Key Responsibilities

• Define and own the product vision roadmap and backlog for Digital Asset and Blockchain products
• Translate business objectives into epics user stories and acceptance criteria
• Collaborate with business stakeholders’ architects compliance operations and engineering teams to deliver blockchain based solutions
• Drive product development for tokenization custody digital securities smart contracts digital wallets and settlement platforms
• Perform market research and competitive analysis across Digital Asset and FinTech ecosystems
• Lead Agile ceremonies including backlog grooming sprint planning reviews and UAT
• Ensure regulatory risk and compliance requirements are incorporated into product capabilities
• Manage stakeholder communications and executive reporting on product progress and business outcomes

Required Experience

• 10 years of experience as a Product Owner Product Manager or Business Analyst
• 5 years of hands‑on functional experience in Digital Assets and Blockchain
• Strong understanding of Digital Securities, Stablecoins CBDCs, Custody Wallet Platforms, Smart Contracts, Digital Asset Trading Settlement and Asset Servicing
• Experience working with Capital Markets Securities Services Wealth Management or Banking clients
• Proven experience writing user stories managing product backlogs and driving Agile delivery

Technical Functional Skills

• Blockchain Digital Asset Ecosystems
• Smart Contract Lifecycle
• Digital Asset Custody Settlement
• API Integration Requirements
• UAT and Product Acceptance Testing
• Stakeholder Executive Management

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Digital Asset initiatives involving Treasury Tokenization Transfer Agency Digital Securities or Asset Servicing programs
• Knowledge of financial regulations impacting Digital Assets

Education

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in business finance technology computer science or a related field

Experience Level 10 to 15 years

Domain Preference Capital Markets Securities Services Digital Assets Blockchain FinTech.

Skills

• Mandatory Skills : Digital Banking [Online Banking , Mobile Banking & Open Banking]