Head of Digital Assets Platform Engineering Director

• Global Engineering Leadership: Lead, manage, and scale a high-performing, global engineering organization, providing mentorship and technical guidance
• Technical Vision & Architecture: Define the long-term technical vision, architecture, and strategy for the digital assets platform, making critical decisions on technology stacks, scalability, security, and resiliency
• Platform Delivery & Execution: Drive end-to-end execution of the engineering roadmap, overseeing the software development lifecycle (SDLC) from concept to production, and ensuring timely, high-quality delivery of robust and scalable solutions
• Engineering Excellence: Champion best-in-class engineering practices, including Agile methodologies, DevOps/SRE principles, and a culture of quality, automation, and continuous improvement
• Stakeholder Partnership: Act as the senior engineering partner to the Head of DA Solutions, business leaders, and other stakeholders, translating complex business requirements into actionable engineering plans
• Talent Management: Attract, hire, and retain top-tier engineering talent globally, fostering an inclusive, collaborative, and innovative engineering culture
• Risk, Security & Compliance: Embed security and compliance into the platform's DNA, ensuring adherence to Citi's stringent risk management, control, and regulatory standards
• DLT Center of Excellence Partnership: Collaborate with Citi’s DLT Centre of Excellence to ensure best practices in governance, risk management, standardization, and tooling

• 15+ years of experience in the software industry, including leadership roles (e.g., Director, Head of Engineering) managing globally distributed teams
• 10+ years’ experience managing and scaling engineering and architecture organizations across multiple international locations
• 5+ years of proven hands-on experience with blockchain technologies, including Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), smart contracts, digital asset custody, and cryptographic principles
• Experience with both private and public blockchain networks
• Significant experience in Financial Technology (FinTech)
• Extensive knowledge of digital assets, market trends, and related regulatory developments
• Strong and diverse technical background with the ability to quickly learn new technologies and influence engineering decisions
• Vast experience with cloud architectures, especially public cloud offerings
• Excellent communication, leadership, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Financial industry experience required
• Securities Services/Custody background is a plus
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent work experience

Securities Services/Custody background is a plus

• medical, dental & vision coverage
• 401(k)
• life, accident, and disability insurance
• wellness programs
• paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays