About the Role
Citi is hiring a Director within Digital Assets Client Solutions to lead the commercialization and strategic delivery of institutional digital asset and collateral management capabilities across the Investor Division. This role partners directly with sophisticated financial institutions to redefine how collateral, liquidity, and digital assets move across global markets, shaping Citi's "One Platform" and "One Wallet" strategy.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, commercialization, and client implementation of digital asset solutions for institutional investors.
- Define and execute client strategies focused on collateral mobility, optimization, liquidity management, and capital efficiency.
- Own the Digital Assets Client Solutions product roadmap, incorporating market intelligence, client feedback, technology trends, and competitive analysis.
- Manage and develop a team of product managers, setting priorities, removing obstacles, and maintaining accountability.
- Serve as the primary client authority on traditional collateral market structures and translate this expertise into digital product propositions.
- Lead strategic client engagements, advising on operational, regulatory, and risk considerations of adopting digital asset solutions.
- Collaborate across Product, Technology, Legal, Compliance, Risk, Operations, Markets, Securities Services, and Sales to deliver integrated solutions.
- Represent Citi externally at client meetings, industry forums, and with regulators, custodians, clearing houses, and market infrastructure providers.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience within institutional financial services, with direct exposure to markets, securities services, collateral management, or digital assets.
- Deep expertise in collateral management frameworks across Prime Brokerage, Repo, Securities Lending, OTC Derivatives, Margin Services, and Clearing.
- Established track record leading client solutions, product strategy, and full product life cycle delivery in a senior capacity within institutional finance.
- 8+ years of people management experience, including performance management, team development, and cross-functional leadership.
- Proficiency with AI tools and applications applied to client solutions, sales enablement, market analysis, or strategic decision-making.
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Technology, or a related quantitative discipline.
Skills
- Digital asset solutions
- Crypto custody
- Tokenized cash
- Tokenized assets
- Digital collateral management
- Collateral mobility
- Collateral optimization
- Liquidity management
- Capital efficiency
- Product roadmap management
- Market intelligence
- Client feedback analysis
- Technology trend analysis
- Competitive analysis
- Product life cycle management
- Prime Brokerage
- Repo
- Securities Lending
- OTC Derivatives
- Margin Management
- Triparty Collateral
- Operational considerations
- Regulatory considerations
- Risk considerations
- Institutional scale adoption
- AI tools and applications
- Client solutions
- Sales enablement
- Market analysis
- Strategic decision-making
- Communication
- Stakeholder management
- Digital asset collateral management
- Tokenized collateral
- Digital custody
- Tokenization initiatives
- Blockchain technology
- On-chain settlement models
- Digital market infrastructure
Work Type
- Hybrid working model with 3 days in the office and 2 days working remotely
Experience Level
- Director
- Senior leadership
- 10+ years of experience
- 8+ years of people management experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Technology, or a related quantitative discipline
- Master's degree in a relevant discipline
Benefits
- Comprehensive financial wellbeing, health, and family support benefits
About the Company
- Citi is an equal opportunity employer.
Equal Opportunity
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