Senior Digital Asset Hiring & Job Adverts
The hiring activity across firms such as Morgan Stanley, Hamilton Lane, Union Investment, Fidelity Investments, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, and BlackRock shows a clear trend - traditional financial institutions are rapidly building digital asset infrastructure, not just offering crypto products. Key focus areas:
- Tokenized funds
- Blockchain settlement systems
- Crypto compliance and analytics
- Institutional blockchain engineering
Recent Senior Hires
Morgan Stanley — Head of Digital Asset Strategy
Hire: Amy Oldenburg
Focus
- Expansion of spot crypto ETFs (Bitcoin, Solana)
- Launch of institutional crypto wallet infrastructure
- Integration of tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) into wealth management portfolios.
Hamilton Lane — Managing Director, Head of Digital Assets
Hire: Victor Jung
Focus
- Tokenizing private market funds
- Making private equity accessible to smaller investors via blockchain.
Union Investment — Head of Tokenisation & Digital Assets
Union Investment
Hire: Christoph Hock
Focus
- Blockchain-based settlement
- Issuance of tokenized fund shares.
New Senior Job Adverts
Fidelity — Head of Digital Asset Operating Platform
Salary: $185k – $400k
Role
Architect the infrastructure for:
- tokenized funds
- on-chain investments
- blockchain-native financial products.
🔗 Apply / View role
Head of Digital Asset Operating Platform – Fidelity Careers
Fidelity — Director, Digital Assets (Financial Crimes & Analytics)
Focus
- DeFi transaction monitoring
- Stablecoin analytics
- Blockchain forensic investigations.
🔗 Digital assets careers hub
Fidelity Digital Assets & Web3 Careers Page
Citi — Wealth CIO Digital Assets Specialist (SVP)
Salary: $211k – $316k
Responsibilities
- Advise wealth leadership on:
- crypto portfolio allocations
- tokenized asset strategies
- digital asset investment frameworks.
🔗 Explore role search
https://jobs.citi.com
Citi — Digital Assets Liquidity Product Manager
Focus
- Tokenized deposits
- Blockchain liquidity management
- Institutional cash management systems.
🔗 Citi careers portal
https://jobs.citi.com
JPMorgan — Senior Director, Software Engineering (Digital Assets)
Salary: approx. $230k – $325k
Role
Lead engineering teams developing:
- smart contract infrastructure
- blockchain settlement platforms
- digital asset financial applications.
🔗 Example similar role listing
Senior Director of Software Engineering – JPMorgan Careers
BlackRock — Managing Director, Digital Assets
Responsibilities
- Oversee global blockchain strategy
- Lead tokenization initiatives
- Expand digital asset investment products.
🔗 Career portal
https://careers.blackrock.com
💰 Compensation Signals
Typical compensation ranges from these listings:
| Role | Salary |
|---|---|
| Platform leadership | $185k – $400k |
| Engineering leadership | $230k – $325k |
| Wealth strategy roles | $210k – $316k |
| Managing Director level | $350k+ total comp |
Digital asset roles now match traditional finance executive compensation levels.