Director, FinTech, Digital Assets

Director, Fin Tech, Digital Assets

Do you have a strong market profile, network and track record in the digital assets and wider Fin Tech ecosystem? Have you led complex transformation, innovation or growth agendas in a top-tier consultancy, financial institution, Fin Tech, market infrastructure provider or digital assets business? Have you helped shape how emerging technologies become practical, commercially relevant propositions for financial services clients?

At EY, we see a significant opportunity to help shape the future of financial services by bringing together the best of Fin Tech innovation, deep sector knowledge, strategic relationships and transformational delivery capabilities.

Digital assets are increasingly moving from experimentation toward practical application across financial services. This is creating new opportunities - and new strategic choices - for firms across banking, capital markets, payments, wealth and asset management, and insurance. Clients are exploring how digital assets and related technologies can support new products, new operating models, enhanced infrastructure, and more efficient movement, servicing and custody of assets and money.

Against this backdrop, EY is continuing to invest in its Fin Tech and Digital Assets propositions. We are looking for a Director to help shape and grow our market position in this space, with a particular focus on digital assets from a product, innovation and commercialisation perspective.

You will sit within the Financial Services Fin Tech team, working closely with leadership across Banking & Capital Markets, Wealth & Asset Management, Insurance and Payments, as well as colleagues from strategy, risk, technology, operations, tax and regulatory teams. You will play a leading role in helping clients understand where digital assets are becoming relevant, how they translate into business value, and what it takes to execute effectively.

This is a market-facing leadership role. You will be expected to help define EY's point of view, develop senior client relationships, originate and shape opportunities, lead complex engagements, and build a strong internal and external platform for growth.

Your contribution will play a significant part in helping clients navigate the rapidly evolving digital assets landscape and deliver practical outcomes  will operate across the full lifecycle - from market assessment and strategic advisory through to target-state design, mobilisation and implementation - while helping to build EY's profile and relevance in this area.

• Originate, shape and convert new client opportunities in digital assets, with a focus on strategic relevance, commercial value and long-term account development across financial services
• Build and deepen senior relationships across the digital assets ecosystem, including clients, Fin Techs, market infrastructure providers and strategic collaborators
• Lead strategic client conversations, proposals and go-to-market activity
  , helping EY identify priority accounts, market themes and differentiated growth opportunities
• Lead complex, multidisciplinary engagements spanning strategy, risk, regulation, technology, transformation and operations, ensuring high-quality delivery and strong client outcomes
• Advise senior client stakeholders on the strategic and practical implications of digital assets, helping them assess where the agenda is becoming relevant and how best to respond
• Help define and evolve EY's Digital Assets propositions
  , with particular emphasis on product innovation, business model change, operating model implications and emerging market infrastructure
• Translate market developments into compelling client offerings and thought leadership
  , strengthening EY's market position through clear points of view, reusable assets and commercially relevant messaging
• Maintain a strong market perspective on the evolution of digital assets
  , representing EY externally through conferences, round tables, client events and broader ecosystem engagement
• Build, mentor and inspire high-performing teams
  , while strengthening EY's internal digital assets capability through collaboration, coaching and cross-firm connectivity

We are looking for individuals with a combination of the following:

• Strong experience in digital assets, ideally with exposure to areas such as tokenisation, stable coins, digital custody, blockchain-enabled payments, market infrastructure, digital asset servicing, or broader blockchain-enabled financial products
• A highly driven and entrepreneurial mindset, with the ability to help build and scale a high-growth proposition within a large organisation
• A strong understanding of how digital assets intersect with the priorities of financial institutions, including growth, product innovation, distribution, operating model change, infrastructure modernisation, risk management and regulatory evolution
• Strong market credibility and the ability to engage…