One of Australia's leading Financial Organisations is seeking a Head of Digital Assets.

Seeking someone from a transactional banking background who genuinely understands blockchain and digital asset technology, to make real product and platform decisions and own the strategy through to delivery.

You'd be setting the direction for how the company approaches tokenisation, blockchain-based payments and the future of digital money, and then actually delivering it.

Role is based out of Sydney or Melbourne

What You'll Do
Strategy & Direction

• Set the strategic direction for digital assets, tokenisation and emerging payment models across the organisation
• Translate strategy into clear platform roadmaps with defined milestones and investment cases
• Identify and prioritise opportunities that create genuine customer and business value
• Represent the business externally with industry partners, market infrastructure providers and regulators

Delivery & Execution

• Lead a portfolio of digital asset initiatives from concept through to scaled delivery
• Ensure strong governance and investment discipline across the program portfolio
• Partner closely with technology teams to drive platform development and integration
• Build a credible, compliant digital asset capability within the Group

Stakeholder & Risk Management

• Work closely with technology, risk, legal, compliance and financial crime teams
• Ensure innovation is balanced with regulatory credibility at every stage
• Engage senior leaders across the Group to build alignment and secure investment
• Navigate enterprise governance and investment prioritisation frameworks effectively

What You'll Bring
Experience

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  Extensive experience in financial services, with depth in institutional banking, transaction banking, payments and platform strategy

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  Deep expertise in payment modernisation and digital asset models including tokenisation

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  Strong understanding of distributed ledger and blockchain technologies within regulated financial services environments

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  Proven track record setting strategy and leading complex transformation portfolios in highly regulated environments

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  Demonstrated experience within enterprise governance and investment prioritisation frameworks

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  Prior engagement with external vendors, market infrastructure participants and industry bodies

Capabilities

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  Senior leadership capability with the ability to influence at the highest levels of a major institution

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  Strategic judgement - the ability to prioritise and make sound decisions under complexity and ambiguity

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  Strong awareness of regulatory, legal, operational and financial crime risks associated with digital asset initiatives

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  Comfortable operating across both strategic and hands-on delivery levels when required

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  Clear, credible communicator with internal executives and external stakeholders alike