This is a rare opportunity to take full ownership of digital asset custody strategy at an ambitious, regulated crypto lending business. As the firm's internal authority on institutional-grade custody, you will shape the architecture, set the standards, and leave a lasting mark on the infrastructure that underpins the entire business.
You will work at the intersection of security, compliance and commercial delivery — with the mandate, seniority and cross-functional access to make things happen.
Why This Role?
- Own the entire custody function end-to-end — strategy, operations, governance and incident response. No shared mandate, no narrow remit.
- Be recognised as the firm's internal authority on Fireblocks and digital asset custody. Your expertise shapes policy, not just process.
- Direct visibility at the most senior level — you will brief the Board and senior management, and act as a key contact during regulatory engagement and due diligence.
- Work on genuinely complex, high-stakes infrastructure — hot, warm and cold wallet environments, MPC architecture, policy engine configuration, collateral segregation and full asset lifecycle management.
- Broad cross-functional influence — close collaboration with Compliance, the MLRO, Technology and Product. Your work touches every corner of the business.
- Long-term strategic scope — as the business scales into new products, jurisdictions and asset types, you build the architecture that makes it possible.
- A fast-moving, regulated environment that rewards proactive, structured thinkers who can balance rigour with commercial pace.
What You Will Do
- Design, operate and govern the firm's digital asset custody framework to institutional-grade standards.
- Own custody strategy across hot, warm and cold wallet environments, with direct responsibility for safeguarding client cryptoassets at all times.
- Operate and configure Fireblocks in production — MPC wallet architecture, policy engine, transaction approval workflows, vault segregation, API integrations and incident response tooling.
- Oversee all custody operations: wallet creation and governance, deposit and withdrawal flows, key management, whitelisting and blacklisting, transaction monitoring and reconciliation.
- Embed custody controls into core systems, enforce non-bypassable approval logic, and ensure all activity is auditable, evidenced and regulator-ready.
- Ensure full alignment with AML/CTF obligations, Travel Rule requirements, sanctions screening and Consumer Duty principles.
- Lead third-party risk management for custody-related vendors and maintain operational playbooks for outages, incidents and market stress events.
- Provide the Board and senior management with clear reporting on custody risk, operational performance and emerging threats.
What You Will Bring
- Significant hands-on experience in crypto custody, digital asset infrastructure or institutional trading environments.
- Proven ownership of Fireblocks in production — you know the platform inside out.
- Deep understanding of AML/CTF, Travel Rule, sanctions screening and applicable regulatory frameworks.
- Strong governance instincts with the ability to design frameworks that are both robust and operationally practical.
- The presence and communication skills to engage confidently with regulators, auditors and Board-level stakeholders.
- The ability to balance security, compliance and commercial execution in a fast-moving environment.
To apply for this position please send your CV to Don Fletcher via don.fletcher@ap-executive.com or via whatsapp on +44 7817 258 331
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