US Head of Digital Assets

Location: Fully onsite five days a week in New York or Florida; New York-based candidates should expect travel to Florida several times per quarter. Relocation assistance is available.

Salary: New York base of $230,000–$330,000, with flexibility up to $350,000; Florida base of $200,000–$300,000, plus a discretionary annual bonus.

Company

A regulated US brokerage and investing platform is expanding its crypto and digital assets business, which operates with its own leadership team, regulatory perimeter, and P&L.

What you will do

• Define and execute the growth strategy for the US digital assets business, including strategic pivots and priorities.
• Own revenue growth across retail trading, staking, custody, payments, and adjacent product lines.
• Serve as the primary executive liaison with regulators, policymakers, and industry bodies while overseeing AML, KYC, sanctions, and financial crime posture.
• Build partnerships with exchanges, liquidity providers, financial institutions, and technology partners.
• Set priorities with engineering and product and drive the product roadmap.
• Build, mentor, and retain the leadership team.

Requirements

• 7–10 years of relevant experience at director, senior director, or higher level.
• Significant experience in crypto and digital assets, ideally within an exchange, digital asset platform, custody business, or blockchain infrastructure provider.
• Retail and consumer-facing commercial experience with a record of scaling revenue.
• Credibility with regulators and experience operating within a regulated framework.
• Strategic leadership experience, including challenging existing models and energizing established teams.
• Experience with global or international initiatives.

Nice to have

• Previous CEO, President, COO, or General Manager experience at a crypto exchange, broker-dealer, or digital asset platform.
• Familiarity with tokenization, stablecoins, DeFi, and Web3 ecosystems.
• Public company or board-level exposure.
• MBA or an advanced degree in business, finance, economics, technology, or law.

Culture & Benefits

• Leadership role within an established, institutionally backed brokerage group.
• Full medical and dental coverage at 100% employer cost, including dependents.
• Vision coverage and a 401(k) with employer match.
• Increasing paid time off, wellness platform, and New York commuter benefit.