Head of Tokenization

We are seeking a senior Product leader to drive our strategic expansion from crypto-assets into all tokenized assets so the Talos platform has front-to-back support for tokenized equities, bonds and other emerging asset classes on-chain. You will own this strategic initiative, working closely with the Head of Product Strategy and other product managers to drive go-to-market strategy; client and partner engagement; and setting overall project delivery direction. This position is ultimately accountable for P&L in a new product line.

Responsibilities

• Lead specification, high-level design and delivery of a full tokenized securities venue platform and its integration into Talos, inclusive of all key elements

  • Market structure

  • Liquidity provision, clearing & settlement

  • On-chain vs. off-chain integrations

  • Identity and KYC/AML

  • Regulatory reporting

• Direct technical product management and Engineering, both dedicated project resources and cross-team dependencies, to ensure rapid, coordinated delivery of the new product

• Develop and own relationships with early design partners & ecosystem partners to iteratively shape product requirements, and drive key build/buy/partner decisions

• Work with Revenue on go-to-market strategy, materials, marketing and own product line P&L

• Work with Legal & Compliance to ensure regulatory compliance across jurisdictions, and help identify opportunities coming out of emerging regulatory directions worldwide

Qualifications

• At least 15 years of professional experience

• Experience leading complex capital markets technology projects at banks, brokerages, asset managers, fintechs or FMIs

• Demonstrated track record of product ownership working with internal and external stakeholders

• Deep knowledge of capital markets across the life of the trade trading, financing, risk management and trading controls, clearing and settlement, etc.) and ability to think critically about what changes and what stays the same with tokenized assets

• Experience developing crypto or tokenized asset trading, portfolio, clearing & settlement products and demonstrated knowledge of blockchain networks and DeFi

• Effective collaboration cross-functionally and cross-product to drive project success in a fast-changing environment

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