Digital Assets Crypto/Blockchain Director
About the role
As a Digital Assets Crypto/Blockchain Director, you will set the strategic direction for clients defining, designing, and scaling digital asset capabilities across blockchain, tokenization, and tokenized money. Within the Software and Product Innovation practice, you will combine advisory‑led strategy with technology solutioning to help clients shape business cases, market readiness approaches, target operating models, governance, and implementation strategies. You will lead complex client engagements, advise executive stakeholders, and oversee the development of digital asset strategies through implementation and production, while connecting capabilities across PwC to bring together regulatory, engineering, banking, payments, and operations expertise.
Responsibilities
- Set strategic direction for digital asset, blockchain, tokenization, and tokenized money initiatives.
- Advise executive stakeholders on digital asset strategy, operating models, governance, and market readiness.
- Oversee technology architecture, vendor strategy, and build‑buy‑partner decisions.
- Guide digital asset capabilities from strategy through implementation, production, and scale.
- Lead complex client relationships and shape solutions to evolving business and technology needs.
- Orchestrate cross‑functional PwC capabilities across regulatory, engineering, banking, payments, and operations.
- Oversee governance, controls, and operating model considerations as digital asset capabilities mature.
- Identify market opportunities and convert them into new and expanded client engagements.
- Lead business development, proposals, and strategic account growth.
- Develop senior teams and mentor future leaders.
Requirements
- At least a Bachelor’s degree.
- Minimum of 9 years of relevant experience.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience advising senior executives on digital asset, blockchain, and fintech strategies across Banking, Capital Markets, and Asset & Wealth Management.
- Deep knowledge of blockchain protocols, custody and wallet infrastructure, tokenization, and related operating models.
- Expertise in digital asset regulatory, governance, risk, and control environments.
- Proven ability to shape digital asset strategies and translate them into executable business and technology solutions.
- Track record of business development and expanding executive‑level digital asset client relationships.
- Experience leading senior teams and managing complex, strategic client relationships.
Pay
The salary range for this position is $155,000 – $410,000. Actual compensation within the range will depend on the individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Holiday pay
- Vacation time
- Personal and family sick leave
- Additional employee benefits (see PwC benefits at a glance)