Vice President & Managing Director, Digital Assets & Tokenized Technology

About the role

This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of banking at TD, leading the development of next-generation digital asset and tokenization capabilities within TD Securities.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end enterprise technology strategy and roadmap for tokenized deposits and digital assets, linked to clear business outcomes and value realization.
• Act as design authority across core components including distributed ledgers, smart contracts, wallets, integration layers, and enterprise platforms.
• Define platform standards, reference architectures, and scalability pathways for enterprise adoption.
• Lead engineering delivery of a production-grade tokenized deposits platform, ensuring resilience, scalability, and secure SDLC practices.
• Oversee integration with core banking systems (GL, deposits, payments, reconciliation) to ensure integrity between on-chain and system-of-record activity.
• Establish operating model and governance frameworks to enable rapid yet controlled delivery.
• Embed security-by-design principles, including cryptographic controls, key management, and cyber resilience.
• Drive regulatory alignment across AML, sanctions, privacy, operational risk, and audit requirements.
• Own smart contract governance and lifecycle controls, including standards, deployment protocols, and incident management.
• Lead vendor strategy and ecosystem engagement, including due diligence, interoperability, and commercial oversight.
• Represent TD in external industry forums, regulatory bodies, and GSIB collaborations to influence emerging standards.
• Partner with Product, Treasury, and Business leaders to define priority use cases and value propositions for tokenized deposits.
• Drive client onboarding, platform enablement, and scaling of adoption across transaction banking.
• Establish governance cadence, including architecture reviews, funding oversight, delivery transparency, and executive reporting.
• Influence enterprise investment prioritization across digital assets initiatives.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise strategy, infrastructure, and cybersecurity standards.
• Partner with Product, Treasury, and Business Leaders to define priority use cases, client value propositions, and commercialization strategy for tokenized deposits.
• Collaborate with Risk, Compliance, and Legal to ensure controls, regulatory alignment, and policy frameworks are embedded into design and delivery.
• Work jointly with Architecture, Infrastructure, and Cybersecurity teams to align on standards, platforms, and enterprise capabilities supporting digital assets.

Requirements

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related field.
• MBA or advanced technical degree preferred.
• 15+ years in financial services technology leadership.
• 5+ years leading large scale digital assets, blockchain or fintech platforms.
• Experience within GSIBs, Tier 1 investment banks, systemically regulated financial institutions, major fintech infrastructure providers.
• Proven track record managing global engineering organizations and multi-million-dollar technology budgets.
• Deep expertise in digital assets, distributed ledger technology, and enterprise platform architecture.
• Proven experience leading large-scale platform builds within regulated financial institutions.
• Strong understanding of global banking regulation, risk, and control environments for emerging technologies.
• Track record of executive stakeholder management and multi-entity coordination (US, Canada, TDS).
• Ability to operate as both strategic architect and execution leader.
• Executive presence and board level communication skills.
• Strong regulatory engagement capability.
• Strategic thinking with hands on execution orientation.
• Crisis management and operational leadership.
• Ability to influence across complex matrix organizations.
• Strong people leadership and talent development.

Qualifications

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience within GSIBs, Tier 1 investment banks, systemically regulated financial institutions, major fintech infrastructure providers.
• Proven track record managing global engineering organizations and multi-million-dollar technology budgets.
• Deep expertise in digital assets, distributed ledger technology, and enterprise platform architecture.
• Proven experience leading large-scale platform builds within regulated financial institutions.
• Strong understanding of global banking regulation, risk, and control environments for emerging technologies.
• Track record of executive stakeholder management and multi-entity coordination (US, Canada, TDS).
• Ability to operate as both strategic architect and execution leader.
• Executive presence and board level communication skills.
• Strong regulatory engagement capability.
• Strategic thinking with hands on execution orientation.
• Crisis management and operational leadership.
• Ability to influence across complex matrix organizations.
• Strong people leadership and talent development.

Skills

Required skills:

• Expertise in digital assets, distributed ledger technology, and enterprise platform architecture.
• Experience leading large-scale platform builds within regulated financial institutions.
• Strong understanding of global banking regulation, risk, and control environments for emerging technologies.
• Executive presence and board level communication skills.
• Strong regulatory engagement capability.
• Strategic thinking with hands on execution orientation.
• Crisis management and operational leadership.
• Ability to influence across complex matrix organizations.
• Strong people leadership and talent development.

Benefits

TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role.

Pay

$275,000 - $375,000 USD

Schedule

Full-time