Job description
Blockchain.com is the world’s leading software platform for digital assets. Offering the largest production blockchain platform in the world, we share the passion to code, create, and ultimately build an open, accessible and fair financial future, one piece of software at a time.
The Head of Custody will serve as the holder and lead our custody operations under the Malta MiCA CASP licence. This is a mission-critical leadership role responsible for ensuring the safekeeping of client assets, robust risk and control frameworks, and ongoing compliance with European and Maltese regulatory obligations. You will work cross-functionally with product, legal, compliance, and security teams to ensure our custody infrastructure remains world-class as we expand across Europe.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Act as the Head of Custody for Blockchain.com’s operations in Malta and the EU, accountable for custody operations and regulatory compliance.
- Oversee all elements of digital asset custody including wallet architecture, key management, and transaction workflows.
- Implement governance and internal control frameworks aligned with MiCA and MFSA standards.
- Lead regulatory reporting and ensure traceability and segregation of client assets.
- Develop and maintain custody-related business continuity and incident response protocols, ensuring operational resilience in line with DORA.
- Continuously assess custody risks and introduce mitigations to maintain high security and reliability.
- Partner with Legal, Compliance, Product, Risk, Wallet Operations and Security teams to ensure strategic alignment of custody operations.
- Serve as a subject-matter expert in custody across cross-functional initiatives including product launches (e.g., staking, tokenized assets, institutional settlement).
- Represent Blockchain.com’s custody capabilities in institutional onboarding, product design, and sales enablement.
- Monitor the evolving custody regulatory landscape to maintain compliance and innovation leadership.
- Maintain and update custody Standard Operating Procedures, service level frameworks, and internal documentation.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED
- 5+ years in financial operations, custody, or risk management, with 3+ years specifically in digital asset custody.
- Proven experience operating under regulatory frameworks such as MiFID or MiCA.
- Understanding of custody technologies: MPC, HSMs, cold storage, wallet security.
- Strong organizational and communication skills with stakeholder and regulator engagement experience.
- Demonstrated success in high growth, regulated environments with strong problem-solving skills.
- Experience interacting with EU regulators (e.g., MFSA)
- Knowledge of blockchain infrastructure and staking or settlement mechanics.
- Leadership experience in institutional custody operations.
- Familiarity with regulatory reporting, operational due diligence, and audit readiness.
COMPENSATION & PERKS
- The opportunity to be a key player and build your career at a rapidly expanding, global technology company in an emerging field
- Bonus scheme based on both company and individual performance
- The opportunity to be a key player and build your career at a rapidly expanding, global technology company in an exciting, emerging industry.
- Unlimited vacation policy; work hard and take time when you need it.
- Apple equipment provided by the company
- Work from Anywhere Policies
Blockchain is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, and apprenticeship. Blockchain makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.
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