BlackRock Inc., the world’s largest asset manager, has posted job openings for multiple cryptocurrency leadership positions as the firm expands its digital asset operations globally, according to listings on the company’s careers page.
Summary
- Robert Mitchnick, BlackRock’s global head of digital assets, announced the crypto hiring initiative on LinkedIn.
- The positions span locations in the U.S., Singapore, England, and Ireland
- The Managing Director position in New York offers a salary range of $270,000 to $350,000.
The positions span locations in the U.S., Singapore, England, and Ireland, with roles ranging from associate to managing director levels, the listings show.
Robert Mitchnick, BlackRock’s global head of digital assets, announced the hiring initiative on LinkedIn, stating the firm is seeking candidates for multiple leadership roles across its digital assets team.
The available positions include:
- Digital Assets Associate (New York)
- Managing Director, Digital Assets (New York)
- Managing Director, Head of Research, Digital Assets (New York)
- Vice President/Director, Digital Assets Product Strategist (New York and San Francisco)
- Associate, Fund Services — Digital Asset Tokenization (Wilmington, San Francisco, and Boston)
- EMEA Digital Assets Lawyer, Vice President (London)
- Digital Assets Associate (London)
- Vice President, Financial Crime Compliance, Digital Assets (London)
- Financial Crime Associate — Cash Funds, Digital Assets & Tokenization (Dublin); and
- Managing Director, Digital Assets (Singapore).
The roles involve work related to crypto assets, stablecoins and tokenization, according to the job descriptions. Associate positions require three to six years of work experience, while leadership roles require more than 12 years of experience, the listings state.
The Managing Director position in New York offers a salary range of $270,000 to $350,000 and involves managing and leading the execution of multiple major cross-functional digital asset initiatives across BlackRock, according to the posting.
The Street first reported about the job hunt.
Employees are required to work at least four days in the office and one day from home each week, the company stated.
BlackRock is the largest issuer of both Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds, or ETFs. The firm launched the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund, the first tokenized fund on Ethereum, last year.
