Manager, Digital Assets, Authorisations

Digital assets in the UK are entering a more practical phase moving beyond pilots towards real products operating models and market infrastructure. That shift is creating important strategic choices for financial institutions across banking markets payments wealth and asset management. Its creating phenomenal market momentum and transformation potential.

Within EYs Financial Services Risk Consulting team were looking to expand our team to help clients navigate this transition and turn momentum into tangible outcomes. You will contribute to the delivery of high profile and complex risk engagements across a wide range of financial services clients.

The opportunity
We are seeking a high-performing Manager to join our financial crime and regulatory consulting business with strong digital assets exposure. This role will support clients in navigating the evolving digital asset landscape helping them design and implement robust risk and control frameworks across emerging products and services.

You will work at the intersection of innovation and risk advising clients on governance regulatory compliance and operational resilience across digital asset ecosystems.

Your key responsibilities
Your contribution will play a significant part in helping our clients deliver successful results covering a range of risk projects.

There are multiple aspects to the role:

• Support banks investment firms or digital asset firms on their FCA licence applications for regulated crypto asset activities this could be in the form of MLR registration and / or FSMA authorisations.
• Support on the end-to-end licensing process including drafting regulatory business plans policies and procedures and supporting the licence application pack.
• Design and implement target operating models and develop governance risk and compliance frameworks for digital asset firms.
• Conduct operational readiness assessments.
• Understand and define the credit risk market risk operational risk capital liquidity and funding risks requirements for firms undertaking crypto asset activities whether that is a traditional bank or a digital native firm.
• Develop risk and control enterprise-wide risk management frameworks for digital assets whether that is for a traditional bank or a digital native firm.
• Develop and support other team members through appropriate training guidance and mentoring.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (technology regulatory compliance) to deliver holistic client solutions.

Skills and attributes for success
You will bring a passion for delivering an exceptional client service experience. You have a collaborative mind-set. You will be outcome focused but also intellectually curious with a creative approach to problem solving. You have excellent written listening and verbal communication skills and a track record of building and maintaining relationships with stakeholders. You bring strong analytical skills and are confident in tackling new topics.

To qualify for the role you must have

• Experience of working with banks investment firms or digital asset firms on their FCA licence applications for regulated crypto asset activities
• Experience on end-to-end licensing process
• Understanding of credit risk market risk operational risk capital liquidity and funding risks requirements for firms undertaking crypto asset activities
• Experience in Digital Asset products / services e.g. tokenised deposits / tokenised assets collateral and margining stablecoin payments digital asset trading custody of digital assets
• Experience in digital assets in one or more the following sectors: retail and investment banking investment firms fintechs payments and crypto asset firms
• Ability to work independently with clients manage project workstreams and deliver quality outcomes

Ideally youll also have

• Experience inCapital Markets Payments Wealth/Asset Management or Banking
• Prior consulting experience inrisk compliance or digital transformation
• Exposure todigital asset platforms exchanges custodians fintechs or other crypto assets firms
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• A constructive and action-oriented approach
• A self-starting attitude with the ability to think and act quickly
• Experience of operating in a project-based environment
• An ability to guide and coach team members to help them develop their EY careers

What we look for
We are seeking risk professionals with good knowledge of DLT and digital assets processes and products to join our growing team to build our business and support our clients build more resilient efficient and profitable businesses.

We are looking for a proactive problem solver with:

• Strong analytical capabilities
• An ability to operate inambiguous and rapidly evolving environments
• Commercial awareness and the ability to link risk insights to business value
• A passion forinnovation in financial services and digital assets

What we offer
We offer an attractive remuneration package where youll be rewarded for your performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs covering holidays health and well-being insurance savings and a wide range of discounts offers and promotions. Plus we offer:

• Continuous learning:Youll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you:Well provide the tools and flexibility so you can make a meaningful impact your way.
• Transformative leadership:Well give you the insights coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture:Youll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above please contact us as soon as possible.

The exceptional EY experience. Its yours to build.

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