Wealth Technology - Digital Assets & Emerging Technology Lead, Senior Vice President

**Overview of the Role:** Citi Global Wealth is a leading provider of financial solutions for affluent, high net worth, and ultra-high net worth clients globally. We are committed to service excellence and seizing opportunities for our clients through the wealth continuum. The technology organization is building a purpose-driven team to serve its globally diverse, digitally forward customers. We are seeking exceptional candidates who think digitally and differently, resolve problems in unconventional ways, and strive to provide a remarkable experience for our clients. We define success by our Citi Leadership Standards: Develops our People, Drives Value for Clients, Works as a Partner, Champions Progress, Lives our Values, and Delivers Results. The Role We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced senior data leader to join our Wealth Manage Citi Global Wealth Investment Solutions Technology is on a mission to build the world’s best next-generation investment platforms—data-driven, AI-enabled, and seamlessly integrated across all client and operational touchpoints. We are seeking a Digital Assets & Emerging Technology Lead to shape and execute the enterprise strategy for innovation, digital assets, and emerging technologies. This lead will drive platform-first, product-agnostic initiatives that connect traditional rails (custody & clearing) with off-rail, blockchain-enabled systems, enabling real-time decisioning, AI-powered automation, and future-ready client experiences. This role is pivotal in realizing a holistic, enterprise-grade investment ecosystem, enabling Citi to lead the market in both innovation and operational excellence. **Key Responsibilities** **1. Enterprise Digital Assets & Emerging Tech Strategy** - Define and execute Citi Wealth’s vision for digital assets, tokenization, and emerging technology adoption across investment solutions - Bridge on-rail (traditional) and off-rail (blockchain/DLT) platforms to create a unified, product-agnostic investment ecosystem - Shape AI-enabled, programmable platforms for real-time portfolio, trading, and advisory workflows - Establish multi-year, enterprise-level innovation roadmaps aligned with strategic business objectives **2. Platform & Architecture Leadership** - Lead design of next-gen investment platforms, ensuring interoperability across custody, clearing, portfolio, and advisory workflows - Drive adoption of cloud-native, API-first, event-driven architectures, enabling real-time data, AI-driven decisioning, and automation - Ensure emerging technology initiatives integrate seamlessly with enterprise data pipelines and analytics platforms - Establish reusable, scalable, and secure infrastructure for digital assets, smart contracts, and tokenized products **3. AI & Data-Driven Innovation** - Embed AI/ML-driven insights and automation into digital assets and investment workflows - Build model-ready, real-time datasets and feature stores for AI applications - Partner with Data & Analytics and Platforms teams to enable intelligent decisioning, predictive analytics, and operational efficiency **4. Governance, Risk & Compliance** - Implement enterprise-grade governance and risk frameworks for on-rail and off-rail platforms - Collaborate with Legal, Risk, and Compliance teams to ensure regulatory compliance, operational resilience, and secure custody of digital assets - Define auditability, transparency, and control frameworks for tokenized assets and smart contract execution **5. Delivery & Execution** - Lead global teams to incubate, prototype, and scale emerging technology solutions - Ensure initiatives are delivered with high-quality engineering practices, SRE principles, and robust observability - Align execution to enterprise standards, cross-functional dependencies, and strategic KPIs **6. Ecosystem & Industry Leadership** - Represent Citi Wealth in industry consortia, standards bodies, and innovation labs - Forge strategic partnerships with fintechs, vendors, and…