Citibank hires crypto director to enhance digital asset solutions

Citi is looking for someone to run its digital asset playbook in London, and they want a veteran. The bank posted a Director-level role titled “Digital Assets Client Solutions, Director – Investor Division” on July 31, targeting candidates with over 10 years of institutional finance experience and at least 8 years of people management under their belt. What the role actually involves The position sits at the intersection of Citi’s traditional institutional services and its expanding blockchain ambitions. The job focuses on three pillars: crypto custody, tokenized cash and assets, and digital collateral management. The role is specifically about commercialization and delivery, meaning this person won’t just be writing strategy decks. They’ll be selling solutions to institutional investors and making sure those solutions actually work. The posting also ties into Citi’s broader internal frameworks known as “One Platform” and “One Wallet.” These are the bank’s strategies for creating a unified infrastructure layer for institutional digital asset services. Why this matters for the broader market Citi’s digital asset expansion didn’t start yesterday. The bank began building out its digit...