BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, has posted openings for several crypto leadership roles as it expands its digital asset operations globally, according to listings on the company’s careers page.
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- Robert Mitchnick, BlackRock’s global head of digital assets, announced the company’s crypto adoption efforts on LinkedIn.
- Positions span the US, Singapore, UK and Ireland
- Managing Director positions in New York offer salaries ranging from $270,000 to $350,000.
The positions span locations in the US, Singapore, UK and Ireland, and roles range from associate to managing director level, according to the listing.
Robert Mitchnick, BlackRock’s global head of digital assets, announced the hiring effort on LinkedIn, saying the company is seeking candidates for multiple leadership roles across its digital assets team.
The available positions are:
- Digital Asset Associate (New York)
- Managing Director, Digital Assets (New York)
- Managing Director, Head of Research, Digital Assets (New York)
- Vice President and Director, Digital Asset Product Strategist (New York and San Francisco)
- Associate, Fund Services — Digital Asset Tokenization (Wilmington, San Francisco, Boston)
- EMEA Digital Asset Lawyer, Vice President (London)
- Digital Asset Associate (London)
- Vice President, Financial Crime Compliance, Digital Assets (London)
- Financial Crime Associate — Cash Funds, Digital Assets and Tokenization (Dublin). and
- Managing Director, Digital Assets (Singapore).
According to the job description, the role will include work related to crypto assets, stablecoins, and tokenization. The list states that associate positions require 3 to 6 years of work experience, while leadership positions require 12 years or more of experience.
The New York managing director position will have a salary range of $270,000 to $350,000 and will include managing and leading the execution of several major cross-functional digital asset initiatives across BlackRock, according to the posting.
The Street first reported on the job search.
The company said employees are required to work at least four days a week in the office and one day a week from home.
BlackRock is the largest issuer of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for both Bitcoin and Ethereum. Last year, the company launched the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund, the first tokenized fund on Ethereum.
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