Digital Assets Regulatory Management Senior Consultant

Senior Consultant – Risk, Regulatory, & Licensing – Digital Assets

Regulatory & Financial Risk

Ready for a fast-paced, impactful career at the intersection of finance, technology, and regulation? Do you have a passion for helping clients navigate complex regulatory environments and mitigate risk in the rapidly evolving world of digital assets? Deloitte’s Digital Assets practice combines risk management, advanced regulatory knowledge, and emerging technology to help organizations address today’s challenges and prepare for what’s next.

Our Deloitte Regulatory, Risk & Forensic team helps client leaders translate multifaceted risk and an evolving regulatory environment into defensible actions that strengthen, protect, and transform their organizations. Join our team and use advanced data, AI, and emerging technologies with industry insights to help clients bring clarity from complexity and accelerate their path to value creation.

Work you’ll do

As a Senior Consultant, you will partner with leading organizations to interpret, design, and deploy controls across the digital asset lifecycle. You’ll help clients assess and manage risk, comply with evolving U.S. regulatory expectations, and prepare for the future of banking and capital markets by advising on everything from regulatory licensing to 24/7 settlement innovation. Your work will be integral in shaping how organizations participate safely and confidently in the digital asset ecosystem.

As a Senior Consultant, you will have opportunities to:

• Advise clients on risk frameworks and controls for both traditional and digital asset lifecycle events, drawing on detailed knowledge of banking and capital markets infrastructure and process flows.
• Interpret and apply U.S. regulatory requirements (e.g., GENIUS Act), guiding clients through federal and state-level licensing regimes for digital asset activities.
• Assess and design risk management strategies for new and emerging digital asset business models, including regulatory, operational, BSA/AML, cyber, and financial risks.
• Analyze business processes, recommend improvements, and implement risk mitigation controls to support digital asset–specific capabilities.
• Monitor market trends and regulatory developments to provide clients with up-to-date perspectives on compliance obligations and industry best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to help organizations achieve T+0, 24/7 settlement and operational resilience.
• Support the preparation of technical analyses, policies, and documentation for compliance with digital asset laws and regulatory frameworks.
• Engage with clients and teams to educate, report, and build consensus on risk and compliance priorities.
• Participate in the identification and evaluation of new risks and compliance opportunities for digital asset businesses.
• Serve as a subject matter resource for supporting client engagement teams in regulatory licensing, risk management, and compliance matters.

The successful candidate would possess these skills

• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships 
• Ability to lead projects or workstreams
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor 
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to provide clear guidance to others

The Team

Our Regulatory & Financial Risk offering supports clients' regulatory and compliance needs, balancing risk and regulatory requirements with enhancing business value and optimizing outcomes. We deliver enhanced value through strategic transformation, end-to-end implementation, and a focus on business-as-usual sustainability across processes, controls, and data & analytic infrastructures.

Qualifications

Candidates will have exceptional records of professional achievement, experience working in a relevant financial services industry sector, and a demonstrated capacity and enthusiasm for self-paced development. Candidates will be expected to motivate others, build constructive relationships with clients and colleagues, and work both independently and as part of a team. Successful candidates will demonstrate an aptitude for complex problem-solving and analytical skills and the ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and persuasively across a variety of strategic, operational, technological, and risk management matters.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field (e.g., Finance, Business, Law, Public Policy, or a related discipline).
• Minimum 5 years of experience in financial services, consulting, or a related field, with a focus on risk, regulatory, or compliance aspects of digital and/or traditional banking and capital markets.
• Demonstrated familiarity with banking and capital markets infrastructures, traditional and digital asset lifecycle events, and associated process flows.
• Deep understanding of the U.S. regulatory environment (including key federal and state statutes such as the GENIUS Act) and direct experience with digital asset licensing or registration regimes.
• Proven ability to design, evaluate, and improve risk management frameworks and internal controls for digital asset activities.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to synthesize regulatory guidance and industry developments into actionable recommendations.
• Excellent communication skills—both written and verbal, including the preparation of technical documentation and client deliverables.
• Ability to travel up to 75% based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Preferred qualifications

Candidates possessing one or more of the following qualifications is preferred:

• Experience leading or supporting digital asset licensing application processes at the state and/or federal level.
• Direct experience working with regulatory agencies, legal counsel, or compliance advisory teams for digital asset or fintech businesses.
• Hands-on involvement in risk assessments, internal audits, or regulatory examinations for digital asset organizations.
• Familiarity with regulatory technology solutions, blockchain analytics, or data-driven risk assessment methodologies.
• Advanced degree or certification(s) in risk, compliance, regulatory affairs, or a related field (e.g., CRCM, CAMS, CISA, JD, or LLM).
• Demonstrated experience training or mentoring others in digital asset risk management or regulatory frameworks.

Candidates joining our firm should possess an entrepreneurial drive, intellectual curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking in addition to the qualifications below:

• Strong oral and written communication skills, including the ability to support or lead business proposal development and sales presentations
• Strong relationship management skills, particularly the ability to build constructive and product working relationships with clients and among Deloitte practitioners
• Strong project / program management skills, particularly possessing a strong work ethic, a commitment to excellence in work product delivery, and the ability to independently manage multiple priorities
  and deadlines
• Advanced aptitude with Microsoft Office products, particularly Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Visio
• Experience leveraging generative AI platforms for regulatory intelligence, risk monitoring, policy analysis, or process automation in compliance and risk management functions.

Our Deloitte Blockchain & Digital Asset team helps client leaders translate multifaceted risk and an evolving regulatory environment into defensible actions that strengthen, protect, and transform their organization. Join our team and use advanced data, AI, and emerging technologies with industry insights to help clients bring clarity from complexity and accelerate their path to value creation.

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The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is  $119000 to $218300.