Chief Trust & Treasury Officer - Digital Asset Custody

Salary Range: 225000 to 275000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as Trust Officer and Treasurer, subject to applicable regulatory approval and required vetting.
• Oversee fund movements, ensuring appropriate controls, documentation, and approvals.
• Oversee account reconciliations and help ensure client assets are safeguarded, accurately recorded, and supported by strong financial controls.
• Oversee bank accounts and treasury operations, including management of the balance sheet and capital and liquidity buffers.
• Partner with Legal, Compliance, Finance, Operations, Product, and senior leadership on regulatory expectations, controls, and operating readiness.
• Support the design, implementation, and ongoing improvement of custody, treasury, reconciliation, and financial-control processes.
• Prepare for and support financial-statement, custody, SOC, and other applicable audits and regulatory reviews.

Required Qualifications

At least 10 years of relevant professional experience in digital-asset custody, treasury operations, banking, trust, or closely related fields.
Demonstrated experience with digital-asset custody and treasury operations; experience at a crypto custodian, regulated trust company, or bank is strongly valued.
Experience working with the OCC or a state banking regulator, or directly supporting a regulated trust or banking organization through regulatory requirements.
Strong understanding of bank accounts, balance-sheet management, capital, liquidity, reconciliations, and financial controls.
Ability to be based in Chicago and work from the Chicago office as needed in a hybrid environment.
Ability to pass required government background checks relating to financial condition and character.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working for or with a digital-asset custodian.
Experience with custody of traditional assets, combined with a demonstrated willingness and ability to develop deep expertise in crypto custody.
Experience supporting financial-statement audits, custody audits, SOC audits, or similar control assessments.
Experience in a regulated trust company or bank, even if the experience is outside digital assets.
Experience operating in a lean, high-growth environment where the role requires practical judgment, ownership, and close cross-functional collaboration.