Digital Assets Regulatory Management Manager

About This Role

Lead client engagements and manage teams, acting as the primary point of contact for digital asset risk and compliance matters within a fast-paced regulatory environment. Guide organizations in interpreting and operationalizing complex regulatory requirements and implementing future-ready solutions.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and direct end-to-end client projects focused on digital asset risk, regulatory compliance, and licensing, owning project scoping, resource allocation, timelines, quality, and deliverables.
• Build and maintain trusted client relationships as the main engagement leader, serving as the day-to-day advisor on regulatory, risk, and licensing topics for digital asset initiatives.
• Lead teams in assessing traditional and digital asset process flows, risk frameworks, and control environments, ensuring robust management of lifecycle events across banking and capital markets.
• Guide clients through the U.S. regulatory landscape (e.g., GENIUS Act), including navigating federal and state digital asset licensing requirements.
• Design, review, and optimize risk management strategies and internal controls in line with evolving regulatory demands and market leading practices.
• Provide strategic vision for how innovation in banking and capital markets impacts risk and compliance, helping clients develop future-ready operating models.
• Translate complex regulatory, risk, and licensing matters into actionable roadmaps, policy documents, and technical analyses.
• Monitor emerging market and regulatory trends, delivering insights that shape client strategy, compliance posture, and innovation.
• Lead client communications, executive updates, workshops, and consensus-building activities with diverse stakeholders.
• Foster team development, providing career guidance, managing performance, mentoring, and contributing to Deloitte's talent strategy.
• Play a key role in business development: identifying new opportunities, contributing to proposal writing, and supporting growth of our Digital Assets risk and regulatory practice.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Finance, Business, Law, Public Policy, or related discipline
• Minimum 7 years of experience in financial services, consulting, or related field with risk, regulatory, or compliance in digital/traditional banking and capital markets
• Demonstrated expertise in banking and capital markets infrastructures, traditional and digital asset lifecycle events, and risk frameworks
• Deep understanding of the U.S. regulatory environment (including GENIUS Act) and experience managing digital asset licensing/registration efforts
• Experience leading client teams in designing and implementing risk frameworks, compliance programs, and controls for digital asset activities
• Proven ability to communicate complex regulatory and risk concepts clearly to all audiences
• Experience managing multiple projects or large workstreams simultaneously with high standards of quality and timeliness
• Strong client relationship and stakeholder management skills, including handling client expectations and facilitating executive communications
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and leadership abilities; able to coach, mentor, and formally manage team members
• Ability to travel up to 75%
• Legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field (e.g., Finance, Business, Law, Public Policy, or related discipline).
• Minimum 7 years of experience in financial services, consulting, or a closely related field, with significant experience in risk, regulatory, or compliance aspects of digital and/or traditional banking and capital markets.

Nice to Have

• Leading cross-functional teams in the execution of risk and regulatory engagements for digital asset or banking and capital markets clients
• Managing digital asset licensing application processes at the state and/or federal level, and direct interaction with regulatory agencies and legal/compliance counsel
• Conducting risk assessments, internal audits, or regulatory examinations in a digital asset context
• Implementing regulatory technology solutions, blockchain analytics, and data-driven approaches to risk and compliance
• Advanced degree or certification(s) relevant to risk, compliance, regulatory affairs, or related fields (e.g., CRCM, CAMS, CISA, JD, or LLM)
• Published thought leadership or active participation in industry groups on digital asset regulation, risk management, or compliance
• Experience mentoring, training, and developing professionals in digital asset risk and regulatory practices
• Significant project/program management experience with a strong work ethic and ability to manage multiple priorities
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong relationship management skills
• Strong project / program management skills
• Advanced aptitude with Microsoft Office products (PowerPoint, Excel, Visio)
• Experience leveraging generative AI platforms for regulatory intelligence, risk monitoring, policy analysis, or process automation

Skills

* Required skills