Director, Digital Assets Operations - InvestOne & Registered Funds
About The Position
The Director of Digital Asset Accounting Operations will provide strategic and operational leadership for the accounting function supporting Fidelity’s digital asset investment products, with a focus on the FIS InvestOne platform. The role oversees accounting operations and delivery of digital asset pricing, books and records maintenance, NAV production, and financial reporting. The Director leads teams supporting accounting activities for blockchain-enabled investment products, including wallet and custodian reconciliations, digital asset valuation, and lifecycle event processing such as staking rewards. The position owns daily deliverables while managing initiatives to improve scalability, automation, and control. Working with a high degree of autonomy, the Director partners with senior stakeholders across Accounting, Pricing, Technology, Product, Custody, and Risk to support operational readiness and solutions for new products and structures. The role also drives modernization of infrastructure, integration of blockchain-derived data into accounting processes, and improvements to workflow transparency and efficiency. It calls for defining complex problems, synthesizing insights, and making recommendations aligned with business priorities. The position is part of the Digital Asset Accounting team within Global Product Solutions (GPS) and Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (FFIO). The team provides end-to-end operational support, including daily NAV production, digital asset pricing, blockchain reconciliation, financial reporting, tax work, and control oversight, while developing processes, data, and infrastructure to support Fidelity’s growing digital asset product platform.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
- 10–12 years of experience in asset management operations, fund accounting, or alternative investment accounting.
- Leadership experience overseeing complex functions and large-scale operational teams.
- Understanding of digital asset custodians and wallets, and accounting for registered products such as ETFs, ETPs, and 1940 Act products.
- Strong analytical, communication, conceptual thinking, and problem-solving capabilities.
- Ability to collaborate with associates across FFIO and business partners.
- Sound judgment and ownership, including encouraging well-reasoned recommendations to improve efficiency.
- Strong understanding of financial and accounting principles, including US GAAP, and how accounting outputs support financial statements and shareholder reporting for complex digital asset investment products.
- Strategic problem-solving ability, with focus on automation, process optimization, and using data and technology to modernize operations.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with the FIS InvestOne accounting platform.
- Experience supporting digital asset products or crypto funds.
- Familiarity with derivatives, staking, or yield-generating strategies.
- Familiarity with emerging regulatory and accounting considerations for digital assets.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic and operational leadership for accounting operations supporting digital asset investment products.
- Oversee digital asset pricing, books and records maintenance, NAV production, and financial reporting.
- Lead teams handling wallet and custodian reconciliations, digital asset valuation, and lifecycle events such as staking rewards.
- Own daily accounting deliverables while managing initiatives to improve scalability, automation, and control.
- Partner with senior stakeholders across Accounting, Pricing, Technology, Product, Custody, and Risk to ensure operational readiness for new products and structures.
- Drive initiatives to modernize infrastructure and integrate blockchain-derived data into accounting processes.
- Improve transparency, efficiency, and scalability across workflows and the operating model.
- Define complex problems, synthesize insights, and deliver recommendations aligned with business priorities.
- Support fund and security-level performance analysis, tax work, product onboarding, and control oversight.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health care coverage
- Emotional well-being support
- Market-leading retirement benefits
- Generous paid time off
- Parental leave
- Charitable giving employee match program
- Educational assistance, including student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and learning resources
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
