Managing Director Product Specialists- Blockchain & Digital Tokens

First Citizens Bank • Phoenix, AZ

30d • Hybrid

About The Position

This is a hybrid role with the expectation that time working will regularly take place inside and outside of a company office.
The Managing Director Product Specialist – Blockchain and Digital Tokens is responsible for the strategy, development, and launch of the next-generation distributed ledger and tokenized products within the bank. This role will be responsible for growing and expanding First Citizen’s Bank liquidity management capabilities, go-to-market strategies, and client growth. In addition, this role will help bridge the gap between innovative technology, banking, and market-driven use cases.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree and 8 years of experience in Product Management OR High School Diploma or GED and 12 years of experience in Product Management.
• 3 Years of Blockchain experience.

Nice To Haves

• MBA
• Liquidity Management Expertise
• Product development & innovation
• Liquidity products & banking Ecosystem
• Presentation & public speaking
• Product development methodologies
• Executive-level communication
• Risk Management in Banking
• Vision & Strategy Articulation
• Complex problem resolution
• Stakeholder Management
• Team building and motivation
• Performance Management

Responsibilities

• Product Strategy & Execution – Develop and implement strategies for blockchain and tokenized products. Identify and explain market trends and client needs for liquidity product and feature roadmap. Collaborate with senior leadership on product roadmap and prioritization. Participate in enterprise research on new distributed ledger concepts and ideas.
• Strategic Leadership and Vision – Lead and mentor a team of product specialists. Foster a culture of excellence, innovation, and continuous learning. Develop and implement strategies for attracting and retaining top talent. Communicate comprehensive product vision guiding a team across actionable plans and measurable outcomes.
• Product Performance – Oversee the performance of a new innovative product portfolio, building key performance indicators to understand changes and activate to optimize funding, setup team allocation, and market positioning. Receive and review financial reporting and metrics to monitor health of product set. Provide insights to executive management and build out new policies and standards for distributed ledger and tokenized products. Ensure team is actively participating in risk awareness and collaborating with compliance and legal.
• Transformation & Growth Initiatives – Spearhead transformative enterprise and commercial bank initiatives with multiple stakeholders and participate in key enterprise programs.
• Stakeholder Management & Influence – Identify and develop relationships with senior leaders across enterprise partners (Sales, Treasury, Ops, Risk, etc) and peers to identify challenges and opportunities to improve products, identify gaps in functionality and solution for critical infrastructure.
• Client Advisory & Engagement – Serve as the product expert for internal teams and leadership. Meet with clients to expand and deepen understanding of product market fit. Participate as needed in meetings with key high value clients and prospects providing guidance on complex solutions.
• Organization development – Lead product organization to meet opportunities within the enterprise. Utilize organizational paradigms to organize teams based on enterprise strategies, structures to execute/own products, and team skillsets. Identify organizational gaps and propose solutions to meet existing and future demands.

Benefits

• Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager