Digital Asset Program Manager

Digital Asset Program Manager

Location:

Cleveland, Ohio Remote:

Hybrid Type:

Contract Job #61679

Salary:

$90.00 - $100.00 Per Hour Digital Asset Technology Program / Project Manager Target rate: $95 hr w2

Contract Length:

05/11/2026 - 11/13/2026

Location:

Remote or but ideally hybrid out of Cleveland •Candidates must work on our W2 without needing sponsorship at any time now or in the future •We do not work with Corp to Corp in any manner including any form of referral bonus. If after reading the description you would like to be submitted, please complete the questions below. Answer in implied first person and in a stand-alone sentence. These will go along with the resume to the client. How many years of technology program or project management experience do you have within financial services, payments, or enterprise platform environments, and what kinds of programs did you lead? What hands-on experience do you have with digital assets, stablecoins, tokenized deposits, or modern payment rails such as RTP, FedNow, wires, or ACH, and in what business context did you support them? Describe a cross-enterprise program you managed involving technology, legal, risk, operations, and external partners, including the scope, stakeholders, and outcome. What experience do you have leading proof-of-concepts or pilots for emerging technology solutions with fintechs, payment networks, or other outside vendors? How have you translated strategy into execution by building program plans, milestones, dependencies, governance checkpoints, and executive updates for senior leadership or steering committees? What experience do you have working in bank environments with regulatory, compliance, technology risk, and vendor management constraints, and how did those factors affect delivery? Overview The Digital Asset Technology Program / Project Manager will lead the digital asset initiative, with an initial focus on tokenized deposits. This role sits at the intersection of technology, payments, legal/regulatory, risk, and external partners, ensuring structured execution from strategy through proof-of-concept and production readiness. The role supports the Stablecoin Enterprise Task Force, coordinating multi-LOB workstreams, external fintech partners, and internal technology teams to translate strategy into executable programs and measurable outcomes. Key Responsibilities Own end-to-end program execution for digital asset initiatives, including stablecoin and deposit token use cases, across discovery, design, proof-of-concept, and implementation phases. Develop and maintain integrated program plans, timelines, dependencies, and milestones consistent with enterprise documentation practices, including project plans and executive update decks. Drive execution discipline across multiple concurrent workstreams spanning technology, legal/regulatory, risk, lines of business, and external partners. Act as the central point of coordination for the Stablecoin Task Force, facilitating alignment across consumer, commercial, institutional, technology, legal, risk, and operations teams. Partner closely with technology leads to document high-level solution flows, architecture options, and integration pathways for stablecoin and tokenized deposit solutions. Coordinate inputs and outputs across weekly and monthly working groups, ensuring progress is tracked and surfaced appropriately. Manage engagement timelines and deliverables with external partners and vendors, including payment networks, core providers, cloud platforms, and wallet platforms. Track vendor documentation, follow-ups, technical artifacts, and next steps, ensuring materials are centrally stored and accessible to the task force. Support evaluation of build, buy, and partner options by coordinating inputs from vendors and internal subject matter experts. Synthesize workstream outputs into concise executive-level updates for senior leadership consumption. Prepare and maintain executive presentation materials outlining objectives, progress, risks, dependencies, and upcoming decisions. Clearly articulate tradeoffs, open questions, and resource needs to senior stakeholders. Coordinate with legal, regulatory, and risk workstreams to ensure program plans reflect evolving regulatory guidance and risk considerations. Track regulatory, legal, and compliance dependencies that impact timelines or solution design. Ensure governance milestones and decision points are surfaced and documented. Required Qualifications 10+ years of experience in technology program or project management, preferably within financial services, payments, or large-scale platform initiatives. Experience with commercial payments, digital assets, stablecoins, tokenized deposits, or modern payment rails such as RTP, FedNow, wires, and ACH. Familiarity with bank operating environments, including technology risk, regulatory constraints, and vendor management. Experience coordinating proof-of-concepts or pilots involving emerging technologies and external fintech partners. Demonstrated experience managing cross-enterprise, multi-stakeholder programs with both internal teams and external partners. Strong ability to translate strategy into structured execution, including plans, milestones, risks, and dependencies. Experience supporting executive-level reporting and steering committee governance. Strong executive communication and synthesis skills.