First Citizens Bank · 17 hours ago
Managing Director Product Specialists- Blockchain & Digital Tokens
Phoenix, AZ
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$193K/yr - $335K/yr
8+ years expFirst Citizens Bank is seeking a Managing Director Product Specialist for Blockchain and Digital Tokens, responsible for the strategy, development, and launch of innovative products. The role focuses on expanding liquidity management capabilities and bridging technology with market-driven use cases.
BankingInsuranceLendingPaymentsWealth 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
Qualification
Required
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
Preferred
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
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.
Company
First Citizens Bank
First Citizens Bank provides banking services, essential business and professional services, wealth management capabilities, and more.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$33M2021-05-07Post Ipo Debt· $10M
2018-08-29Post Ipo Debt· $23M
1986-10-31IPO
Leadership Team
Frank Holding
Chairman and CEO
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Craig Nix
Chief Financial Officer
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