Chief Technology Officer

Our client, a leader in digital assets and blockchain innovation, is seeking a Chief Technology Officer to define and execute their technology vision. This role involves leading global engineering teams to deliver secure, scalable, and high-performance digital asset trading infrastructure. The CTO will navigate a fast-evolving environment, bridging innovation, security, and business growth, while overseeing mission-critical systems and fostering a culture of technical excellence.

Must Have

• Lead distributed engineering teams across key international locations.
• Oversee mission-critical systems that power global trading operations, with an emphasis on speed, resilience, and scalability.
• Build and scale high-performing R&D teams focused on continuous innovation and excellence.
• Champion innovation across blockchain, Web3, AI, and next-generation trading technologies.
• Uphold best-in-class standards for reliability, cybersecurity, and compliance.
• Partner with product and business leaders to deliver seamless, secure user experiences.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, agility, and global collaboration.
• Senior technology leadership experience, ideally within crypto exchanges, digital asset platforms, or financial technology environments.
• Proven expertise in building and scaling complex, distributed systems.
• Deep technical knowledge in blockchain infrastructure, trading systems, and security frameworks.
• Strong understanding of crypto market structure, and emerging digital asset innovations.
• Strategic mindset with a balance of vision, execution, and operational precision.
• Exceptional leadership and communication skills, with the ability to inspire globally diverse teams.

Good to Have

• Deep technical knowledge in blockchain infrastructure, trading systems, and security frameworks.
• Strong understanding of crypto market structure, and emerging digital asset innovations.

A pioneering force in digital assets and blockchain innovation, our client powers one of the most advanced and trusted trading ecosystems in the world.

The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) will define and execute the organization’s technology vision, leading global engineering teams to deliver secure, scalable, and high-performance digital asset trading infrastructure.

This role demands a strategic technologist who thrives in complexity, anticipates change, and leads with clarity in a fast-evolving environment while bridging innovation, security, and business growth.

What you will do:

• Lead distributed engineering teams across key international locations.
• Oversee mission-critical systems that power global trading operations, with an emphasis on speed, resilience, and scalability.
• Build and scale high-performing R&D teams focused on continuous innovation and excellence.
• Champion innovation across blockchain, Web3, AI, and next-generation trading technologies.
• Uphold best-in-class standards for reliability, cybersecurity, and compliance.
• Partner with product and business leaders to deliver seamless, secure user experiences.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, agility, and global collaboration.

What you will need

• Senior technology leadership experience, ideally within crypto exchanges, digital asset platforms, or financial technology environments.
• Proven expertise in building and scaling complex, distributed systems.
• Deep technical knowledge in blockchain infrastructure, trading systems, and security frameworks.
• Strong understanding of crypto market structure, and emerging digital asset innovations.
• Strategic mindset with a balance of vision, execution, and operational precision.
• Exceptional leadership and communication skills, with the ability to inspire globally diverse teams.

Advantageous

• Deep technical knowledge in blockchain infrastructure, trading systems, and security frameworks.
• Strong understanding of crypto market structure, and emerging digital asset innovations.