Standards for Digital Assets Platform Lead

The Digital Assets Product Management team is responsible for product management across 3 streams:  the Swift Ledger – a new blockchain-based infrastructure for the Swift community; Connector – capabilities to enable transaction orchestration across digital platforms; and the Digital Asset Standardization Platform – a product intended to accelerate adoption of digital ledger technology by introducing standardization of digital assets at a business level.

The Standards for Digital Assets Platform Lead is a L2 role, reporting to the head of the Digital Assets Product Management team. With a small team including a product manager, you will lead the development and market adoption of Swift’s Digital Asset Standardization Platform, a critical product designed to accelerate global adoption of digital ledger technology through business-level standardization:

1) Product management – define product business requirements and features and work with delivery teams to ensure timely delivery; Finance for pricing and commercials; Legal, etc.

2) Standards community engagement – work with the standards community (ISO, industry associations, market practice organizations, industry players) to promote and secure a mandate for Swift to lead business standardization in the digital asset space.

• Product Management (Core Offering)
  • Define and articulate the business case and strategic direction for the Digital Asset Standardization Platform. Lead the formulation of business and functional requirements in line with Swift standards and methodologies. Partner with engineering teams and third-party vendors to ensure high-quality, timely delivery

• Price & Commercialization
  • Work with Finance to develop pricing models, P&L ownership, and commercial frameworks. Collaborate with Legal on contracts, service descriptions, and governance structures.
• Place & Go-to-Market Enablement
  • Support Business Development to drive customer adoption aligned with business-case expectations. Coordinate with Operations to ensure readiness for product launch and scaling
• Promotion & Industry Engagement
  • Represent Swift within the standards community (ISO, industry associations, market practice groups). Build consensus and secure industry mandate for Swift-led digital asset standardization. Act as a visible thought leader in the digital asset ecosystem

Digital assets are reshaping global finance—but without common standards, adoption stalls. In this role, you will position Swift as the trusted leader in digital asset business standardization, shaping frameworks that enable interoperability, trust, and scale across markets. If you are motivated by industry impact, ecosystem leadership, and building products that define markets, this role offers a rare opportunity to influence the future of financial infrastructure.

• Day-to-day people management of Standards for Digital Assets Platform team, addressing job-satisfaction, motivation and well-being, and administering formal HR processes, including performance management.
• Contribute to meeting the wider team’s evolving needs for skills and resources through training and recruitment, working with peers to ensure resources are allocated according to team and company priorities.

• Contribute to the development of the team’s strategic goals and objectives.
• Identify opportunities for innovation and process improvement in the product management function.

• Foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment, encouraging open communication and knowledge sharing.
• Work closely with other teams and tribes to ensure cohesive and unified project execution.
• Resolve conflicts and challenges within and beyond the team, promoting positive and productive interactions and outcomes.

• University degree in business or engineering discipline.
• Experience and understanding of financial industry standardization – standards bodies, processes, politics.
• Deep understanding of payments and securities transactions and business processes in particular Settlement and Reconciliation, Asset Servicing and Investment Funds.
• Strong personal network and relationships with industry decision makers.
• Proven experience in an externally facing leadership role.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

• Strong advocacy and influencing skills.
• Demonstrated ability to think creatively and develop novel solutions.
• Strong commitment to continuous learning and improvement.
• Proactive and self-motivated with a results-oriented mindset.

01. Takes Accountab. for Delivering Results
Decides on and pursues the best course of action to deliver results following in-depth analyses of relevant issues and conflicting factors and after assessing foreseeable risks; follows through to ensure delivery and closure or escalates as needed.

02. Demonstrates Operational Excellence
Sets clear standards for quality of work; adheres to / encourages a continuous improvement mindset; implements procedures, standards and policies to ensure operational success in terms of security, availability, reliability and customer satisfaction

03. Expands knowledge
Translates creative ideas into plans or projects for the business; demonstrates a commitment to learn and develop self and others; takes accountability to ensure knowledge is retained and shared to advance organisation capability and gain business advantage.

04. Bus Understanding and Commercial Sense
Applies understanding of how different divisions contribute to meeting SWIFT's business objectives; understands market drivers of success and encourages changes to improve offerings while optimising commercial performance.

05. Builds and reinforces cust relationships
Builds and maintains effective working relationships with a range of customers; actively listens to and translates complex needs into appropriate solutions while remaining sensitive to the complexities of the business and SWIFT's commitment to integrity in all relationships; encourages others to demonstrate strong customer focus and responsiveness.

06. Leads with a team focus
Encourages effective team working within and across the department; respects diversity and recognises contributions from colleagues; coaches and leverages others to achieve goals; leads by example and through constant demonstration of SWIFT values.

07. Communicates effectively
Communicates effectively across a wide range of practical or theoretical issues ; modifies communication style to optimise understanding by others; clarifies applicable goals, objectives and business situations; acknowledges and respects other views.

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