Chief Product Officer, Digital Assets

Join us as Chief Product Officer, Digital Assets! Are you ready to shape the future of capital markets? We are looking for a Chief Product Officer, Digital Assets to join the newly created Digital Assets team. The position will be based in Paris or London and will start on September 2026. London and Amsterdam are also possible locations.

Responsibilities

• Define, deliver and own the product vision and strategy for tokenisation across issuance, custody, settlement, lifecycle management and secondary trading infrastructure, fully aligned with Euronext’s digital assets strategy.
• Lead structured discovery with clients and prospects (issuers, banks, broker‑dealers, custodians, asset managers and Web3 participants) to identify needs and translate them into a prioritised product roadmap.
• Take products from concept through design, specification, build and launch, bringing clarity and structure as the product matures.
• Write and own product specifications, user stories and acceptance criteria for IT, Legal and Compliance teams.
• Collaborate closely with Legal, Compliance and Risk to ensure products are designed in accordance with MiCA, the DLT Pilot Regime, CSDR and relevant national regulations from inception.
• Define token economics, lifecycle event handling (such as corporate actions, redemptions and settlement) and interoperability across distributed ledger technology (DLT) networks and traditional infrastructure.
• Build and lead the product team as the business scales, including hiring, mentoring and establishing effective working practices.
• Define and track key success metrics such as adoption, volumes, time‑to‑market and client satisfaction, and report progress to senior management and the board.
• Act as a key member of the management team, interfacing with the CEO, CTO and Euronext ExCo.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience taking products from concept to launch, including design, specification, build, go‑to‑market, measurement and iteration.
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous environments, creating structure and guiding others.
• Strong strategic mindset with the ability to shape and deliver the direction of the digital assets unit.
• Deep expertise in digital assets and tokenisation of securities (equities and/or fixed income) with an understanding of technical and commercial aspects of issuance, custody, settlement and lifecycle management.
• Experience at a crypto‑native or digital asset exchange, custodian or tokenisation platform, or comparable experience in stablecoin issuance, DLT infrastructure or Web3 platforms with institutional or regulated clients.
• Experience in regulated financial businesses such as brokerage, exchange, CSD or custodian bank, with proven ability to work alongside Compliance, Legal, Risk and Operations.
• At least ten years of product or strategy experience, including previous leadership of a product function or team.
• Credibility to operate at the Chief Product Officer level, setting vision, influencing top management and representing the business externally.
• Fluency in English; an additional European language is a plus.
• Working knowledge of token standards and DLT architecture (e.g. ERC20, ERC3643, permissioned ledgers, Canton, Hyperledger) to collaborate with engineering teams.
• Familiarity with custody, transfer agency, clearing and settlement, and corporate actions processing in traditional capital markets.

Benefits

• Work in a European, international and diverse team that collaborates across borders.
• Continuous learning opportunities and real responsibilities that allow you to grow.
• Impact through participation in projects that matter within an agile and dynamic environment.
• Active role in building transparent, responsible and sustainable capital markets.

Diversity and Inclusion

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, gender, age, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or any other legally protected factor. We value the unique talents of all our people and are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect.