Manager, Digital Product Development, Custody & Tokenisation, TC, FS in London

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help build a better working world. Digital assets in the UK are entering a more practical phase, moving beyond pilots towards real products, operating models and market infrastructure. That shift is creating important strategic choices for financial institutions across banking, markets, payments, wealth and asset management.

The opportunity

As a Manager focused on Digital Custody and Tokenisation, you will play a hands‑on role in shaping, delivering, and scaling digital asset custody solutions while based in London with hybrid work options. You will work at the intersection of DLT, digital money, and market infrastructure.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Technology Enablement
  • Support design of custody architectures leveraging MPC/HSM key management, secure wallet infrastructure, and role‑based controls.
  • Develop high‑quality production‑ready solutions for banks and asset managers.
  • Integrate third‑party platforms, enabling straight‑through processing from order to settlement.
• Product & Use Case Development
  • Conduct market research and support business cases for digital custody, tokenised funds, and digital cash initiatives.
  • Define client use cases spanning custody of digital native assets, tokenised MMFs, and tokenised cash instruments.
  • Translate business and regulatory requirements into product requirements, target operating models, and phased delivery roadmaps.
• Delivery & Execution Leadership
  • Lead end‑to‑end delivery of digital custody solutions across multidisciplinary teams (engineering, operations, risk, legal, compliance).
  • Oversee complex workflows including onboarding, custody, settlement, corporate actions, reconciliation, and regulatory reporting.
  • Ensure solutions are secure, scalable, and audit‑ready, aligned to internal risk frameworks and regulatory expectations.
• Stakeholder & Ecosystem Engagement
  • Act as primary day‑to‑day contact for senior client stakeholders, translating technical complexity into clear executive‑level narratives.
  • Work closely with product, engineering, operations, and control functions to deliver end‑to‑end custody capabilities.
  • Support senior leaders in external engagements with industry consortia, fintech vendors, and ecosystem partners.

Skills And Attributes For Success

You will bring a passion for delivering an exceptional client service experience, a collaborative mind‑set, outcome focus, intellectual curiosity, creative problem‑solving, excellent written and verbal communication, and strong analytical skills.

To qualify for the role you must have:

• ~8–12 years of experience in financial services, including asset servicing, custody, capital markets, trading, payments, or operations.
• Strong understanding of crypto, digital assets, DLT, and their impact on custody and operating models.
• Hands‑on experience with wallet infrastructure such as Fireblocks, Metaco, Taurus, BitGo, etc.
• Familiarity with institutional custody solutions.
• Awareness of key regulatory and market trends affecting digital custody and tokenised assets.
• Demonstrated experience in technology and product delivery across cross‑functional teams.
• Practical exposure to asset servicing, post‑trade, settlement, or custody‑related workflows.
• Delivery of custody solutions for tokenised funds or digital native assets on public or permissioned blockchains, including MPC/HSM key management and atomic DvP.
• Bridging legacy custody and cash systems with tokenised assets, including ISO 20022 / SWIFT event orchestration and reconciliation for hybrid flows.
• Implementation of digital cash settlement solutions for deposit tokens, stablecoins, or CBDCs in regulated environments.

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• A good range of influencing skills.
• A constructive and action‑oriented approach.
• A self‑starting attitude with the ability to think and act quickly.
• Experience working in a client‑facing professional services environment.
• An ability to guide and coach team members to help them develop their EY careers.
• Experience operating in a project‑based environment.

What We Look For

We are seeking tech professionals with good knowledge of DLT and digital assets processes and products to join our growing team and support the building of more resilient, efficient, and profitable businesses. We want experienced and enthusiastic members to drive delivery and create new solutions and market insights for revenue growth.

What We Offer

We offer an attractive remuneration package with flexible working, career development, and comprehensive benefits. In addition, we provide continuous learning, success as defined by you, transformative leadership, and a diverse and inclusive culture.

• Continuous learning: you’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: we’ll provide the tools and flexibility to make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: we’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: you’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.