ABOUT THIS ROLE
The Senior Strategy Analyst, Digital Assets helps launch and scale Apex's digital asset offerings. This person works across three initiatives: a crypto retail brokerage, stablecoin funding for our U.S. broker-dealer, and tokenized equities and other tokenized assets. The role is a subject matter expert who turns market and regulatory research into product requirements, operational processes, and vendor and legal decisions. It requires working knowledge of digital assets on day one.
Key Responsibilities:
Digital Asset Product and Business Build (40%)
- Act as SME for technology and product in defining the crypto brokerage, stablecoin funding, and tokenized asset offerings.
- Document business requirements, operating processes, and client workflows. Hand them off to Product Delivery [per the continuous execution model].
- Help establish the day-to-day operations of the crypto brokerage, including onboarding, custody, liquidity, settlement, and reconciliation.
- Help expand the stablecoin offering into tokenized asset settlement, yield, and other client products.
Research and Strategy (25%)
- Research market structure, regulation, competitors, and emerging products in digital assets and tokenization.
- Turn findings into clear recommendations and executive briefings.
- Track market and regulatory developments and flag their impact on the roadmap.
Vendor, Legal, and Regulatory Partnership (25%)
- Evaluate and work with vendors, custodians, liquidity providers, and technology partners.
- Work with outside counsel, internal Legal, and Compliance on regulatory analysis, filings, and policy.
External Representation (10%)
- Respond to client and prospect questions where appropriate.
- Represent Apex at industry conferences and events as needed.
Education and Experience:
Required:
- 3-5 years in digital assets, capital markets, or fintech, with hands-on experience in at least one of: launching or operating a crypto brokerage or exchange, stablecoin payments or funding, or tokenized securities.
- Working knowledge of how digital assets, stablecoins, and tokenization work, including wallets, custody, and on/off-ramps. No ramp-up on the basics.
- Experience writing requirements and process documentation for technical products.
- Experience working with vendors and legal counsel.
Preferred:
- Broker-dealer experience (FINRA/SEC, custody, net capital, settlement).
- Experience at a crypto-native firm or a traditional firm's digital assets group.
- Familiarity with smart contracts or blockchain infrastructure.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Strong research and analytical skills, with the ability to distill complex regulatory and technical topics into clear recommendations.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, including executive-level presentations.
- Comfort working through ambiguity on new products with no existing playbook.
- Ability to run several workstreams at once and move between strategy and execution.
- Credible, polished external presence with clients, vendors, regulators, and conference audiences.
Work Environment:
- This job operates in an office environment.
- This job operates
remotely on a hybrid schedule in office
- This job may require up to [15-20]% travel, including conferences.
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Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Our Rewards
We offer a robust package of employee perks and benefits, including healthcare benefits (medical, dental and vision, EAP), competitive PTO, 401k match, parental leave, and HSA contribution match. We also provide our employees with a paid subscription to the Calm app and offer generous external learning and tuition reimbursement benefits. At AFS , we offer a hybrid work schedule for most roles that allows employees to have the flexibility of working from home and one of our primary offices.
Salary Range
$106,790-$133,488
The annual base salary range for this position is noted above. Exact compensation offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and office location.
