Head of Financial Services

Description

The impact you will have

As our Head of Financial Institutions, you will serve as our leading subject matter expert and strategic advisor on traditional financial institutions and their adoption of digital assets. You'll be the authoritative voice on how established financial services companies can integrate digital assets while maintaining regulatory compliance and operational excellence. Your expertise will shape our approach to serving institutional clients, influence product development for enterprise solutions, and position Elliptic as the trusted advisor for financial institutions entering the digital asset space.

You’ll join a highly collaborative global team of subject matter experts across legal, regulatory, compliance, and technical domains - each bringing deep knowledge of digital assets and traditional finance. Together, you'll exchange insights, co-develop strategic guidance, and support each other on cross-functional efforts to deliver best-in-class solutions for our institutional clients. By contributing your unique expertise on financial institutions, you'll help strengthen a multidisciplinary team that is shaping the future of responsible innovation in the crypto and financial services ecosystem.

As Head of Financial Services, you will play a leadership role in driving Elliptic’s growth and impact across the financial services sector. You will be accountable for deepening our engagement with traditional financial institutions, accelerating their adoption of digital assets, and ensuring they do so with regulatory confidence and operational integrity.

In this leadership role, your expertise in the financial services industry and digital assets will have a direct impact on the company's commercial and strategic direction. You will lead the development of go-to-market strategies, guide product prioritization to meet institutional needs, and cultivate executive-level relationships with banks, asset managers, and other stakeholders. Your leadership will directly contribute to revenue growth, client success, and market expansion by ensuring our solutions align with the evolving needs of regulated financial institutions.

You will collaborate with a global team of domain specialists spanning compliance, policy, and regulatory affairs. Together, you will deliver integrated strategies and solutions that position Elliptic as the most trusted advisor and partner for institutions navigating the digital asset ecosystem. Your leadership will help institutional clients innovate responsibly and confidently – reinforcing Elliptic’s role in shaping the future of finance.

Key Responsibilities

Key Outcomes :

• Drive strategic engagement and revenue growth among banks, asset managers, and financial institutions.
• Influence enterprise product roadmap by championing the evolving needs of institutional clients.
• Position Elliptic as a trusted partner to financial institutions entering or expanding in the digital asset space.
• Strengthen cross-functional collaboration to deliver market-leading solutions at the intersection of compliance, technology, and institutional finance.
• Deepen Elliptic’s thought leadership and voice of authority within the financial services industry.

What will you do?

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

You’ll be great here if you have

Senior financial services expertise : 10+ years of experience in banking, capital markets, payments, or financial services with deep subject matter knowledge

Institutional client experience : Deep understanding of how digital assets integrate with traditional finance systems and institutional requirements

Strategic advisory skills : Proven ability to provide strategic counsel, influence cross-functional initiatives, and drive business outcomes

Collaborative mindset : Proven ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams, including fellow subject matter experts, to deliver integrated insights and solutions for institutional clients

Content creation and thought leadership : Demonstrated ability to create compelling, authoritative content and establish industry thought leadership

Executive presence : Exceptional communication skills with ability to engage C-level executives and senior stakeholders across financial institutions

Subject matter expertise : Recognized as an expert in financial services with ability to provide authoritative guidance on complex topics

Regulatory acumen : Strong understanding of US financial regulations, compliance requirements, and regulatory landscape

Industry credibility : Recognized expertise and extensive professional network in financial services and institutional markets

Outcome-focused mindset : Track record of taking ownership and delivering measurable results

NYC location : Based in New York with a willingness to travel and work from our New York office regularly

Bonus Points for :

Job Benefits

Compensation & Benefits

You'll be paid a competitive salary, along with Share Options

25 days holiday plus a day off to celebrate your birthday!

Private healthcare coverage

Full access to Spill Mental Health Support

$500 work-from-home budget to make that home office extra comfy

$1,000 annual budget for personal development

Elliptic is the leader in digital asset decisioning, we have built the most comprehensive platform for efficiently extracting crypto data and intelligence across blockchains with the greatest accuracy.

Our platform’s unrivalled uptime, scalability, depth and breadth of our data and intelligence means exacting organizations choose Elliptic for their compliance, risk management, intelligence operations and blockchain infrastructure needs.

Founded in 2013, Elliptic is headquartered in London with offices in New York, Washington D.C., UAE, Singapore and Tokyo. To learn more, visit www.elliptic.co and follow us on LinkedIn and X .