Sygnum is a global digital asset banking group, founded on Swiss and Singapore heritage. We empower professional and institutional investors, banks, corporates and DLT foundations to invest in digital assets with complete trust. Our team enables this through our institutional-grade security, expert personal service and portfolio of regulated digital asset banking, asset management, tokenisation and B2B services.
In Switzerland, Sygnum holds a banking licence and has CMS and Major Payment Institution Licences in Singapore. The group is also regulated in the established global financial hubs of Abu Dhabi and Luxembourg.
We believe that the future has heritage. Our crypto-native team of banking, investment and digital asset technology professionals are building a trusted gateway between the traditional and digital asset economies that we call Future Finance. To learn more about how Sygnum’s mission and values are shaping this digital asset ecosystem, please visit sygnum.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X.
A key pillar of our success are the Sygnum values that define and unite us a team. We proudly call them our SYGN values:
S stands for the importance we hold in Seeking and seizing opportunities, and the way we take personal ownership for delivering results for our clients;
Y represents the way we say Yes to maintaining the highest level of integrity and fairness in everything we do. Sygnumers always display confidence without attitude;
G reminds us to always Grow and win together. We only succeed by supporting each other and challenging ourselves, and our team-mates, to reach for new heights;
N is here for Nose for value because we are always looking to focus on what matters most to our clients, partners and team.
Sygnum has one of the most diverse teams in the industry. Diversity plays a central role in keeping our work culture open, our teams productive and energised, and our solutions at the forefront of the industry. In the spirit of our SYGN value to “grow and win together”, we fully embrace an equal opportunity mindset in the way we onboard, develop and promote our team members.
We are looking for a Value Stream Architect for Custody and Defi to join our Enterprise Architecture team. In this role, reporting directly to the Head of Architecture, you will mentor the other team members and participate to all the appropriate ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Backlog Refinements, Steering Committees, etc.) for the teams they oversee.
Your main responsibilities: • Acting as a technical stakeholder of the Custody Value Stream leadership team and working closely with the business owner(s) and product lead(s) to prioritize deliverables. • Together, with the business owner(s) and project manager(s), defining and evolving the delivery roadmap for the Custody Value Stream. • Defining and evolving the system architecture to meet business, scalability, maintainability and security needs as well as maintaining the long-term technical direction of the Custody Value Stream. • Ensuring compliance with the best security and enterprise architecture standards and working closely with the rest of the enterprise architecture and CISO teams to ensure compliance with the established enterprise and security standards. • Working closely with the tech lead(s) to understand and evolve the platform to the desired target. • Designing, documenting and communicating all technical and architectural decisions and roadmaps.
Please note that whilst this is not a hands-on role, expertise in the underlying technology stacks being utilized is required. Additionally, it may be required to help the team with code reviews and implementation guidelines from time-to-time.
Solid understanding of cryptography and Blockchain concepts, digital asset security, and key management best practices (HSMs, Trusted Execution Environment, etc.)
Bachelor’s degree (or higher) with 10+ years of experience in an engineering / architecture / technical management role.
Sound understanding of architectural patterns, modern tech stacks and security.
Proven experience in both design and delivery of key business and technical initiatives.
In-depth and hands-on knowledge of Typescript (NestJS) or Java 21.
Managing day-to-day interactions with business users, as well as technology teams.
Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to exercise mature judgement.
Willingness to mentor people and teams, and to get directly involved in coding when required.
Strong desire to keep learning.
Entrepreneurial spirit and willingness to support the business owner(s) to define a product roadmap and define the future of Sygnum’s custody business.
Exceptionally organized and experienced in communicating across teams, geographies, and functions.
Joining Sygnum means being part of a dynamic, global team that is building a trusted gateway between the traditional and digital asset economies. Working at Sygnum, you will experience our fast-paced, exciting work environment that embraces meritocracy and collaboration and open communication. Alongside our ambitious long-term mission, we also come together for reaching important milestones and annual crypto-industry anniversaries like Bitcoin Pizza Day, and regularly celebrate together at themed company events as part of our journey to shape Future Finance.
Sygnum offers a comprehensive package of benefits for all team members. They include: • Attractive combination of market salaries and entrepreneurial incentive scheme • Flexible/Work at home policies • Professional development via Mentoring and Buddy programs • One-month fully paid sabbatical after five years of continuous employment
If you are passionate about the potential of blockchain to share Future Finance and your profile is a good fit for this position, please send us your CV today!
