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, tokenization 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.
• Facilitate Program Increment (PI) Planning Events in close collaboration with Business Owners (e.g., Head of Digital Channels, Head of Trading) and portfolio stakeholders such as the Chief Information Officer, Chief Investment Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Products Officer, and Chief Strategy Officer.
• Manage portfolio financials, including budgeting, forecasting, and cost control for change initiatives.
• Create and maintain delivery reports for initiatives, projects, and agile teams, including financial tracking and adherence to governance frameworks.
• Automate report creation and enhance KPIs in collaboration with family leads using PowerBI or similar tools.
• Conduct quality assurance to ensure change delivery meets organizational standards for quality, compliance, and risk.
• Co-define, coordinate, and/or execute continuous improvement measures for change delivery together with family leads across disciplines such as Product, Engineering, SRE, Enterprise Testing, and Project Management.
• Act as Product Owner for JIRA and Confluence enabling and supporting the change organization
• Maintain JIRA and Confluence to ensure accurate, timely, and auditable information for decision-making.
• Support governance committees, including preparation, facilitation, and follow-up with senior management attendance such as the Portfolio Management Board (PMB).
• Own and continuously improve the vendor management processes (e.g., selection & onboarding, contract management, initial and continuous review, performance monitoring) for the change and run organization.
• Act as the single point of contact for vendors within the change portfolio and support negotiations led by the Chief of Staff COO, COO, and CIO.
An enthusiastic, driven, entrepreneurial, results-oriented mindset with a structured and self-directed working style; Comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
5+ years of experience as Portfolio Manager or similar change-related role such as Release Train Engineer, Project/Program Manager, or PMO, in a high-impact setting (e.g., responsible for 5+ agile / project teams, or >2m CHF annual budget) within the financial or crypto industry.
Solid understanding of Agile delivery frameworks (e.g., SAFe, Scrum, Kanban) and experience in coordinating Program Increment Planning, or equivalent “big room” planning events
Proven experience managing change financials, including budgeting, forecasting, and cost control, in collaboration with senior management.
Experience in executing or supporting quality assurance activities within change or delivery initiatives focusing on compliance, risk management, and delivery quality.
Demonstrated experience in vendor management, either through consulting engagements or by managing vendor relationships within a change or delivery context.
Proficiency in tools such as JIRA, Confluence, and PowerBI for reporting, tracking, and automation.
Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with confidence in communicating with senior leadership and cross-functional teams.
Experience in vendor management either as vendor providing services to clients, or by managing vendor relationships as part of a change role
Excellent written/oral communication; fluent English required; German a strong plus
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 shape Future Finance and your profile is a good fit for this position, please send us your CV today!
