Head of Engineering

Marketnode was founded by SGX Group and Temasek and is Asia-Pacific’s trusted and neutral DLT powered financial market infrastructure (FMI). Marketnode is looking to revolutionise the way traditional financial instruments are originated, traded, booked, and serviced using DLT with a focus on credit, funds and structured products.

At Marketnode, we operate two flagship platforms:

• Gateway is a one-stop, end-to-end platform encompassing data, workflow, tokenization and asset servicing
• Fundnode is a one-stop funds settlement infrastructure for transaction management, funds processing, and record-keeping

Having recently closed our Series A investment with major financial institutions, Marketnode is now well positioned for it’s next growth phase and is looking for a new head of Engineering, working closely with our senior management, product and external partners to build upon and deliver an enterprise grade multi-asset tokenization infrastructure.

If you are passionate about and interested in the nexus between fintech and capital markets, we would like to talk to you. The role is based in Singapore and reports directly to the firm’s COO.

The Role

• Define and oversee the organisation’s engineering strategy aligned with business objectives with proven experience in managing enterprise wide delivery departments.
• Engage with executive leadership team to align engineering goals with overall business strategy, including taking new products to market, calculated risk management and innovation capex decisions.
• Oversee engineering governance forums within the organisation
• Manage and mentor Heads across multiple teams, installing a mindset of continuous improvement, innovation and commitment to excellence
• Own our resource location and vendor strategy
• Oversee budget and resource planning for the department.
• Communicate the strategy to the Company’s Board, Shareholders and Customers.
• An influential leader who communicates ideas persuasively and engages with customers, the wider market, media and the whole team
• Responsible for identifying and driving efficiencies between teams
• Resolve intra-department risks and issues
• Own risk management identification and mitigation strategies across all projects and platforms.
• Ensure compliance with selected industry standards and regulations (ISO27001)
• Drive innovation, continuous improvement, and adoption of emerging technologies.

Skills

• Technical Development: Remain hands-on with key technologies (such as Java, Solidity, python, public and private chains, wallet providers and Web3 frameworks)
• Blockchain: Have real-world experience with deploying blockchain (EVM preferred) in a production environment, including smart contract development, Wallet management, node / infrastructure setup in addition to in depth knowledge on the latest chains and industry news regarding "enterprise blockchain"
• Domain: Strong domain knowledge in Financial services, including the pre and post trade workflows of Loans, Bonds, Structured Products, Options, Funds amongst others.
• System Security and Risk Frameworks: Knowledge of system security vulnerabilities, remediation techniques, and risk-related frameworks in order to put security and performance at the heart of every decision.
• Vendor Management: Experience in managing relationships with external vendors and service providers, ensuring they meet contractual obligations and service levels.
• Engagement : Ability to bring excitement and experience of the latest DLT & Web 3.0 trends and technology to the team and promote continued learning

Experience

• 10-15 years working in technology at fintech/platform, bank, asset management or financial intermediary with direct experience in digital assets in production
• Has held a similar role such as Head of Engineering, CTO, CIO, VP Technology
• Knowledge of many different financial products, pre and post trade workflows and settlement.
• Proven experience in managing an enterprise-wide technology estate with complex production SLAs and delivery roadmaps
• Track record of building and leading teams with optimised an optimised SDLC, a commitment to quality excellence and continuous improvement processes
• Have built senior partnerships with Web2 and Web 3 leaders and vendors
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment