Twelve10 has been retained on a highly confidential search by a NASDAQ-listed digital asset financial services platform launching a new regulated trust and institutional wealth infrastructure division as part of its next phase of growth.
In laymen's terms, this is one heck of a rare opportunity.
For the right finance leader, this is potentially a career-defining opportunity to step into a true CFO seat and help shape a regulated institutional platform from the ground up.
This isn't a "nice to have" or a company ego fluff hire, this is one of the foundational executive appointments tied directly to the company’s conditional approval process, operational readiness, and broader institutional launch. Basically, no CFO, no party (or launch).
The environment combines institutional finance, trust infrastructure, public-company governance, digital assets, and regulated operational architecture within a highly visible greenfield build.
This is not a retail crypto environment.
The focus is institutional infrastructure. And you're going to build it from the ground up.
Why you should care AKA What’s in it for you?
We’re not delusional, you don’t owe this company anything. You’re not a candidate yet, merely a reader deciding whether this is worth your attention, so let’s start with the part that actually matters to you.
- A genuine opportunity to step into a CFO role with real ownership, visibility, and influence inside a regulated institutional platform build
- Public-company backing combined with the autonomy and influence of a true greenfield environment
- A chance to help build the financial and regulatory infrastructure behind a next-generation institutional digital asset platform
- Direct exposure to executive leadership, regulators, legal, compliance, and strategic decision-making from day one
- A role where you will help shape the platform itself, not simply inherit an existing finance machine
- Meaningful public-company equity as part of the compensation package
- An environment where complexity is viewed as part of the opportunity, not something to avoid
- The chance to operate at the intersection of institutional finance, custody infrastructure, governance, and digital assets at a pivotal stage of market evolution
- Hybrid Miami setup with executive-level visibility and long-term platform growth potential
Still here?
Good.
Because I should also tell you who this won't suit, so you don't have to feel bad about your application being rejected (despite your outstanding background), and I don't have to feel bad about sending you a rejection email because who am I really to be judging your career?
That said, this role is probably not the right fit for a highly polished Fortune 500 CFO looking to inherit a 50-person finance team and optimize an already mature operation. Obviously if this is you, you have an incredibly difficult job, but unless you're the legend who built the org for a Fortune 500 from the ground and are still there, 1) we couldn't afford you 2) I'd question your sanity for wanting to do it all over again.
This is far more likely to suit someone currently operating as:
- VP Finance
- Head of Finance
- Deputy CFO
- Controller+
- or a rising finance executive ready for a real shot at stepping into a highly strategic CFO seat.
You may currently sit within environments such as Anchorage Digital, Coinbase, Kraken, BitGo, Fidelity Digital Assets, regulated fintech infrastructure businesses, trust companies, or institutional financial platforms.
There is no established playbook here.
The CEO I'm working for directly (AKA direct line for me, no HR meddling/ process slowing) described the ideal profile as:
“Intellectual intensity plus composure under ambiguity.”
I know the CEO well, have worked with him for a couple of years now, and I know he values speed of thought, a high IQ and (this is me reading between the lines here) someone he can trust that he knows the finance function is in good hands. It's hard to articulate that feeling into copy (as you've probably guessed, I'm no copywriter), but in his mind, he's drowning trying to launch a bank, this is a huge hire, he needs to know this person has "got this" when it comes to the finance org.
Hopefully that makes sense.
OK, so what does the role actually involve?
You will help build and establish the financial governance and reporting infrastructure for a regulated institutional platform operating within a complex multi-entity structure.
This is a highly hands-on leadership role.
You are not being hired to supervise from a distance. You will be expected to operate strategically while remaining close to the operational and regulatory detail.
You will:
- Build scalable financial governance and reporting infrastructure
- Support conditional approval and operational readiness efforts
- Help architect finance processes, controls, and reporting frameworks from the ground up
- Work closely with executive leadership on strategic and operational initiatives
- Coordinate across legal, compliance, operations, and regulatory stakeholders
- Support complex public-company and multi-entity reporting environments
- Help establish governance discipline, audit readiness, and financial controls appropriate for a regulated institutional platform
- Assist in building the long-term finance organization as the company scales
What you’ve likely done before:
- Worked within regulated financial environments
- Supported complex reporting, governance, and control frameworks
- Operated within fast-moving or evolving infrastructure businesses
- Worked alongside executive leadership and external stakeholders
- Built structure inside ambiguity instead of waiting for perfect process
- Developed strong accounting and financial reporting foundations
Possibly operated within:
- fintech
- banking
- trust companies
- custody platforms
- institutional digital assets
- public-company environments
- or regulated financial infrastructure businesses
Exposure to call reports or similar regulatory reporting environments is highly valuable with a CPA strongly preferred.
What matters in this role
Composure under pressure
Operational intensity
Ability to create structure from ambiguity
Strong accounting and reporting discipline
Executive communication skills
Comfort operating in lean, highly visible environments
Ownership mentality
Bias toward execution over corporate theatre
Comp
Approx. $275K base
50% target bonus
Public company equity
About Twelve10
Twelve10 is a boutique recruiting partner specializing in regulated financial infrastructure, institutional fintech, trust platforms, and early-stage banking builds across the US.
We work directly with founders, executives, and operators to build highly regulated platforms from zero.
