Director, Platform and Integration Lead

The role

This senior leadership role defines how client platforms are technically realized across systems, data environments, and Blockstream infrastructure. You will translate industry solution strategies into scalable, production-ready platform implementations.

What you will do

• Lead the architecture and integration of multi-system client platforms
• Partner with the Director, Industry Lead, Financial Services to translate solution strategy into platform designs
• Partner with the Head of Solutions to refine platform architecture and technical direction
• Partner with the Head of Delivery to ensure systems are buildable, testable, and scalable
• Define and own the platform integration strategy including API architecture and system connectivity
• Define data flows, data models, and platform orchestration
• Define event-driven architectures and messaging systems
• Define cross-platform interoperability standards
• Design how APIs, data pipelines, platform services, and AI-enabled capabilities interact
• Establish and govern integration frameworks and reusable patterns

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in platform architecture, enterprise integration, or large-scale system implementation
• Proven experience designing and delivering complex, multi-system platforms in banking, fintech, or enterprise environments
• Strong expertise in API-first architecture
• Strong expertise in microservices and event-driven systems
• Strong expertise in enterprise data platforms and data integration
• Strong expertise in cloud infrastructure
• Ability to translate high-level solution architectures into executable platform designs
• Experience collaborating with industry/domain leaders and client-facing architects
• Strong understanding of system interoperability, integration patterns, and distributed system design
• German or Swiss German and English required

Nice to have

• AWS preferred
• French and/or Italian a plus
• Strong knowledge of Bitcoin and blockchain technologies
• Experience integrating digital asset infrastructure into traditional banking systems
• Background in treasury management, corporate finance, or digital asset custody
• Experience with FIX, OMS, PMS, fund administration, accounting, or market data systems
• Experience working with or advising banks, asset managers, and institutional clients
• Exposure to traditional payment systems and cross-border payment flows
• Experience supporting or scaling go-to-market teams in fintech or digital assets

About the company

Blockstream builds secure Bitcoin and Layer-2 technologies used by banks, financial institutions, and enterprises worldwide. It was founded in 2014 by Dr. Adam Back and a group of cryptographers and engineers.