Digital Asset Specialist

Central Bank of Oman is seeking to recruit competent, committed, self-motivated and enthusiastic an Omani candidate to work as Digital Asset Specialist. Role Purpose: The Digital Asset Specialist applies hands-on knowledge of distributed ledger technology (DLT) to participate in building the digital asset ecosystem in the financial industry, including the tokenization of real-world assets (RWA). The role blends technical depth with an understanding of financial products, market infrastructure and regulation. It turns DLT capabilities into compliant, scalable products and services, working between business, technology, risk, legal and external partners. Key Duties and Tasks: • Support the development and execution of ecosystem strategies for Digital Asset, including partnerships, platforms, and stakeholder engagement. • Support Analyzing and assessing tokenization use cases across business, technical, and regulatory dimensions. • Track market, technology and regulatory developments, and translate them into recommendations for management. • Demonstrate strong analytical thinking to evaluate feasibility, scalability, and economic viability of tokenization initiatives. • Translate business needs into digital asset use cases and solution designs, covering token structure, ledger choice, smart contract logic, custody, identity and settlement. • Select and assess DLT platforms (public, permissioned, hybrid) and token standards against functional, security, scalability and regulatory requirements. • Evaluate and recommend suitable underlying technologies (e.g., blockchain platforms, token standards, custody solutions). • Conduct technical due diligence on vendors, platforms, and third-party solutions. • Be familiar with custody solutions, wallet infrastructure, and key management practices. • Support Overseeing proof-of-concepts, pilots and other testing, from test planning to evaluation and go-live decision. • Identify risks (operational, regulatory, technological) and propose mitigation strategies. • Exhibit strong project management and organizational skills. • Contribute to policy discussions, whitepapers, and strategic initiatives related to digital assets. • Work with legal, compliance and risk to assess token classification, licensing needs and operational, cyber and smart contract risks. Minimum Qualifications and Experience: • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, finance, economics or a related field; Master's degree preferred. • Minimum of 6 years of experience in financial services, fintech or technology, including and hands-on experience with DLT and its applications. • Strong working knowledge of RWA tokenization structures and market practice. • Understanding of financial industry, including banking, payments and capital markets. • Desirable Professional certifications in blockchain; and knowledge in Islamic finance. Please Submit your application before 27th October 2026. Show more Show less

Minimum Qualifications and Experience: Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, finance, economics or a related field; Master's degree preferred. Minimum of 6 years of experience in financial services, fintech or technology, including hands-on experience with DLT and its applications. Strong working knowledge of RWA tokenization structures and market practice. Understanding of financial industry, including banking, payments and capital markets. Desirable Professional certifications in blockchain; and knowledge in Islamic finance.

Key Duties and Tasks: • Support the development and execution of ecosystem strategies for Digital Asset, including partnerships, platforms, and stakeholder engagement. • Support analyzing and assessing tokenization use cases across business, technical, and regulatory dimensions. • Track market, technology and regulatory developments, and translate them into recommendations for management. • Demonstrate strong analytical thinking to evaluate feasibility, scalability, and economic viability of tokenization initiatives. • Translate business needs into digital asset use cases and solution designs, covering token structure, ledger choice, smart contract logic, custody, identity and settlement. • Select and assess DLT platforms (public, permissioned, hybrid) and token standards against functional, security, scalability and regulatory requirements. • Evaluate and recommend suitable underlying technologies (e.g., blockchain platforms, token standards, custody solutions). • Conduct technical due diligence on vendors, platforms, and third-party solutions. • Be familiar with custody solutions, wallet infrastructure, and key management practices. • Support overseeing proof-of-concepts, pilots and other testing, from test planning to evaluation and go-live decision. • Identify risks (operational, regulatory, technological) and propose mitigation strategies. • Exhibit strong project management and organizational skills. • Contribute to policy discussions, whitepapers, and strategic initiatives related to digital assets. • Work with legal, compliance and risk to assess token classification, licensing needs and operational, cyber and smart contract risks.