Digital Assets - Principal Consultant (Investment Banking)

Please note we are looking to speak to individuals already based in the UAE as a first priority.

Capco, a Wipro company, is a global technology and management consultancy specializing in driving digital transformation in the financial services industry. With a growing client portfolio comprising of over 100 global organizations, Capco operates at the intersection of business and technology by combining innovative thinking with unrivalled industry knowledge to deliver end-to-end data-driven solutions and fast-track digital initiatives for banking and payments, capital markets, wealth and asset management, insurance, and the energy sector. Capco’s cutting-edge ingenuity is brought to life through its Innovation Labs and award-winning Be Yourself At Work culture and diverse talent.

We are seeking an experienced Management Consultant with deep Investment Banking (IB) and Capital Markets (CM) domain expertise to support strategic, regulatory, and digital transformation programmes across leading financial institutions. The ideal candidate combines traditional IB/CM knowledge with an understanding of emerging Digital Asset technologies, Tokenisation, and evolving market infrastructure.

Working closely with business stakeholders, product owners, and technology teams, you will help shape and deliver client engagements across strategy, operating model design, transformation management, and digital asset innovation.

• Lead and support consulting engagements across Investment Banking and Capital Markets functions, including front-to-back trade lifecycle, market structure, execution, clearing, settlement, and post-trade processes.

• Advise clients on emerging trends across Digital Assets, Tokenisation, DLT-based market infrastructure, and regulatory developments.

• Conduct current-state assessments, gap analyses, and operating model reviews for trading, risk, operations, and technology functions.

• Design target operating models, process re-engineering initiatives, and transformation roadmaps.

• Facilitate client workshops, stakeholder interviews, and requirements gathering sessions to drive engagement outcomes.

• Manage delivery of complex change programmes across front office, operations, risk, finance, and technology teams.

• Oversee project plans, risks, issues, dependencies, and cross-functional delivery streams.

• Ensure project governance, reporting, documentation, and communication are of the highest standard.

• Support clients in evaluating tokenisation use cases (e.g., securities, collateral, funds, deposits).

• Provide guidance on interoperability, smart contracts, digital asset custody, ledger technologies, and settlement models.

• Translate regulatory expectations (e.g., MiCA, DLT pilot regime, HM Treasury/FCA frameworks, US and APAC regulations) into actionable design and compliance strategies.

• Mentor junior consultants and contribute to capability building across IB, CM, and Digital Assets practices.

• Support business development: creating proposals, shaping RFP responses, and contributing to thought leadership.

• Maintain a strong understanding of industry trends, competitive landscape, and emerging technologies.

• 5–10+ years' consulting experience in Investment Banking or Capital Markets, ideally within a top-tier consultancy or financial institution.

• Demonstrated knowledge of products such as Equities, Fixed Income, FX, Derivatives, Structured Products, Repos, or Securities Financing.

• Strong understanding of front-to-back trade lifecycle, market infrastructure, risk management, and regulatory frameworks.

• Working knowledge of blockchain/DLT, tokenised assets, digital securities, stablecoins, or digital custody models.

• Familiarity with digital asset market participants, regulatory developments, and evolving settlement paradigms.

• Proven experience managing or delivering large-scale business transformation, regulatory change, or technology implementation projects.

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and strategic thinking skills.

• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and presentation capabilities.

• Ability to work in ambiguous environments and drive clarity, structure, and momentum.

WHY CAPCO?   

We are expanding our business rapidly across the Middle East. You will work on engaging projects with some of the largest banking and insurance clients in the world, projects that will deliver significant transformation and change.

You will join a company that supports and encourages an entrepreneurial outlook and independent thinking. Capco is not about organizational charts and layers – we operate with little hierarchy because we want all employees to feel that Capco is their firm. We warmly value diversity and inclusion and embrace our collective uniqueness – our culture is a strong, fresh, and invigorating difference from our competitors.

We offer highly competitive benefits, including medical and dental insurance and a work culture focused on innovation and creation of lasting value for our clients and employees.