Innovation Blockchain Sr Associate

The Blockchain Senior Associate is primarily responsible for supporting and teaming with various leaders in Innovation in order to help the firm achieve its innovation objectives. This individual will lead opportunities and have the responsibility of designing and developing applications in different Blockchain platforms including but not limited to Hyperledger, Ethereum, Bitcoin and other distributed computing environments to deliver solutions to line of business partners. This individual will lead blockchain initiatives as assigned and act as innovation liaison for key stakeholders, internal leaders, subject matter experts and external parties.

This Blockchain Senior Associate will act with a sense of urgency and collaborate with internal stakeholders to identify and remove roadblocks that impede time to value on client engagements. This individual will research, design and/or develop blockchain technology including frameworks, distributed ledger protocols and consensus mechanisms. In addition, this individual will need to be comfortable with ambiguity, and be adept in critical thinking and problem solving in order to bring new ideas to the forefront. The Blockchain Senior Associate will need to be organized and have the ability to track and follow up on a large number of ongoing competing priorities.

Essential Duties

Blockchain Development

1. Partner with individuals or teams to design and develop blockchain and digital asset solutions

2.Drive the execution of the blockchain and digital asset engagements and analyze findings

a) Identify resources& necessary technology

b) Work with vendor concierge to bring in new vendor technology

c) Default toward action even when not in scope of responsibility, control or influence

3. Drive deployment and testing, evaluate performance, detect anomalies and implement enhancements to blockchain solutions

4. Partner with team to present findings to appropriate leaders

5. Agility and adaptability to change approaches and priorities while still being able to deliver tangible results

a) Face problems that are difficult, moderately complex, or undefined and determine a path forward.

b) Create innovative ways to convey complex or ambiguous information or ideas

6. Facilitating the development of solutions to problems, improve processes, systems, or products to enhance outcomes

Support line of business teams in client engagements

a) Support development and execution of blockchain and digital asset strategy and vision

b) Facilitate development of proposal with line of businessowners

c) Assist in developing public chain, side chain, private chain, smart contracts and other logic to establish supply layer of cloud service delivery systems

d) Share successful engagements across the enterprise to determine other potential use cases

Engage in blockchain and digital education for the firm

Other duties as assigned

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS

* Bachelors Degree

* Master Degree (preferred)

TECHNICAL/SOFT SKILLS

* Ability to thrive in an ambiguous environment

* General business knowledge

* Knowledge of blockchain, digital asset and cryptocurrency technologies

* Understanding of the RSM Tax, Audit and/or Consulting lines of business (preferred)

* Be able to balance multiple competing priorities

* Big picture thinker

* Not afraid to fail

* Work on ambiguous efforts with minimal direction

* Project Management Skills (preferred)

* Understand data concepts (flow, security, architecture, etc.(preferred)

EXPERIENCE

* 3-5 Years of experience in emerging technologies (preferred)

LEADERSHIP SKILLS

* Ability to confidently connect at all levels in the organization using diplomatic communication, influence and negotiation skills - written and verbal

* Collaborate / adhere /challenge standards (preferred)