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Strategy is launching a Bitcoin Security program to coordinate with the global Cyber, Crypto, and Bitcoin security community to help advance Bitcoin security, resilience, and trust. The Director of Bitcoin Security will serve as the company’s principal architect and external interface on Bitcoin security. 

Location: This is a fully onsite position based in our Tysons Corner, VA office and requires employees to work from the office Monday through Friday.

This is a senior individual-contributor role with significant internal ownership and external collaboration. The individual will shape Strategy’s Bitcoin security posture, and work with key players and partners in the industry, including exchanges, custodians, asset managers, service providers, and core developers.  

• Strategy Bitcoin Security Program Leadership: Lead Strategy’s Bitcoin Security Program, coordinating across Cybersecurity, Finance, Legal, and Executive Leadership to strengthen Bitcoin security. 

• Bitcoin Protocol & Network Security Expertise: Serve as the internal authority on Bitcoin protocol, network security, and consensus-related risks, advising on threat models, attack surfaces, and mitigation strategies. 

• Cryptography & Key Management: Provide expert guidance on cryptographic primitives, key management practices, hardware wallets, multisignature architectures, and custody design decisions. 

• Wallet Architecture & Custody Strategy: Evaluate and advise on Bitcoin wallet architectures, including multisignature and alternative custody models, with a focus on resilience, recoverability, and institutional-grade security. 

• Threat Intelligence & Emerging Risk Analyze: Provide updates on emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and research developments within the Bitcoin, cryptography, and blockchain security ecosystem. 

• Executive & Board Advisory: Translate complex Bitcoin and cryptographic security concepts into clear, actionable guidance for executive leadership. 

• Internal Education & Enablement: Educate internal teams on Bitcoin security principles, risks, and best practices, raising organizational fluency and security maturity. 

• Bitcoin Security program: help launch and lead an industry-wide Bitcoin security program, organize regular meetings, build trust and consensus among the group, and publish regular updates. 

• Bitcoin Community Engagement: Build trusted relationships with key players and partners in the industry, including exchanges, custodians, asset managers, service providers, and core developers.  

Qualifications  

• Advanced Technical Education: Bachelor’s degree required in Computer Science, Cryptography, Information Security, Engineering, or a related field; Master’s Degree in a relevant discipline strongly preferred. 

• Senior Cybersecurity & Cryptography Experience: 8+ years of professional experience across cybersecurity, cryptography, distributed systems, financial systems, or closely related technical domains. 

• Cryptographic Systems & Key Management Proficiency: Deep understanding of cryptographic primitives and protocols, including digital signatures, hashing, key generation, secure key storage, and hardware-backed security mechanisms. 

• Bitcoin & Blockchain Security Expertise: Demonstrated hands-on expertise in Bitcoin protocol security, blockchain systems, and associated threat models, including experience evaluating or securing Bitcoin infrastructure. 

• Bitcoin Custody & Wallet Architecture: Experience designing, reviewing, or assessing Bitcoin custody solutions, including multisignature wallets, hardware wallets, recovery mechanisms, and operational security controls. 

• Security Research & Threat Analysis: Ability to analyze emerging vulnerabilities, threat models, and academic or industry research related to Bitcoin, cryptography, and blockchain security. 

• Executive Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate highly technical concepts into actionable guidance for executives, boards, and non-technical stakeholders. 

• Independent Leadership & Judgment: Demonstrated success operating as a senior individual contributor with high autonomy, sound judgment, and minimal oversight. Demonstrated success in using expertise, collaboration, judgement, and influence skills to drive consensus among a disparate group.