Technical Advisor – Privacy Preserving Digital Currency (m/f/d)

Job Title: Technical Advisor – Privacy Preserving Digital Currency

6-month contract

Remote, for the largest bank in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Job Description:

The ideal candidate will lead efforts to engineer a digital currency where the issuer (central bank or financial institution) does not have visibility into individual wallet balances or transactions or identity of holders of the currency, while simultaneously ensuring that anti-money laundering (AML), counter-terrorist financing (CTF), and regulatory obligations are met. This requires expertise in zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs), confidential transactions, decentralized identity (DID), privacy-preserving cryptographic protocols, and AI-driven AML monitoring frameworks.

Responsibilities:

• Design a digital currency framework where transaction details and balances remain fully confidential to the issuer while still enabling regulatory oversight under controlled conditions.
• Develop and implement zero-knowledge proof (ZKP)-based transaction mechanisms (e.g., zk-SNARKs, zk-STARKs) that enable private transactions while allowing for selective compliance disclosures.
• Ensure unlinkability between digital currency issuance, user wallets, and transaction history, preserving true financial privacy without centralized tracking.
• Build programmable compliance mechanisms that enable automated AML risk assessments without exposing private transaction data.
• Develop multi-tiered compliance reporting structures that enable on-demand AML verification for high-risk transactions while protecting low-risk user anonymity.
• Integrate non-custodial compliance mechanisms where users self-attest to regulatory requirements via Decentralized Identity (DID) and Verifiable Credentials (VCs).
  
  

Industry Experience:

• Central Banking
• Technology Sector
  
  

Halian Group:

With over 28 years of experience, we have come to understand that innovation is the only way to provide agile, practical solutions that transform businesses and careers.

Our resourcing and smart services help you to realize tomorrow’s potential. Discover the amazing things possible when you bring the right people and the right technologies together.

At Halian, we recognize that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are essential to building high-performing teams for our clients. We are committed to connecting organizations with top talent from all backgrounds, ensuring that every individual feels valued, respected, and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, gender, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them unique. By fostering diverse and inclusive workplaces, we help our clients drive innovation, enhance collaboration, and better reflect the communities they serve.

Technical Advisor – Privacy Preserving Digital Currency in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia