Leaving the bank
I left JPMorgan for Biconomy in 2021.
At the bank, my work was operations. I tested processors, automated repeated steps, tracked exceptions, and trained people on internal tools. At Biconomy, I was the first business hire. The product let apps make crypto transactions easier for their users. My work covered sales, partnerships, integrations, support, and later a larger business team.
I was also part of Kernel, a programme for people working in crypto. That belongs in the record, but it did not replace the job. The job was speaking with teams, understanding what they were building, helping them integrate, and carrying problems back to the people who could fix them.
The move changed the subject of my work more than its basic shape. Both jobs sat between systems and people. In the bank, the systems were processors and internal tools. At Biconomy, they were relayers, APIs, smart accounts, and wallets. In both places, a useful answer had to survive contact with the system.
I did not leave the bank with a general theory about careers. I took a specific operating background into a small crypto company that needed a business person close to the product.
That is less dramatic than the usual story about leaving a bank. It is also more accurate.