Head of Lending
Skills
About the Role
You will lead the development and commercialisation of a Loan Management System and build a Digital Credit Network. You will define lending use cases, design institutional-grade credit infrastructure, and embed credit and risk thinking into product. You will work cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and Revenue and engage senior stakeholders at financial institutions and crypto firms to drive adoption and partnerships.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in credit, lending, or capital markets (institutional lending, structured credit, prime brokerage, or balance-sheet financing)
- Direct exposure to crypto lending or digital asset financing
- Strong understanding of collateral mechanics, margining, credit risk, and institutional reporting
- Comfortable operating between traditional finance standards and crypto-native innovation
- Executive presence with the ability to engage senior stakeholders, risk teams, and regulators
- Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to build and scale a new vertical
Responsibilities
- Own the vision, roadmap, and commercial performance of the Loan Management System
- Define institutional lending use cases across crypto-backed loans, margin financing, structured credit, and treasury financing
- Partner with Product and Engineering to design institutional-grade credit infrastructure with strong controls and scalability
- Act as senior subject-matter expert on credit and lending in enterprise sales cycles and executive conversations
- Build relationships with lenders, custodians, asset managers, prime brokers, and credit funds
- Contribute to the design and launch of the Digital Credit Network, including risk frameworks and participation models
- Embed credit and risk thinking into product design, including collateral management, LTVs, lifecycle events, and reporting
- Represent the company externally in conversations around institutional digital asset lending
Benefits
- Remote or Hybrid working
- 25 days paid holiday plus bank holidays
- One additional day of annual leave each year, up to 30 total days
- Your birth off
- Mental health resources, wellbeing programs, and professional coaching
- Family-friendly policies
- Fitness and wellness budget
- MacBook Pro
- $200 home office setup budget
- Training and development budget
- Additional benefits depending on location