Head of Lending

About Cryptio

We're Cryptio. We build infrastructure to bring financial integrity to the crypto economy. Our enterprise-grade back-office and data platform power mission-critical accounting, reporting, and operational workflows for institutions, corporates, and crypto-native organisations.

We're trusted by leaders like Circle, Societe Generale, Uniswap, Gemini, and the Government of El Salvador. We've raised $26m from top investors including Point Nine, 1kx, Tim Draper, and Ledger Cathay.

Location: New York City

The role

Cryptio is hiring a Head of Lending to lead our Loan Management System (LMS) and build our emerging Digital Credit Network.

This is a senior, high-impact role at the intersection of institutional credit, financial infrastructure, and digital assets. You will own the strategy, product direction, and commercial success of our lending vertical; shaping how financial institutions and crypto enterprises manage collateralised lending, structured credit, and digital asset financing.

You will work cross-functionally across Product, Engineering, and Revenue, while engaging directly with senior leaders at financial institutions and crypto-native firms.

What you'll do

• Own the vision, roadmap, and commercial performance of Cryptio's Loan Management System
• Define high-value institutional lending use cases across crypto-backed loans, margin financing, structured credit, and treasury financing
• Partner closely with Product and Engineering to design institutional-grade credit infrastructure with strong controls and scalability
• Act as Cryptio's 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 Cryptio's Digital Credit Network, including risk frameworks and participation models
• Embed strong credit and risk thinking into product design, including collateral management, LTVs, lifecycle events, and reporting
• Represent Cryptio externally in conversations around institutional digital asset lending

Why you'll love this role

• Own one of Cryptio's most strategic growth initiatives
• Build infrastructure at the core of institutional digital asset credit markets
• Work directly with top-tier financial institutions and crypto-native leaders
• High ownership, high visibility, and meaningful equity upside

What we're looking for

• 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

Interview process

• Recruiter Screen - 45 min
• Hiring Manager Interview - 60 min - CEO + CRO
• Case Study Sendoff
• Case Presentation - 90 min - CEO + CRO
• Culture Interview - 45 min - VP People

Perks

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

Mac Book Pro

$200 home office setup budget

Training and development budget

*** we have additional benefits depending on location

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you

At Cryptio, we move fast and take ownership of outcomes. We learn from failures, celebrate wins, and let humility, curiosity, and a passion for crypto guide how we work. If you value collaboration and want to build with purpose, you'll feel right at home here.