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

💻 MacBook 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.