Associate, Private Credit & Digital Asset Lending

About the role

We are seeking a private credit professional to support origination and execution across Galaxy's growing lending platform. This role involves a broad mandate spanning structured and asset-based lending, acquisition and event-driven financing, and bespoke payments-infrastructure facilities.

Responsibilities

• Origination & Structuring: Support origination and structuring across a broad product set including digital asset-collateralized warehouse facilities, receivables finance, acquisition and event-driven financing (LBOs, take-privates, bridge facilities), and payments/settlement-gap products spanning cross-border payments, card-network settlement, and stablecoin infrastructure.
• Collaborate with sponsors, platforms, and counterparties to help design bespoke financing structures as the platform expands into new products and counterparty types.
• Negotiation & Documentation: Support negotiation of transaction documents in partnership with outside counsel and senior deal leads.
• Credit & Risk Management: Support the credit approval process, including preparing recommendations and structural analysis for the risk committee; conduct diligence on counterparties, collateral, and portfolio performance; manage and prioritize a broad, concurrent transaction pipeline.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with legal, risk, markets, and treasury teams to support the firm's lending strategy; contribute to internal and external communications on behalf of the credit function.
• AI Implementation: Embrace and champion the thoughtful adoption of AI to improve team performance and business outcomes; leverage AI tools (e.g., generative AI, automation platforms, data copilots) to improve productivity, decision-making, and output quality in your day-to-day work.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in private credit, structured credit, or acquisition/leveraged finance, with direct exposure to transaction execution from origination through close.
• Working knowledge of secured lending structures and collateral protection frameworks; exposure to acquisition finance or event-driven credit (bridge loans, take-private financing) a plus.
• Strong judgment and communication skills, with comfort preparing materials for senior stakeholders and risk committees.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent transactions in a fast-paced environment.
• Genuine interest in digital assets; direct experience in crypto-collateralized lending or payments/settlement finance a plus.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field.
• Professional certifications such as CFA, FRM, or CPA preferred.

Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience with financial modeling and valuation techniques.

Benefits

• Hybrid/Flexible Working Arrangements
• Flexible Time Off (paid)
• 3% 401(k) company contribution
• Company-paid health and protective benefits for employees, partners, and other dependents
• Generous paid Parental Leave
• Competitive family planning benefits for US employees

Pay

Base salary and discretionary bonus. Base Salary Range: $150,000 - $175,000 USD.

Schedule

Hybrid/Flexible Working Arrangements.