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2025-07-15

Senior Credit Trader

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Falcon X
Senior Credit Trader
New York, US
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Job Description

Senior Credit Trader

As a Senior Credit Trader at FalconX, you will be instrumental in driving strategic growth and innovation within our credit business. This role demands a seasoned professional with a deep understanding of credit markets, investment banking, or crypto credit roles, coupled with an entrepreneurial spirit. You will lead mission-critical projects in a dynamic and rapidly evolving ecosystem, leveraging your expertise to achieve significant outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Strategic Leadership : Lead initiatives that bridge the credit team with customers, prospects, and internal teams, fostering collaboration to drive exponential growth.

  • Change Agent : Utilize FalconX's platform to implement transformative changes and deliver impactful results in the credit trading space.

  • Entrepreneurial Mindset : Adapt to various contexts and challenges, employing a diverse skill set to navigate complex market environments successfully.

  • Collaborative Team Player : Work efficiently with both internal and external stakeholders to influence deliverables and achieve objectives through strong relationship building and teamwork.

  • Project Management Excellence : Act as a valuable connector, bridging gaps and facilitating communication and collaboration across the organization to remove roadblocks and ensure project success.

  • Effective Communication : Clearly articulate the credit team’s priorities and timelines to the wider organization, ensuring alignment and understanding.

  • Market Intelligence & Strategy: Continuously monitor market conditions, news, and economic indicators to inform trading strategies and decisions.

  • Scaling Operations : Lead efforts in credit trading, booking trades, and reconciling discrepancies, while supporting the expansion of our trading book.

Qualifications:

  • Extensive Experience : 5+ years of experience in financial analysis, investment banking, risk management, trading, or credit analytics, with a proven track record of success.

  • Crypto Expertise : Previous work experience in the crypto industry, with a strong understanding of crypto lending and credit products.

  • Loan Management Systems : Demonstrated experience in building and managing loan management systems.

  • Relationship Management : Expertise in managing relationships with a focus on credit products, enhancing client engagement and satisfaction.

  • Risk Management Acumen : Strong sense of risk management, particularly in operating a crypto lending business, ensuring sound decision-making and compliance.

  • Presentation Skills : Ability to produce and present credit-related materials to both internal and external stakeholders effectively.

  • Process Improvement : Proven ability to work with internal teams to streamline processes and improve efficiency in deal execution.

**The base pay for this role is expected to be between $162,000 to $219,000 level in the New York City Area. **This expected base pay range is based on information at the time this post was generated. This role will also be eligible for other forms of compensation such as a performance linked bonus, equity, and a competitive benefits package. Actual compensation for a successful candidate will be determined based on a number of factors such as location, skillset, experience, qualifications and the level at which the candidate is hired.

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