Director, Crypto Lending

SoFi SoFi · Fintech · New York, NY · BUL

SoFi is seeking a Director, Crypto Lending to manage the day-to-day operations, P&L, and risk of a new crypto lending service line. This role involves shaping the product roadmap, leading the build process from pilot to launch, managing client acquisition, and ensuring alignment with the bank's strategic goals. The ideal candidate has deep experience in digital assets, institutional lending, and operating in a highly regulated environment.

What you'd actually do

  1. Refine the existing business plan and the detailed work plan for building out crypto lending capabilities (e.g., collateralized lending, yield generation, or institutional lines of credit) based on your deep experience and expertise.
  2. Lead the "build" process from pilot to general launch stages, working closely with partners in engineering, operations, compliance, legal, and risk to establish secure custody, valuation, and liquidation infrastructure.
  3. After launch, lead and coordinate the daily operations of the crypto lending business, holding ultimate accountability for financial performance (P&L), operational excellence, and strict adherence to regulatory compliance and risk parameters.
  4. Play a direct role in client sales, onboarding, and contracting, in conjunction with the legal and finance teams, and external institutional partners as appropriate.
  5. Lead strategic thinking for the evolution of the crypto lending service line in terms of institutional clients, digital asset use cases, and product features, maintaining a "living" roadmap for future enhancements.

Skills

Required

  • Deep understanding of crypto markets, digital asset lending mechanics, prime brokerage services, collateral management, and the broader Web3/digital asset financial ecosystem.
  • At least 10 years of progressively responsible experience in financial services, with at least 5 years specifically focused on crypto financial services, institutional lending, or structured credit.
  • Demonstrated success overseeing a lending-related or digital asset line of business, with a track record of driving revenue and managing credit/market risk.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams, bridge the gap between traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized infrastructure, and collaborate heavily with engineering and product teams.
  • A builder mindset comfortable with ambiguity, navigating evolving market structures, and launching a business line from scratch.
  • A clear commitment to operating to the letter and spirit of regulatory, compliance, and risk parameters in a rapidly evolving legislative landscape.
  • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., Finance, Economics, Computer Science) or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to have

  • Regulated Banking Background: Experience overseeing a digital asset or complex lending business within a regulated Bank or federally chartered financial institution.
  • Risk & Liquidation Expertise: Hands-on experience designing automated margin-call and liquidation engines for volatile asset classes.
  • Ground-Up Builds: Experience building new crypto or financial service extensions from the "ground up."

What the JD emphasized

  • managing the Crypto Lending service line
  • P&L
  • Risk
  • new service not yet in market
  • shape the product and feature roadmap
  • credit/collateral frameworks
  • underlying technology and operating model
  • building out crypto lending capabilities
  • secure custody, valuation, and liquidation infrastructure
  • financial performance (P&L)
  • strict adherence to regulatory compliance and risk parameters
  • client sales, onboarding, and contracting
  • evolution of the crypto lending service line
  • institutional clients
  • digital asset use cases
  • product features
  • Bank’s broader strategic goals
  • capital requirements
  • macroeconomic risk mitigation strategies
  • crypto markets
  • digital asset lending mechanics
  • prime brokerage services
  • collateral management
  • broader Web3/digital asset financial ecosystem
  • financial services
  • crypto financial services
  • institutional lending
  • structured credit
  • lending-related or digital asset line of business
  • driving revenue
  • managing credit/market risk
  • lead cross-functional teams
  • bridge the gap between traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized infrastructure
  • collaborate heavily with engineering and product teams
  • builder mindset
  • comfortable with ambiguity
  • navigating evolving market structures
  • launching a business line from scratch
  • operating to the letter and spirit of regulatory, compliance, and risk parameters
  • rapidly evolving legislative landscape
  • Regulated Banking Background
  • digital asset or complex lending business within a regulated Bank or federally chartered financial institution
  • Risk & Liquidation Expertise
  • automated margin-call and liquidation engines
  • volatile asset classes
  • Ground-Up Builds
  • building new crypto or financial service extensions from the "ground up."