Head of Capital Markets, SHx

The role

You will build and own the SHx Markets vertical by expanding market infrastructure and liquidity. You will manage relationships with crypto-native and traditional institutional participants to strengthen the SHx ecosystem.

What you will do

• Manage relationships with market makers, brokers, exchanges, liquidators, and institutional market participants globally.
• Own key traditional-market relationships including OTC trading desks, quantitative market makers, custodians, and prime brokers.
• Guide company strategy for enterprise-grade infrastructure and solutions.
• Explore new ways to partner with existing market participants to accelerate SHx liquidity growth.
• Help develop crypto and traditional market infrastructure for SHx.
• Bring product ideas that expand the utility of the SHx token.
• Partner with product, engineering, business development, and leadership to construct the market buildout strategy.
• Collaborate with compliance, legal, and finance to ensure efficient and compliant execution.

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of markets experience, with a focus on FX or commodities.
• 5+ years of management experience.
• 5+ years of business development and/or strategic partnership building.
• Experienced negotiator.
• Deep understanding of market structure and the liquidity landscape.
• Strategic and execution-oriented.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication.
• Serious attention to detail.
• Conviction about where market infrastructure is headed.
• US work authorization required.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with the crypto liquidity ecosystem.

Benefits

• Health benefits
• A seat shaping crypto market infrastructure from the ground up
• A team that values speed, curiosity, and autonomy

Before you apply

• US work authorization required
• No visa sponsorship available at this time
• Hiring process involves four conversations: recruiter, CTO, CEO, and a final round with both founders

About the company

Stronghold provides fast, secure, and accessible financial services through developer APIs. Their SHx token supports merchant rewards, DeFi-based financing, and governance.