Galaxy
VP/Director, Tech Lead – Operations Technology (Middle & Back Office Systems)
Who We Are:
Galaxy is a global leader in digital assets and data center infrastructure, delivering solutions that accelerate progress in finance and artificial intelligence. We believe that blockchain and digital asset innovation will transform how value moves through the world – and we’re building the products and services to make that future a reality.
Our institutional digital assets platform spans trading, investment banking, asset management, staking, self-custody, and tokenization technology. We also invest in and operate cutting-edge data center infrastructure to power AI and high-performance computing, addressing the growing demand for scalable energy and compute in the U.S.
We work at the intersection of finance and technology, helping institutions, startups, and developers navigate a digitally native economy. Led by CEO and Founder Michael Novogratz, our team blends deep crypto expertise with institutional experience and a shared commitment to shaping the future of Web3 and AI.
Galaxy is headquartered in New York City, with offices across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
To learn more about our businesses and products, visit www.galaxy.com.
What We Value:
We are a diverse team of free thinkers, and fast movers united to help investors and creators energize the global economy. We are looking for individuals who thrive in a culture of builders and overachievers and embrace high performance, transparent feedback, and a mission-first approach. Our culture shapes our way of working and gets us where we want to be.
- Seek Excellence.
- Be Selective To Be Effective.
- Be Highly Aligned, Loosely Coupled.
- Disagree Transparently.
- Encourage Independent Decision-Making.
- Build Dream Teams.
Who You Are:
You are a seasoned engineering leader with strong technical depth and a solid understanding of the trade lifecycle in finance. You thrive in fast-paced, sometimes ambiguous environments, bringing clarity, structure, and accountability to complex initiatives. You’re equally comfortable discussing systems architecture with engineers as you are representing technology to senior business stakeholders.
This role will be based in New York City, working closely with global teams. You’ll report to the Head of Operations Technology (based in Asia) and play a critical role in scaling our Operations Technology function globally, ensuring seamless execution, communication, and delivery across time zones.
What You’ll Do:
- Serve as a senior engineering point of contact for Operations Technology in USA, helping drive initiatives across trade booking, reconciliation, settlement, and other post-trade workflows.
- Partner closely with global leadership to align priorities, manage dependencies, and ensure consistent execution across regions.
- Lead and mentor a primarily US-based engineering team, fostering technical excellence and ownership.
- Represent the technology organization in front of senior business stakeholders (Trading, Operations, Finance, Compliance), translating business needs into actionable technical initiatives.
- Bring structure to complex, multi-stream projects - ensuring clarity of ownership, tracking, and communication.
- Oversee resourcing, prioritization, and delivery for multiple concurrent initiatives.
- Collaborate across time zones to ensure alignment between USA and Asia teams, driving communication cadence and follow-through.
- Provide technical guidance and oversight on system design, architecture, and best practices for scalable and resilient trade systems.
- Identify and execute on opportunities to improve system performance, reliability, and workflow efficiency.
What We’re Looking For:
- 12+ years of experience in software engineering, including significant leadership and stakeholder-facing experience.
- Strong background in financial services, with hands-on experience in trade lifecycle systems (middle/back office, settlements, reconciliations, etc.).
- Demonstrated ability to manage and deliver multiple initiatives in a dynamic, high-pressure environment.
- Strong organizational skills, with a focus on clarity, communication, and accountability.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills – able to engage confidently with senior business and technology leaders.
- Strong technical foundation with a solid understanding of modern system design (APIs, databases, cloud, event-driven architectures, etc.), ideally with strong experience in Java and Python environments.
- Proven ability to work effectively across time zones and drive collaboration between geographically distributed teams.
- High degree of ownership, professionalism, and follow-through.
Bonus Points:
- Experience in digital assets, DeFi, or crypto markets.
- Familiarity with both traditional finance and emerging market infrastructures.
- Experience scaling global engineering teams or driving operational/process maturity.
- Exposure to trade capture and settlement systems in multi-asset environments.
- Prior experience working in a global organization with 24/7 business operations.
What We Offer:
- Competitive base salary and discretionary bonus
- Flexible Time Off (i.e. unlimited paid vacation days)
- Company paid Holidays (11)
- Company paid sick leave
- Company-paid health and protective benefits for employees, partners, and other dependents
- 3% 401(k) company contribution
- Generous paid Parental Leave
- Free virtual coaching and counseling sessions through Headspace
- Opportunities to learn about the Crypto industry
- Free daily snacks in-office
- Smart, entrepreneurial, and fun colleagues
- Employee Resource Groups
Apply now and join us on our mission to engineer a new economic paradigm.
The base salary ranges included below will be commensurate with candidate experience, expertise and local market. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including candidate experience and expertise. At Galaxy, we maintain a total compensation philosophy which consists of a competitive base salary, annual bonus, and equity incentives.
Galaxy respects diversity and seeks to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and job applicants for employment without regard to actual or perceived age, race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital or partnership or caregiver status, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military or veteran status, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristic, or other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.
We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete the application process or to participate in an interview, please contact [email protected].
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Galaxy New York, New York, USA Office
Galaxy has a new home, on Vesey Street! With expansive views of the Hudson River and easy access to nearby subway and ferry stations, our location can't be beat! We are also just steps from Brookfield place, which offers some great lunch, coffee and drinks options!
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