Galaxy · 2 months ago
VP/Director, Tech Lead – Operations Technology (Middle & Back Office Systems)
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$180K/yr - $240K/yr
12+ years expGalaxy Digital Services is a global leader in digital assets and data center infrastructure, focused on transforming finance and artificial intelligence. The VP/Director, Tech Lead for Operations Technology will oversee initiatives in trade booking, reconciliation, and settlement, while leading a US-based engineering team and collaborating with global leadership to ensure seamless execution across regions.
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Responsibilities
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
Qualification
Required
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
Preferred
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
Benefits
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
Company
Galaxy
Galaxy is a global leader in digital assets and data center infrastructure, delivering solutions that accelerate progress in finance and artificial intelligence.
501-1000 employees
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2024 (5)
2023 (7)
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$4.71BKey Investors
Michael NovogratzHCM Capital
2025-12-11Post Ipo Debt· $50M
2025-10-27Post Ipo Debt· $1.15B
2025-10-10Post Ipo Equity· $460M
Leadership Team
Sam Englebardt
Co-Founder and Managing Director
Luka Jankovic
Portfolio Manager
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