Role in brief
Gauntlet is looking for a Capital Market Associate to establish a new institutional credit business, focusing on managing on-chain borrowing products and client relationships. Candidates with investment banking or capital markets experience should apply.
About the role
In this role, you will be responsible for originating institutional borrowing demand and managing relationships across various segments. You will work on structured credit and liquidity products, collaborating with internal teams to ensure a seamless operational process.
Success in this position means effectively building and maintaining a borrower pipeline, negotiating terms, and operationalizing on-chain borrowing products. You will have the autonomy to manage your own client relationships without them being handed off to account managers.
The salary for this role ranges from $140,000 to $175,000, reflecting the level of expertise required.
Who this role suits
- A candidate with 2 to 6 years of experience in investment banking or capital markets.
- Someone who is comfortable with financing transactions and has a solid understanding of credit and leveraged finance.
- An individual who can manage institutional client relationships effectively.
- A proactive worker who can handle tasks independently and take ownership of their projects.
From the employer
What you'll do
- Originate institutional borrow demand across collateralized lending, trading and hedging strategies, structured credit, and liquidity products — from prime brokerages, trading firms, and asset-backed lending partners.
- Build the borrower pipeline across three segments: (1) unique-market-access counterparties (e.g. RWAs); (2) committed-supply-at-scale borrowers (market makers, OTC desks, trading desks); (3) KYC-gated counterparties (regulated borrowers who cannot legally use open pools).
- Filter early with Credit Risk: work with the internal credit-risk team up front to evaluate and qualify opportunities, so you don't burn cycles on deals that won't clear.
- Structure and close term sheets — negotiate rate, term, size, and collateral; coordinate KYC, gating, and onboarding through to close.
- Own and grow the book — long-term commercial maintenance, renewal, and expansion of every relationship you originate. You keep it; it does not get handed to a separate account manager.
- Operationalize and document the first on-chain borrow products (starting with our current pilot) so the process is repeatable as deal volume grows, and manage inbound interest as we execute more deals.
- Work cross-functionally with Credit Risk, Strategy & Growth, Product, and Engineering on operational integration, and contribute to credit terms guidance (what we offer, minimum rate, maximum term) set with Credit Risk.
What you bring
- 2–6 years in Investment Banking, Leveraged Finance, or Capital Markets at a leading sell-side institution (e.g. Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan). A candidate with 2 strong, switched-on years counts as much as one with 6.
- Direct experience with financing transactions, debt raises, warehouse facilities, asset-backed financing, structured credit, or other capital-markets products.
- Credit / leveraged-finance grounding: comfort with collateralization, liquidity, leverage, covenants, counterparty risk, and funding costs.
- Exposure to transaction execution: financial analysis, credit assessment, due diligence, term-sheet negotiation, documentation, syndication, and deal closing.
- Experience managing institutional client relationships (corporates, financial institutions, asset managers, market makers, trading firms, funds).
- Exceptional written and verbal communication.
- Ability to own work end-to-end with minimal hand-holding.
Benefits and Perks
- Remote first - work from anywhere in the US & CAN!
- Regular in-person company retreats and cross-country "office visit" perk
- 100% paid medical, dental and vision premiums for employees
- $1,000 WFH stipend
- Monthly reimbursement for home internet, phone, and cellular data
- Unlimited vacation
- 100% paid parental leave of 12 weeks
- Fertility benefits
- Opportunity for incentive compensation
Please note at this time our hiring is reserved for potential employees who are able to work within the contiguous United States and Canada. Should you need alternative accommodations, please note that in your application.
Questions about this role
What is the remote policy?
This role is remote-first, allowing work from anywhere in the contiguous United States and Canada.
What are the salary details?
The salary range for this position is between $140,000 and $175,000.
How do I apply?
Candidates can apply through the company's website.