Director of Capital Markets - GHOST

ABOUT THE COMPANY:

Ghost is the marketplace that connects leading retail brands to surplus distribution partners. We combine real-time data with intelligent solutions to help brands distribute their surplus inventory across online and brick & mortar channels. By providing transparency, accuracy, and scalability, the Ghost platform serves as the backbone for retailers to diversify and optimize their inventory lifecycle.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

As the Director of Capital Markets, you will be a key player on our Finance team, owning critical initiatives across Capital Markets and Risk functions - including verifications, underwriting, fraud and recovery. You will drive strategic, analytical, and operational projects with the goal of driving growth while minimizing risk. This is an ideal role for someone who wants to work as a high-impact individual contributor within a functional area and have the opportunity to drive projects from strategy to execution, to ongoing implementation and iteration.

Responsibilities:

• Own development of Capital Markets strategy and planning, which will increase operational efficiency and reduce exposure to risk.
• Act as a strategic partner collaborating directly with banking, lenders, investors, and customers, as well as leadership within Ghost.
• Optimize risk resourcing through queue updates to identify high-risk accounts for review.
• Lead partnerships with banking, lenders, and investors.
• Propose hedging strategies and collaborate with the Controller team to ensure proper accounting treatment.
• Maintain, enhance, or develop relevant Treasury policies and procedures, including Investment Policy, FX Risk, and Interest Rate Risk Management Policy.
• Responsible for counterparty credit risk management and collaboration with key stakeholders to execute on the framework.
• Conduct initial and ongoing counterparty credit risk assessments, continually seeking opportunities for improvement based on industry best practices.

Qualifications

• 4-10+ years of experience in Capital Markets or Risk Operations at high-growth marketplaces/fintechs.
• Passion for technology, especially in marketplaces or fintech.
• Experience in fast-paced, ambiguous environments driving projects from strategy through implementation; happy to roll up your sleeves to get any job done.
• Knowledge of capital markets funding and financing transactions.
• Understands Treasury investment portfolio management, foreign currency risk, and counterparty credit risk evaluation.
• Strong communication skills and ability to explain complex concepts effectively.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with Sales, Product, Engineering, and other Operations teams to achieve business objectives. 
• Highly analytical -- can drive complex analyses manage projects to KPIs and metrics

Benefits:

• Ghost's compensation package includes a market competitive salary, equity for all full time roles, exceptional benefits, and, for applicable roles, commission plans
• If you are located in California or New York, our minimum cash compensation salary range for this role is $150,000 - $250,000