Head of Credit Risk and Underwriting - Digital Asset Credit Fund - Tallentire

Fully remote / Open to candidates across Europe

A regulated institution with an established USD 500m credit fund is hiring a Head of Credit Risk & Underwriting to own the credit decision end to end. This is a newly created role reporting into the C-suite.

This is a hands-on seat, not a governance one. You decide who the fund lends to. You will run the counterparty credit assessment, build and defend the underwriting view, and stay close to a large and active portfolio day to day. A significant share of the book is unsecured, so the quality of your counterparty analysis is the product.

What you will be doing

• Owning credit underwriting for the fund — origination screening through to credit decision and documentation
• Running counterparty credit assessment on institutional borrowers, including unsecured exposures
• Setting and maintaining exposure frameworks, limits and covenant structures
• Hands-on portfolio monitoring across a USD 500m book — early warning indicators, borrower performance, concentration and liquidity risk
• Working alongside asset operations on collateral, settlement and day-to-day portfolio mechanics
• Presenting credit recommendations to investment and risk committees
• Contributing to structuring on selected transactions, though this is a smaller part of the role

What we are looking for

• Substantial credit underwriting experience with genuine ownership of the credit decision, ideally from a bank, private credit fund or specialist lender
• Strong unsecured and counterparty credit assessment — this is the core of the role
• Comfort operating hands-on across a large portfolio rather than through a team
• Credible in front of a credit or investment committee
• Ability to work independently in a small, fast-moving environment

Nice to have

• Digital asset or crypto lending exposure
• Start-up or early-stage experience
• Structuring or capital markets background

The role is fully remote.