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2025 Risk Intern - NYC

Who We Are:

At Galaxy we are building products and services to help the world invest in economic progress. We believe crypto and blockchain innovations will permeate and improve all aspects of our global economy. Our vision is a society where value and ownership flow as freely as information. Galaxy is a digital asset and blockchain leader helping institutions, startups, and individuals access and navigate the crypto economy. As one of the most well-capitalized and trusted companies in the industry, we provide platform solutions custom-made for a digitally native ecosystem across three complementary operating businesses: Global Markets, Asset Management, and Digital Infrastructure Solutions. Our offerings include, amongst others, trading, lending, strategic advisory services, institutional-grade investment solutions across passive, active and venture strategies, proprietary bitcoin mining and hosting services, network validator services, and the development of enterprise custodial technology. Galaxy’s CEO and Founder Michael Novogratz leads a team of crypto enthusiasts, and institutional veterans focused on the future of finance and Web3. The Company is headquartered in New York City, with global across North America, Europe and Asia.

Additional information about the Company's businesses and products is available on 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.

About the Galaxy Summer Internship Program:

The Galaxy NYC Summer Internship Program is an immersive and exciting, nine-week experience taking place on-site in our New York HQ office. During the nine weeks, you will have the opportunity to gain hands-on, practical work experience on our Risk team. In addition to learning on the job, Galaxy interns participate in professional development programming, fun social events, and networking opportunities with senior leaders.

Program Dates: June 9th – August 8th, 2025

What You’ll Do:

  • Utilize on-chain information to enable data-driven decision-making and enhance risk management practices
  • Develop and oversee advanced risk analytics and modeling techniques specific to digital assets, enhancing risk measurement and reporting capabilities
  • Conduct comprehensive risk assessments and scenario analyses tailored to digital asset markets, evaluating the potential impact of market, regulatory, and technological changes on the portfolio
  • Design and implement innovative quantitative strategies, models, and policies for market risk management, focusing on identifying, measuring, and managing market-related risks such as interest rate, currency, equity, and commodity risks, while considering the unique aspects of digital assets, including volatility, liquidity, and regulatory factors
  • Assist in the development and maintenance of systems to calculate risk metrics
  • Writing and sharing market color

What We’re Looking For:

  • Interest and knowledge of Digital Assets, DeFi and the cryptocurrency ecosystem
  • Knowledge of financial products and crypto products
  • Critical thinking skills with a solutions-oriented mindset
  • Knowledge basic Python skills and SQL
  • Ability to multi-task quickly and efficiently
  • Proactive and entrepreneurial spirit

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Undergraduate or master’s students graduating between December 2025 and June 2026
  • Eligible master’s students must have fewer than two years of relevant, full-time work experience
  • Students enrolled in PhD, MBA, or JD programs are not eligible to apply.

Interns are classified as non-exempt employees and will be paid a rate of $55/hr.

Here are some of the industry-leading benefits of interning at Galaxy:

  • Opportunities to learn about the Crypto industry
  • Free daily snacks and weekly lunches
  • Smart, entrepreneurial and fun colleagues  
  • Employee Resource Groups

*Benefits may vary based on location. 

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 careers@galaxy.com. 

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INVITATION TO SELF-IDENTIFY

Collecting diversity data from colleagues is a well-established way to track and encourage improvement in diversity.  We are asking you to provide this information on a voluntary basis to help us inform our recruiting practices and policies. It is entirely your choice if you choose to provide this information.  Your managers will not have access to your responses.

This helps us plan our work in promoting a diverse and inclusive working environment. This information is used for monitoring and reporting purposes only and will only be shared in an anonymous, collective format. 

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