Capital Markets Senior Associate

First Circle is the leading SME financial services company in the Philippines. We are building a credit-led, full-service SME neobank providing business banking, corporate cards, FX and payroll to increase customer wallet-share, customer lock-in and lower funding costs through deposits (retail and corporate). We have a $90m loan book today, up 150% yoy, and expect to end 2026 with $150m+ of assets and $350m+ in 2027.

We recently brought corporate cards product on line and have term sheets to acquire lending licenses in new SEA markets. Our business is growing rapidly in scale and complexity as we approach 400 staff and develop into a multi-product, multi-market company. We have $500m+ of financing needs across equity and debt over the next 2-3 years.

The Role

We are looking for a Capital Markets Senior Associate to drive end-to-end origination of new funding.

You will work closely with senior leadership across Finance, Legal, debt and equity funding, development of funding structures, relationship building, business intelligence, investor reporting. This is a hands-on, problem-solving role ideal for someone who wants to meaningfully contribute and grow within a high-growth fintech environment.

You will report to the CFO, Josh O'Donnell. Your role will require a significant amount of meetings with external parties and some travel across SEA to meet prospective investo