Full-Time
Associate – People & Culture
Capitolis
201-500 employees
Automates capital markets workflows via platform
Compensation Overview
$70k - $75k/yr
New York, NY, USA
In Person
Five days per week in-office at the New York City headquarters.
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- The candidate must have 0–2 years of experience and a passion for People & Culture.
- The candidate must be highly organized and able to juggle multiple tasks and prioritize in a dynamic environment.
- The candidate must desire to facilitate employee experiences and demonstrate care for employees.
- The candidate must demonstrate strong emotional intelligence and situational awareness.
- The candidate must maintain high standards for identifying and proactively solving problems.
- The candidate must be goal-oriented and able to apply principles to decision-making.
- The candidate must demonstrate professional poise when welcoming visitors and clients.
- The candidate must be a good fit for Capitolis’ company culture.
- Manage office operations while driving People & Culture initiatives to ensure a seamless and engaging environment for employees.
- Plan events and programs that enable employees to develop meaningful connections in and out of the office.
- Understand and educate employees on benefits programs.
- Maintain high standards and proactively solve problems across the office.
- Anticipate needs and provide a personalized touch so employees are cared for authentically.
- Identify opportunities to improve the employee experience.
- Supply food, beverages, and other supplies as needed to ensure a smooth employee experience.
- Manage expenses effectively and align spending with the allocated budget.
- Provide support wherever needed, particularly with coordination tasks.
- Over time, take on one or more strategic team initiatives, such as revamping onboarding.
- Model Capitolis’ values and People Attributes.
Capitolis provides a technology platform for the capital markets that connects buy-side firms, balance sheet providers, and trade processors to automate workflows, including FX novation, improving efficiency and capital usage. The platform automates manual processes, supports security compliance (ISO 27001), and enables true risk transfer by replacing counterparties in contracts. It uses a multi-participant, collaborative environment to coordinate participants and optimize flows, reducing regulatory capital and costs. Its goal is to make capital markets faster, cheaper, and more efficient by linking players and automating capital-efficient workflows.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
Debt Financing
Total Funding
$561.8M
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
2017
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- June 18, 2026 CFTC relief reduces U.S. PTRRS regulatory friction.
- November 12, 2025 Societe Generale STP launch proves automation converts manual workflows.
- July 27, 2026 CFO hire and recent acquisition signal aggressive scaling and expansion.
What critics are saying
- Revenue concentration on a few banks creates leverage over pricing and roadmap.
- June 18, 2026 CFTC no-action relief can narrow; regulation can break the model.
- If banks internalize optimization workflows, Capitolis loses network effects and becomes a feature.
What makes Capitolis unique
- Novation and compression infrastructure sit inside bank workflows, not front-end trading apps.
- September 1, 2026 CTO hire deepens data and AI execution at scale.
- Bank-backed network spans Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citi, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, UBS.
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↓ -1%Capitolis appoints Bank of America's Murugan Manickam as new CTO. Manickam marks the latest high-profile addition to the company's executive leadership team over the past year. Tyler Pathe, Senior Reporter, FinTech Futures September 2, 2026 Capital markets fintech Capitolis continues to build out its C-suite with the appointment of Bank of America veteran Murugan Manickam as the company's new chief technology officer (CTO), announced this week and effective immediately. Reporting to president Okan Pekin, Manickam will lead all technology initiatives for the Software-as-a-Service optimisation platform and marketplace operated by Capitolis, as well as its data and AI strategy. Founded in 2017, Capitolis uses algorithmic processing to run multilateral trade compression cycles, identifying and eliminating redundant derivatives positions in FX and equities markets. The fintech is backed by venture firms including Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital, alongside bank investors Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citi, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Standard Chartered, and UBS. Platform developments over the past year include a new futures porting solution, expanded FX initial margin optimisation, and straight-through processing integrated into its Novation service. Manickam specialises in fixed income, currencies, commodities, trade management, regulatory technology, and post-trade platforms. He joins Capitolis as CTO following a 17-year career at Bank of America. During this tenure, he led large-scale transformation initiatives focused on FX, fixed income, credit, rates, and emerging markets. Manickam most recently served Bank of America as managing director and global head of FICC macro trade management and emerging markets technology. His time at the bank followed earlier career stints at Merrill Lynch and General Reinsurance. Capitolis has spent much of the last year building out its C-suite, including the appointments of Amol Naik as chief operating officer, Richard Schiffman as chief product officer, and Ashwath Bhat as chief financial officer, who joined at the beginning of last month. Senior Reporter, FinTech Futures Tyler Pathe is a financial reporter, moderator and investigator with a specific interest in financial technology, banking and the financial industry's latest innovations.
Capitolis, a financial technology company, has appointed Murugan Manickam as chief technology officer. Manickam will lead the company's global engineering organisation and its data and AI strategy, reporting to president Okan Pekin. Manickam brings 28 years of technology leadership experience in financial services. He joins from Bank of America, where he served as managing director and global head of FICC Macro Trade Management & Emerging Markets Technology during a 17-year tenure. In that role, he led transformation initiatives across foreign exchange, fixed income, credit, rates, and emerging markets. At Capitolis, Manickam will drive innovation and execution to support the company's continued growth. Amos Arev, head of engineering and general manager for Israel, will remain with the firm.
Capitolis appoints Murugan Manickam as Chief Technology Officer. Manickam brings nearly three decades of technology leadership predominantly in global financial markets, including 17 years at Bank of America. September 01, 2026 08:00 ET | Source: Capitolis NEW YORK, Sept. 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Capitolis, the financial technology company, today announced the appointment of Murugan Manickam as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Reporting to Okan Pekin, President of Capitolis, Manickam will be responsible for leading Capitolis' global engineering organization and its data and AI strategy, driving innovation and execution to support the company's continued growth. Amos Arev, Head of Engineering & General Manager, Israel, will remain with Capitolis. Manickam brings 28 years of technology leadership largely focused in financial services, with deep expertise across global markets and specializing in fixed income, currencies, and commodities (FICC), trade management, post-trade platforms, regulatory technology, and AI-driven development. Manickam joins Capitolis from Bank of America, where he most recently served as Managing Director and Global Head of FICC Macro Trade Management & Emerging Markets Technology. During his 17-year tenure, he led large-scale transformation initiatives across FX, fixed income, credit, rates, and emerging markets, modernized trading infrastructure, consolidated legacy platforms, and advanced Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) adoption and AI-driven development and automation. Earlier in his career, he held technology leadership roles at Merrill Lynch and General Reinsurance. "Murugan is an accomplished technology leader with deep capital markets expertise and a proven track record of driving transformation at scale," said Okan Pekin, President of Capitolis. "His experience and vision will be invaluable as we continue to innovate and expand our platform. We also want to thank Amos for the pivotal role he has played over the past seven years in building the engineering organization and technology strategy that underpin our business today. His vision, leadership, and dedication have made a significant impact on Capitolis." "Capitolis is tackling complex challenges in financial markets with a combination of innovation, scale, and industry expertise. It has been relentlessly optimizing capital solutions for major financial institutions," said Murugan Manickam, CTO, Capitolis. "I'm excited to join the team and help advance the company's technology platform to deliver innovative & AI-driven solutions that create even greater value for our clients and the broader financial ecosystem." Capitolis continues to build on strong momentum, with new product launches, record business results, an expanding client network, and key appointments across its management team. About Capitolis Capitolis is the technology company helping to create safer and more vibrant financial markets by unlocking capital constraints and enabling greater access to more diversified capital and investment opportunities. Rooted in advanced technology and deep financial expertise, Capitolis powers groundbreaking financial solutions that drive growth for global and regional banks - and institutional investors alike. Capitolis is backed by world-class venture capital firms, including Canapi Ventures, 9Yards Capital, SVB Capital, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Index Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Spark Capital, and S Capital, as well as leading global banks such as Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citi, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Standard Chartered, State Street, and UBS. Founded in 2017, Capitolis has been named to Fortune's America's Most Innovative Companies 2026, Inc.'s Best in Business, and CNBC's World's Top Fintech Companies lists. Capitolis has also earned Deloitte Technology Fast 500, Fast Company World's Most Innovative Companies, and Euromoney FX Awards honors, along with Best Place to Work recognition from American Banker and Crain's New York Business.
Capitolis names Ashwath Bhat as new Chief Financial Officer. Capitolis, the financial technology firm, has appointed Ashwath Bhat as its new Chief Financial Officer, effective August 3. Bhat will report directly to Gil Mandelzis, the company's Chief Executive Officer and Founder, and will take charge of Capitolis' global finance organization as the firm looks to sustain its growth trajectory. Bhat succeeds Lindsey Baptiste Fiedler, who is stepping back from the CFO role but will stay on with Capitolis in an advisory capacity to support a smooth handover. Bhat arrives with more than 20 years of financial leadership experience spanning both public and private sector organizations. He most recently served as CFO of Fractal, an AI and analytics company listed on the National Stock Exchange of India, where he oversaw the company's IPO in February 2026 while helping boost revenue and profitability. Before that, he spent over a decade at Nielsen in various senior finance positions, including CFO roles at Global Media, Product and Technology, and at Gracenote. He also served as regional CFO for Africa and the Middle East at Nielsen, and earlier held finance leadership posts at IBM South Asia and GE Healthcare South Asia. "Capitolis has been growing rapidly, and we have been looking for a financial leader to help us scale the business," Mandelzis said, adding that Bhat brings the operational rigor needed for continued expansion. Bhat said he was eager to help strengthen the company's financial foundation as it enters what he called a "pivotal moment." The appointment follows a stretch of momentum for Capitolis, marked by new product launches and an expanding client base.
Capitolis, a financial technology company, has appointed Ashwath Bhat as chief financial officer, effective 3 August. Bhat will lead the company's global finance organisation and drive financial strategy to support expansion. Bhat brings over 20 years of financial leadership experience across high-growth technology companies. He most recently served as CFO at Fractal, an AI and analytics company, where he led the firm's IPO in February 2026. He will report to Gil Mandelzis, chief executive officer and founder of Capitolis. Bhat succeeds Lindsey Baptiste Fiedler, who will remain with the company in an advisory role. Capitolis, founded in 2017, provides technology solutions for financial markets and is backed by venture capital firms including Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures, and Sequoia Capital.