Director, Capital Markets

RUM Group Inc. is an AI infrastructure and video company. Its Quake AI business delivers AI compute as a service, operating AI data centers including GPU and CPU compute, storage, and networking at scale. Rumble, RUM Group's video business and the original tenant of Quake AI, provides creators and enterprises a full suite of video technologies, unlocking reach, scale, and monetization. RUM Group is building the rails of the agentic-first enterprise: the AI compute, cloud infrastructure, and trust layer for the agentic AI future, advancing RUM Group's mission to maximize the power of human imagination. For more information visit RUM Group is seeking a Director, Capital Markets to develop and execute the Company’s capital-markets strategy, including debt financing, liquidity management, capital structure planning, lender and investor relationships, and financial risk management. This role will partner closely with the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, FP&A, Accounting, Legal, Corporate Development, and executive leadership to ensure the Company has efficient access to capital and a disciplined approach to financing, capital allocation, and financial risk. This is a senior finance leadership role for an analytically rigorous and commercially minded professional who can evaluate financing alternatives, navigate market conditions, and lead complex transactions from initial analysis through closing and post-close compliance. You will oversee the structuring, negotiation, and execution of financing transactions; maintain strategic relationships with banks, lenders, investors, rating agencies, and advisors; and provide clear, actionable recommendations to executive leadership and the Board regarding liquidity, debt capacity, capital structure, financial risk, and market conditions. The ideal candidate brings experience in capital markets, treasury, corporate finance, investment banking, private equity, corporate development, commercial banking, or a related discipline. You should be comfortable operating in time-sensitive, high-stakes situations involving acquisitions, refinancing, capital investment, or changing liquidity needs. Success in this role requires strong transaction-management capability, advanced financial modeling, executive presence, and the ability to balance growth objectives, cost of capital, liquidity, risk, and governance. Debt capital-markets work commonly involves structuring and executing financing solutions while providing market insight on timing, pricing, funding costs, and long-term capital structure. Responsibilities Develop and execute capital-markets strategies that support RUM Group’s growth plans, operating needs, acquisitions, refinancing requirements, capital investments, and long-term capital structure objectives. Evaluate financing alternatives and recommend the appropriate mix of debt, equity, structured financing, leasing, asset-backed financing, private placements, revolving credit facilities, and other funding sources. Lead the structuring, negotiation, diligence, and execution of financing transactions, including credit facilities, term loans, notes, letters of credit, guarantees, and other debt or capital instruments. Oversee liquidity and capital-structure planning, including cash-flow forecasting, available borrowing capacity, debt-service obligations, working-capital needs, debt maturities, covenant headroom, and contingency funding plans. Monitor market conditions, borrowing costs, leverage, interest expense, credit metrics, refinancing risk, and other financial exposures, and recommend actions that preserve liquidity and financial flexibility. Partner with Treasury and Accounting to support accurate reporting, accounting treatment, disclosures, controls, and audit readiness for debt, derivatives, financing costs, and capital-markets activity. Build and maintain strategic relationships with banks, lenders, institutional investors, private-credit providers, rating agencies, underwriters, legal counsel, and financial advisors. Lead lender, investor, and rating-agency communications, including financial models, diligence materials, presentations, and executive or Board-level recommendations. Partner with the CFO, Treasurer, FP&A, Accounting, Legal, Corporate Development, Investor Relations, and business leaders on financing strategy, acquisitions, capital allocation, transaction execution, and financial risk management. Lead and develop the Capital Markets team while strengthening transaction processes, financial models, reporting, governance, controls, and documentation. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related quantitative discipline. 8–12+ years of progressively responsible experience in capital markets, treasury, corporate finance, investment banking, private equity, corporate development, commercial banking, or a related field. Demonstrated experience evaluating, structuring, negotiating, and executing debt, equity, or other financing transactions. Experience managing liquidity, debt facilities, capital structure, financial covenants, lender reporting, and external financing relationships. Strong knowledge of capital-markets instruments, financing structures, debt-market dynamics, financial risk management, and capital-structure planning. Advanced financial-modeling, valuation, scenario-planning, and analytical capabilities. Experience evaluating financing alternatives, debt capacity, covenant headroom, borrowing costs, interest-rate exposure, and liquidity implications. Strong proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, financial-planning tools, treasury-management systems, and ERP systems. Proven ability to manage complex financing workstreams and coordinate internal stakeholders, lenders, investors, advisors, and legal counsel from initial analysis through closing and post-close compliance. Strong executive communication skills, including the ability to present complex financial matters clearly to senior leaders, Boards, lenders, investors, and external advisors. Highly developed negotiation, relationship-management, stakeholder-influencing, and sound-judgment skills. Strong attention to detail and a disciplined approach to controls, confidentiality, documentation, and financial risk. Preferred Qualifications MBA, CPA, CFA, CTP, or comparable professional designation. Experience with public-company financing, investor engagement, rating agencies, high-yield credit, private credit, project finance, or complex multi-entity structures. Experience supporting financing for data center, cloud, AI infrastructure, technology, energy, or other capital-intensive business environments. Experience supporting mergers and acquisitions, acquisition financing, corporate restructuring, refinancing, or large capital-investment programs. Experience with debt or derivative accounting, debt compliance reporting, capital-allocation frameworks, or Board-level liquidity and financing analyses. Prior people-leadership experience, including the ability to develop team members and establish strong analytical and transaction-execution standards. Leadership Lead, develop, and mentor Capital Markets team members, establishing clear accountability, strong analytical standards, and disciplined transaction-execution practices. Drive continuous improvement in capital-markets processes, financial models, reporting, governance, controls, and documentation. Work collaboratively across Finance, Treasury, Accounting, Legal, Corporate Development, FP&A, Operations, and executive leadership to ensure capital decisions support the Company’s growth, liquidity, and long-term financial objectives. Annual Compensation Range: $225,000-$280,000 USD base + benefits + equity Note: The salary range listed for this position is a good faith estimate based on experience, qualifications, and internal compensation structure. The actual salary offered varies depending on the candidate's skill level and experience. This posting refers to an active vacancy within the organization. Why Our Team Loves Working Here: We are making a significant financial impact for our video creator community; we’re proud of their success stories We enjoy challenging the status quo and going head-to-head against Big Tech We aren’t afraid to try new things; we act fast and want to win We pay competitive salaries and provide great benefits EEO Statement: Rumble is an equal opportunity employer. We promote an equal playing field where everyone has the same opportunitiesregardlessofrace, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. Rumble is an active participant in the e-verify program. Physical demands of the position: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for prolonged periods of time while using a computer and/or keyboard. The employee is required to communicate verbally and hear. The employee may be required to walk, reach with hands and arms, balance, and stoop or kneel. The employee may occasionally be required to lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include clarity of vision at approximately 20 inches or less (i.e., working with small objects or reading small print), including the use of computers. #J-18808-Ljbffr