Responsibilities
● Full-Chain Yield Opportunity Scanning: Monitor leading public blockchains (Ethereum, Bitcoin, Solana, etc.) and conduct comprehensive scans of mid-to-low complexity strategies—staking, re-staking, lending, and yield aggregation—for core assets (BTC/ETH/USDT/USDC/SOL/XRP) to uncover ultra-low-risk value-add opportunities.
● Strategy Research and Implementation: Analyze the economic models and risk mechanisms of top DeFi protocols (e.g., Aave, Lido, MakerDAO); design stable-return strategies aligned with the firm’s AUM; avoid complex operations such as MEV extraction and liquidation arbitrage.
● Risk Management: Establish an asset return-risk assessment framework; track protocol security audit reports and on-chain fund flows using tools like Dune and Nansen; issue timely alerts on smart contract vulnerabilities, market volatility, and other potential risks.
● AUM Support and Allocation: Based on backtest results and market dynamics, propose AUM allocation recommendations; collaborate with the team on portfolio rebalancing to ensure annualized return targets are met.
● Reporting: Produce regular asset return analysis reports covering strategy performance, risk exposures, and market trends to support data-driven decision-making.
Requirements
● Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree or higher in Financial Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field preferred; 1–3 years of DeFi research or trading experience in the crypto industry.
● Professional Skills:
○ Proficiency with on-chain analytics tools (Dune Analytics, Nansen, DeFiLlama) to pinpoint high-value yield opportunities.
○ Deep understanding of lending, staking, and re-staking mechanisms; familiarity with cross-chain operations for at least three core assets.
○ Strong Python data-analysis skills (Pandas, NumPy) for strategy backtesting and data visualization.
● Risk Awareness: Exceptional ability to identify risks; clear understanding of contagion dynamics in black-swan events (e.g., UST/Luna) and capability to develop hedging plans.
● Industry Sensitivity: Continuously monitor DeFi protocol updates and regulatory developments; swiftly identify opportunities and risks arising from policy or technological shifts.
Preferred Qualifications
● Hands-on experience managing low-risk DeFi strategies with proven annualized returns of 5%–15% (performance verification required).
● Publications on DeFi protocol analysis or yield strategies in industry media; relevant certifications (e.g., CFA, blockchain security audit).
● Familiarity with Layer-2 scaling solutions (Arbitrum, Optimism) yield mechanisms and cross-chain strategy design experience.
● Prior experience in a similar role at a hedge fund or crypto institution, contributing to strategy allocations for ten-million-level AUM.