Role in brief
EMCD, a crypto infrastructure and investment platform, is hiring a Senior Risk Manager for its crypto fund. This role involves monitoring various risks across DeFi and quantitative strategies, developing risk frameworks, and collaborating with trading teams. This position suits experienced risk professionals with a deep understanding of crypto markets and quantitative methodologies.
About the role
This senior role focuses on managing market, liquidity, counterparty, and operational risks within EMCD's crypto fund. The fund employs diverse strategies, including liquid trading, DeFi yield generation, and long-term venture investments. The successful candidate will oversee aspects like leverage, margin utilization, and collateral exposure, ensuring robust risk controls across the portfolio.
A core part of the work involves monitoring DeFi strategies such as yield farming and liquidity provision, alongside assessing risks associated with exchanges, custodians, and DeFi protocols. The role requires developing and refining portfolio risk frameworks, stress-testing methodologies, and escalation procedures to maintain a resilient risk posture.
The Risk Manager will build monitoring dashboards and reporting systems, working closely with portfolio managers and trading teams to inform risk-adjusted decisions. Success in this position means contributing to the fund's institutional risk governance framework and supporting operational resilience in a fast-paced crypto environment.
The compensation for this role is between $92,000 and $155,250 USD, paid in USDT.
Skills that matter here
- risk management: This role is centered on developing and improving risk frameworks, limits, and escalation procedures for a crypto fund.
- crypto: A deep understanding of crypto markets and their unique dynamics, including high volatility, is essential for this position.
- DeFi: The role involves monitoring and assessing risks specifically within decentralized finance strategies like yield farming and liquidity provision.
- quantitative analysis: This position requires applying quantitative risk methodologies, including VaR and stress testing, to portfolio exposure management.
- Python: Proficiency in Python is considered an advantage for building monitoring dashboards and reporting systems.
- SQL: SQL skills are beneficial for data analytics and managing risk-related data within the fund.
Who this role suits
- You have a background in risk management from crypto hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, or similar environments.
- You possess a strong analytical and quantitative mindset, comfortable with derivatives and liquidation mechanics.
- You are effective at operating under high market volatility and rapidly changing conditions.
- You have experience collaborating directly with trading desks or portfolio managers.
From the employer
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor market, liquidity, counterparty, and operational risks across the fund's strategies and portfolios
- Oversee leverage, margin utilization, collateral exposure, and liquidation risks
- Monitor DeFi strategies including yield farming, liquidity provision, staking, looping, and delta-neutral structures
- Assess counterparty and infrastructure risks related to exchanges, custodians, brokers, and DeFi protocols
- Develop and improve portfolio risk frameworks, limits, stress-testing methodologies, and escalation procedures
- Build monitoring dashboards, reporting systems, and risk alert processes
- Work closely with PMs and trading teams on risk-adjusted portfolio decisions
- Participate in new strategy reviews and investment approvals from a risk perspective
- Contribute to operational resilience and incident-response procedures
- Support the evolution of the fund's institutional risk governance framework
What We're Looking For
- Strong experience in risk management within:
- crypto hedge funds
- proprietary trading firms
- crypto exchanges
- quantitative trading environments
- institutional digital asset platforms
- Deep understanding of crypto markets and DeFi mechanics
- Strong knowledge of:
- derivatives
- leverage and margin systems
- liquidation mechanics
- portfolio exposure management
- stress testing
- VaR and quantitative risk methodologies
- Experience working directly with trading desks or portfolio managers
- Strong analytical and quantitative mindset
- Understanding of market structure and liquidity dynamics in crypto markets
- Ability to operate effectively under high volatility and fast-changing market conditions
- Python / SQL / data analytics skills are considered a strong advantage
- Experience with on-chain analytics and protocol risk assessment is a plus
What We Offer
- Remote-first environment with flexible working conditions
- Opportunity to help build the risk function of a growing institutional crypto fund
- Direct exposure to liquid markets, DeFi, and venture strategies
- High ownership and strategic impact
- Fast-moving international crypto environment
- Compensation in USDT
- Professional growth within one of the leading crypto ecosystems
Questions about this role
What is the seniority level for this position?
This is a senior-level position.
What is the salary range for this role?
The salary range for this full-time role is $92,000 to $155,250 USD.
Is this a remote position?
Yes, this is a remote-first position with flexible working conditions.