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<p><strong>Risk Manager (Crypto Fund / DeFi & Quant Strategies)</strong></p> <p><strong>About EMCD</strong></p> <p>EMCD is a global crypto infrastructure and investment platform operating one of the world's leading Bitcoin mining pools and a growing ecosystem of institutional-grade crypto financial products.</p> <p>As we continue expanding our investment division, we are building a hybrid crypto fund combining liquid trading strategies, DeFi yield generation, and long-term venture investments across the digital asset ecosystem.</p> <p>We are looking for an experienced Risk Manager to help design, scale, and oversee the fund's risk management framework across trading, DeFi, treasury, and portfolio activities.</p> <p><strong>About the Role</strong></p> <p>This is a hands-on investment risk role focused on protecting capital, controlling portfolio exposures, and ensuring the safe operation of complex crypto strategies in highly volatile market conditions.</p> <p>You will work closely with Portfolio Managers, traders, treasury, and senior leadership to build scalable risk processes and maintain disciplined risk governance as the fund grows.</p> <p>The role combines elements of:</p> <ul><li>Market Risk</li><li>Portfolio Risk</li><li>Counterparty Risk</li><li>DeFi / Protocol Risk</li><li>Operational Risk</li><li>Quantitative Risk Analytics</li></ul> <p>This position reports directly to the Chief Risk Officer.</p><p><strong>Format </strong>- full time, remote</p> <p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p> <ul><li>Monitor market, liquidity, counterparty, and operational risks across the fund's strategies and portfolios</li><li>Oversee leverage, margin utilization, collateral exposure, and liquidation risks</li><li>Monitor DeFi strategies including yield farming, liquidity provision, staking, looping, and delta-neutral structures</li><li>Assess counterparty and infrastructure risks related to exchanges, custodians, brokers, and DeFi protocols</li><li>Develop and improve portfolio risk frameworks, limits, stress-testing methodologies, and escalation procedures</li><li>Build monitoring dashboards, reporting systems, and risk alert processes</li><li>Work closely with PMs and trading teams on risk-adjusted portfolio decisions</li><li>Participate in new strategy reviews and investment approvals from a risk perspective</li><li>Contribute to operational resilience and incident-response procedures</li><li>Support the evolution of the fund's institutional risk governance framework</li></ul> <p><strong>What We're Looking For</strong></p> <ul><li>Strong experience in risk management within:<ul><li>crypto hedge funds</li><li>proprietary trading firms</li><li>crypto exchanges</li><li>quantitative trading environments</li><li>institutional digital asset platforms</li></ul></li><li>Deep understanding of crypto markets and DeFi mechanics</li><li>Strong knowledge of:<ul><li>derivatives</li><li>leverage and margin systems</li><li>liquidation mechanics</li><li>portfolio exposure management</li><li>stress testing</li><li>VaR and quantitative risk methodologies</li></ul></li><li>Experience working directly with trading desks or portfolio managers</li><li>Strong analytical and quantitative mindset</li><li>Understanding of market structure and liquidity dynamics in crypto markets</li><li>Ability to operate effectively under high volatility and fast-changing market conditions</li><li>Python / SQL / data analytics skills are considered a strong advantage</li><li>Experience with on-chain analytics and protocol risk assessment is a plus</li></ul> <p><strong>Nice to Have</strong></p> <ul><li>Experience with DeFi protocols such as Aave, Morpho, MakerDAO, Ethena, Lido, Curve, etc.</li><li>Background in quantitative trading or systematic strategies</li><li>Exposure to institutional crypto infrastructure and custody solutions</li><li>FRM, CFA, PRM, or equivalent certifications</li></ul> <p><strong>What We Offer</strong></p> <ul><li>Remote-first environment with flexible working conditions</li><li>Opportunity to help build the risk function of a growing institutional crypto fund</li><li>Direct exposure to liquid markets, DeFi, and venture strategies</li><li>High ownership and strategic impact</li><li>Fast-moving international crypto environment</li><li>Compensation in USDT</li><li>Professional growth within one of the leading crypto ecosystems</li></ul>

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