Chief Investment Officer, Crypto

AP Executive are working with a crypto start-up, still in stealth mode, to hire a Chief Investment Officer. The Chief Investment Officer (CIO) leads all AI‑driven investment strategy, digital asset portfolio construction, derivatives risk modelling, execution strategies, and fund performance at the business and will play a key role in the long‑term success of the platform.

• Build investment strategies including AI quant models, multi‑asset crypto portfolios, derivatives overlays.
• Lead research on alpha discovery, predictive modelling, market microstructure, volatility modelling.
• Oversee derivatives: options, futures, perps, swaps, structured strategies.
• Collaborate with quant / AI teams to convert predictive signals into executable trades.
• Set portfolio construction frameworks, risk budgets, volatility targets, and leverage guidelines.
• Manage execution, liquidity, slippage, and trading performance.
• Evaluate tokenised assets, DeFi opportunities, AMMs, yield platforms.
• Establish governance, investment committee processes, and reporting.
• Oversee regulatory filings, compliance, fund administration.

• 10+ years in hedge funds, digital asset management, derivatives trading, quant finance.
• PhD / MSc in Quant Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics preferred.
• Strong derivatives expertise (options pricing, greeks, vol surfaces, structured products).
• Experience managing systematic or discretionary crypto portfolios.
• Strong understanding of DeFi, liquidity, AMMs, on‑chain risk.

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