Chief Investment Officer, Crypto

Chief Investment Officer

AP Executive is working with a crypto start-up, still in stealth mode, to hire a Chief Investment Officer. The 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.

To apply please click below or email your CV to Don Fletcher via