DeFi Assistant Portfolio Manager

Placeholder; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading asset management company seeks an Assistant Portfolio Manager to support the management of diverse on-chain DeFi strategies. Candidates should have a passion for decentralized finance and a strong background in portfolio management. The role offers substantial growth opportunities and the chance to work with innovative technologies in a remote-first culture.

Benefits

33 vacation days including public holidays

Paid parental leave

Direct mentorship from experienced professionals

Collaborative team environment

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in fund management.
• Solid understanding of decentralized finance protocols.
• Strong quantitative analysis and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Implement daily portfolio management activities across segregated mandates.
• Conduct bottom-up analysis of DeFi collateral types.
• Identify automation opportunities using Python.

Skills

Analytical skills

Portfolio management

Automation

Passion for DeFi

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

Python

Job description

Join our asset management team as a foundational member supporting the management of our expanding range of fully on-chain DeFi strategies. This role combines traditional portfolio management excellence with cutting-edge decentralized finance expertise, managing on-chain segregated mandates, both multi-strategy & protocol specific vaults, and on-chain strategies wrapped in traditional fund structures.

As an Assistant Portfolio Manager, you'll contribute to the daily activities associated with our existing and future DeFi strategies as well as cover bottom up research across strategy universes. This role offers significant learning opportunities and growth potential for DeFi enthusiasts with experience in asset management.

The roleholder will be risk savvy, operate with intellectual honesty, be curious and approach the role with a growth mindset. Running daily portfolio activities requires the individual to be highly organised, able to plan on a daily, weekly and monthly cadence as well as having the ability to multitask.

Portfolio management and operations

• Implement daily portfolio management activities across segregated mandates, vault strategies and traditional fund structures
• Take ownership of portfolio rebalancing process
• Contribute to and develop portfolio monitoring and risk management processes
• Liaise with vault protocols to enable strategy implementation
• Support performance analysis and attribution processes

Research and analysis

• Conduct bottom up analysis of DeFi collateral types, new stablecoins, novel yield bearing assets, and new protocols from a credit risk perspective
• Contribute to DeFi research tasks e.g. development of investment thesis’s on new and emerging DeFi protocols
• Over time forge relationships with other DeFi teams
• Prepare documentation for monthly Investment Committee
• Prepare quarterly regulated fund performance reporting for fund boards

Business development support

• Contribute to RFP processes becoming the RFP point of contact for the sales function
• Input into business development collateral production; factsheets, product decks, one pagers etc

Process automation

• Identify automation opportunities using Python, AI tools and other technologies to improve operational efficiency
• Contribute to and maintain robust processes for risk management.

Experience
Required skills and competencies

• Passion for DeFi - enthusiasm for and solid understanding of decentralised finance protocols
• Portfolio management and fund operations - experience of fund management operations and performance attribution
• Analytical skills - strong quantitative analysis and attention to detail
• Process - ability to build efficient processes
• Automation - proficiency in python and willingness to leverage automation tools

Preferred skills and competencies

• DeFi credit risk: experience with DeFi credit risk analysis and protocol due diligence
• Stablecoin ecosystem: knowledge of stablecoin space and common designs
• Performance analysis: understanding of performance analysis and attribution experience with knowledge of Dune a plus

Personal attributes

• Risk savvy
• Analytical
• Growth mindset and openness to learn from feedback
• Operate with intellectual honesty
• Act always with a fiduciary mindset
• Highly organised

Qualifications

You have a bachelor’s degree or higher.

You have at least 5 years of experience in fund management.

You have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

What we offer

• Competitive compensation: salary + equity participation, 33 vacation days (including public holidays), paid parental leave
• Professional Growth: Exceptional learning opportunities in cutting edge DeFi and direct mentorship from a team of experienced DeFi and TradFi professionals
• Flexible Work: Remote-first culture with collaborative team environment
• Innovation Focus: Work with industry leading protocols and pioneering digital financial architecture
• Global Impact: Shape the future of DeFi and on-chain asset management

Culture and values

We are an inclusive organization actively promoting equality of opportunity for all candidates with the right mix of talent, skills, attitude, and potential. We welcome applications from diverse backgrounds and select based on individual merit alone.

Our Commitment: We do not discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Our Environment: We are committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination or harassment, where every team member contributes to an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected and valued.

Our Values

Passion: Driven by a love for what we do, our enthusiasm fuels our ambition to redefine the future of finance

Integrity: We adhere to the highest ethical standards, ensuring trust and transparency in every action we take

Innovation: Pioneering new solutions, we strive to stay ahead, never settling for the status quo

Accountability: Every team member takes personal responsibility, demonstrating commitment to our shared mission

Flexibility: We support a remote working model that allows our team to respond to opportunities with agility and resilience

Common Sense:We value practical judgment and clear thinking, making balanced decisions that align with both vision and reality.