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Paxos Labs

DeFi Researcher

New York, NY · On-site +1

If you believe in bringing DeFi and digital assets to the mainstream, consider building your career at Paxos Labs. We're hiring a Quantitative Researcher to help scale Paxos Labs's DeFi risk analysis ...

De Circle

Paxos Labs - DeFi Researcher

New York, NY · On-site +1

If you believe in bringing DeFi and digital assets to the mainstream, consider building your career at Paxos Labs. Role Overview We're hiring a Quantitative Researcher to help scale Paxos Labs's DeFi ...

MLabs

Strategic Account Executive - Institutional DeFi

$80K - $120K/yr

Deep dive discussion around DeFi knowledge and experience with the Director of DeFi and CTO Due to the high volume of applications we anticipate, we regret that we are unable to provide individual ...

Ripple

Director, Ecosystem Growth

New York, NY

Guides DeFi ecosystem strategy across external partners with focus on AMMs, DEXs, lending, and ... Director-level experience with strategic decision-making authority * Deep crypto/blockchain ...

Ripple

Director, Ecosystem Growth

New York, NY · On-site

Guides DeFi ecosystem strategy across external partners with focus on AMMs, DEXs, lending, and ... Director-level experience with strategic decision-making authority * Deep crypto/blockchain ...

Ripple

Director, Ecosystem Growth

San Francisco, CA · On-site

Guides DeFi ecosystem strategy across external partners with focus on AMMs, DEXs, lending, and ... Director-level experience with strategic decision-making authority * Deep crypto/blockchain ...

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What are the roles and responsibilities of a Director DeFi?

A Director DeFi (Decentralized Finance) is a senior executive responsible for overseeing the strategic direction, development, and management of DeFi projects within an organization. Their key responsibilities include identifying new opportunities in decentralized financial products, ensuring regulatory compliance, leading cross-functional teams, and managing partnerships within the DeFi ecosystem. They also play a vital role in driving innovation, monitoring market trends, and ensuring the security and scalability of DeFi protocols. The Director DeFi acts as a bridge between technical teams, stakeholders, and external partners to foster growth and sustainability in the rapidly evolving DeFi sector.

How does a Director DeFi typically collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive project success?

A Director of DeFi frequently works alongside product managers, engineers, legal counsel, and marketing teams to launch and scale decentralized finance initiatives. They are responsible for aligning technical development with business objectives, ensuring regulatory compliance, and communicating the project vision clearly to all stakeholders. Regular cross-team meetings and agile workflows are common, allowing the Director to oversee progress, address challenges, and adapt strategies quickly in the fast-evolving DeFi landscape. This collaborative approach is vital for integrating new features, maintaining security, and achieving user growth.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Director DeFi, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Director of DeFi, you need deep expertise in blockchain technology, decentralized finance protocols, and a strong background in finance or computer science, often supported by advanced degrees. Familiarity with smart contract platforms (like Ethereum), DeFi analytics tools, and relevant certifications such as Certified Blockchain Professional are typically required. Exceptional leadership, strategic thinking, and effective communication skills help you guide teams and build partnerships in the fast-evolving DeFi landscape. These skills and qualities are essential for navigating regulatory challenges, driving innovation, and ensuring successful execution of DeFi initiatives.
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DeFi Researcher

Paxos Labs

New York, NY • On-site, Remote

Full-time

Re-posted 14 days ago

Job description

Who we are
Paxos Labs builds enterprise infrastructure that powers the next generation of trusted onchain financial products. We work with the largest financial enterprises in the world to build transparent and verifiable onchain infrastructure that works for end users and everyday financial use cases. If you believe in bringing DeFi and digital assets to the mainstream, consider building your career at Paxos Labs.
We're hiring a Quantitative Researcher to help scale Paxos Labs's DeFi risk analysis capabilities.
Who we're looking for
The team at Paxos Labs builds DeFi infrastructure that reimagines the way on-chain liquidity strategies are handled. Strategies and risk management are delegated to sophisticated actors who act from compute done in a data rich offchain environment-all the while maintaining on-chain constraints that enforce user safety.
We are looking for a motivated quantitative researcher that can aptly research and deploy extensive knowledge across TradFi and DeFi to execute state-of-the-art risk curation and yield optimization across the DeFi ecosystem.
Most importantly, we are looking for researchers with interests in the following:
  1. Quantitative Risk Analysis
  2. TradFi Trading Strategies
  3. DeFi Trading Strategies

Responsibilities
  • Manage a portfolio of yield generating opportunities across protocols and chain, closely collaborating with our DeFi engineers on execution.
  • Manage algorithm design and backtesting to produce actionable insights for DeFi portfolio management.
  • Create frameworks for risk analysis and portfolio optimization.
  • Monitor data, forecast risk, and design triggers to enter opportunistic strategies or exit black swan events before anyone else in the market.

Qualifications
  • Deep Knowledge on Risk Management. Financial and statistical concepts to measure risk and optimal portfolio management.
  • Deep Knowledge on DeFi Protocols. Internal mechanisms of many if not most of these protocols:
    • Liquid staking protocols (Lido, EtherFi, Kinetiq)
    • AMMs (Uniswap, Balancer)
    • Lending protocols (Aave, Morpho Blue, Maple, Term Finance)
    • Perp DEXs (Hyperliquid, Lighter, GMX).
    • Auctions/RFQs/Routers (CoW Protocol, UniswapX, 1inch Fusion, Hashflow)
  • Familiarity with Data Engineering
  • Experience with managing a book in TradFi or DeFi across equities, tokens, loan books, or other types of strategies.
  • Experience applying rigorous statistical methods to portfolio analysis.

Why join us?
Joining Paxos Labs means becoming part of a pioneering team at the forefront of financial innovation for the mass market. You will have the opportunity to:
  • Build the Future: Play a critical role in transforming traditional enterprises with innovative crypto solutions.
  • Do Impactful Work: Contribute to projects that have a tangible impact on the global financial landscape.
  • Enable Personal Growth: Benefit from continuous learning and professional development in a rapidly evolving industry with an emphasis on personal career advancement.
  • Receive Competitive Compensation: Receive a competitive salary and participate in directly in ownership structures that provide top-of-the-line benefits.
  • Join A Dynamic Team: Thrive in a fast-paced, agile setting where your ideas are valued and your contributions are recognized.

Location
We are a heavily in-person team working in New York City. We prize effective in-person coordination that allows us to move fast. We also consider remote work on a case by case basis.
Once we receive your application, we'll be in touch if we are interested.

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