DeFi Strategy & Operations Specialist
New Yesterday
Job Description
We are looking for a sharp, entrepreneurial DeFi Strategy & Operations Specialist to own the full on-chain lifecycle of our yield-generating vaults. You will design sophisticated strategies, execute complex transactions with surgical precision, and keep our vault infrastructure humming 24/7. If you thrive on turning on-chain insight into real, compounding returns, this is the role for you.
Key Responsibilities
Vault & Financial Operations
• Monitor performance across protocols and chains, flag anomalies, and tune parameters in real time.• Plan & execute on-chain transactions (set-ups, allocations, re-balances, limit adjustments).
• Run the day-to-day vault workflow: approvals, settlements, reconciliations.
• Partner with Product & Engineering to guarantee end-to-end transaction integrity.
Strategy & Research
• Provide BD/Sales with rapid-fire feasibility analyses for new initiatives.
• Design delta-neutral, CLM, basis, leverage-loop, and liquidation-aware strategies that survive volatility.
• Draft allocation playbooks and scenario models; conduct rigorous risk assessments.
• Publish crisp research memos highlighting top yield venues and protocol upgrades.
• Co-author the long-term DeFi vision and roadmap.Product Development
• Scout and size expansion/automation opportunities (new chains, vault types, strategy bots).
• Drive proof-of-concepts from ideation through on-chain deployment in tight feedback loops.
Required Qualifications
2+ years in DeFi, crypto-native trading, or on-chain portfolio management.
Demonstrated track record of shipping and defending profitable yield strategies in production.
Fluency with EVM internals, calldata crafting, and gas-efficient transaction design.
Command of Python for analytics, scripting, and automation (Web3.py, Brownie, etc.).
Hands-on experience with Gnosis Safe––including multisig policy design and transaction batching.
Expert comfort operating across top protocols: Pendle, Hyperliquid, Morpho, Aave, Uniswap, Curve.
Proven ability to juggle dozens of positions, wallets, and chains without a single fat-finger.
Crystal-clear written & verbal communication; you translate complex math into plain English.
Entrepreneurial bias for action—see a 20 bps gap? You’re already bridging, swapping, and looping it.
Core Technical Skill Set
Strategy Constructs: Concentrated Liquidity Management (CLM), delta-neutral pairs, basis trades, leverage loops, liquidation hedges.
Data & Analytics: Dune dashboards, on-chain SQL, custom Python notebooks.
Risk Frameworks: Smart-contract risk scoring, liquidity stress tests, liquidation ladders.
Cross-Chain Flows: Bridge routing, slippage modeling, gas optimization across L2s.
Pricing & TA: Order-book depth parsing, oracle hygiene, IL minimization, rebalancing triggers.
Nice-to-Have
Prior experience automating vault logic with smart contracts or bots.
Familiarity with non-EVM ecosystems (e.g., Solana, Sui, Cosmos).
Public track record—GitHub repos, Dune dashboards, published research.
Base Salary + Tokens + Unlimited PTO
- Location:
- New York
- Category:
- Business