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Portfolio Manager (DEFI & Funds)

BlockDelta
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Full Time
Manager
1 months ago
Portfolio ManagementDeFiInvestment Strategy ExecutionRisk ManagementTrade ExecutionCustody Operations
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Role Requirement

  • We are looking for an experienced Portfolio Manager to take ownership of the day to day management and strategic oversight of the fund’s segregated portfolios.
  • This role is responsible for driving investment execution, allocating capital across DeFi ecosystems, centralised exchanges (CEX), and real world asset opportunities, while overseeing both on chain and off chain operational activities.

Key Responsibilities

  • Execute Investment Committee approved portfolio transactions and strategies, including staking, lending, liquidity provision, leveraged yield strategies, and external manager allocations.
  • Deploy capital to approved DeFi protocols via the institutional custody platform, ensuring whitelisted integrations, appropriate position sizing, and risk controls.
  • Manage capital allocations to quantitative managers through segregated CEX accounts, including setup, funding, rebalancing, and redemptions.
  • Monitor portfolio exposures daily, including yield, protocol stability, liquidation thresholds, counterparty risk, and compliance with Investment Committee limits.
  • Review portfolio positioning for rebalancing or yield optimisation opportunities, executing approved changes within authority and escalating mandate exceptions to the Investment Committee.
  • Oversee MMF liquidity allocation to maintain cash availability and meet redemption obligations within fund parameters.
  • Manage fund cash and digital asset movements, including fiat stablecoin conversions, custody wallet transfers, DeFi/CEX allocations, and off ramping for redemptions and operational payments.
  • Coordinate with the digital asset custodian on transactions, wallet and protocol whitelists, policy engine settings, and secure wallet infrastructure management.
  • Authorise fiat payments and USDC redemption distributions, coordinating with the fund administrator for timely, accurate settlement.
  • Work with the fund administrator on subscriptions, redemptions, mint/burn instructions, NAV data, and daily on chain/off chain reconciliations.
  • Manage relationships with external quantitative managers, monitoring performance, reviewing reports, and coordinating withdrawals, reallocations, and redeployment as needed.
  • Oversee portfolio risk controls in line with Investment Committee directives, including diversification, TVL thresholds, venue concentration, leverage, and drawdown limits.

Requirements

  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in portfolio management, trading, investment operations, or a related field, with proven experience in one or more of the following: managing discretionary portfolios or proprietary trading strategies in institutional finance; working in digital asset environments, includ
  • Strong DeFi knowledge across lending, staking, liquidity pools, yield optimisation, and protocol operations.
  • Understanding of quantitative digital asset strategies, including delta neutral, basis, carry, and perpetual futures approaches.
  • Familiarity with Ethereum infrastructure, smart contracts, ERC 20 standards, and on chain transaction execution.
  • Hands on experience with institutional custody platforms, transaction controls, DeFi integrations, wallet administration, and secure asset management.
  • Understanding of institutional fund structures, including Cayman SPCs, segregated portfolios, NAV production, fund accounting, and administration workflows.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline; MBA, MSc, or CFA preferred but not essential.
  • Must meet, or be capable of meeting, the eligibility requirements for registration as a Relevant Professional with the ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA).

Skills & Competencies

  • Strong operational discipline, coordinating complex workflows with accuracy and attention to detail.
  • Risk focused mindset, able to identify, assess, and escalate key operational, market, counterparty, or protocol risks.
  • Excellent communicator, providing clear, accurate, and timely updates to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Works independently within governance frameworks, using sound judgement and escalating approval matters.
  • Flexible and resilient in fast paced environments with evolving processes, controls, and operating models.

What they Offer

  • Help launch and scale an institutional tokenised fund platform, shaping strategy, operations, and long term success.
  • Own investment execution and on chain activity, with meaningful portfolio management involvement.
  • Work with international investors and stakeholders across North America, Asia, and the Middle East.
  • Receive a competitive package, including base salary, performance incentives, and potential equity or token based rewards.
  • Join a collaborative, high growth digital assets team backed by an established global ecosystem.

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