Risk Manager (Crypto Fund / DeFi & Quant Strategies) - Job Description

Risk Manager (Crypto Fund / DeFi & Quant Strategies)

About EMCD

EMCD is a global crypto infrastructure and investment platform operating one of the world's leading Bitcoin mining pools and a growing ecosystem of institutional-grade crypto financial products. As we continue expanding our investment division, we are building a hybrid crypto fund combining liquid trading strategies, DeFi yield generation, and long-term venture investments across the digital asset ecosystem. We are looking for an experienced Risk Manager to help design, scale, and oversee the fund's risk management framework across trading, DeFi, treasury, and portfolio activities.

About the Role

This is a hands-on investment risk role focused on protecting capital, controlling portfolio exposures, and ensuring the safe operation of complex crypto strategies in highly volatile market conditions. You will work closely with Portfolio Managers, traders, treasury, and senior leadership to build scalable risk processes and maintain disciplined risk governance as the fund grows. The role combines elements of:

Market Risk / Portfolio Risk / Counterparty Risk / DeFi / Protocol Risk / Operational Risk / Quantitative Risk Analytics

This position reports directly to the Chief Risk Officer.

Format- full time, remote

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor market, liquidity, counterparty, and operational risks across the fund's strategies and portfolios
• Oversee leverage, margin utilization, collateral exposure, and liquidation risks
• Monitor DeFi strategies including yield farming, liquidity provision, staking, looping, and delta-neutral structures
• Assess counterparty and infrastructure risks related to exchanges, custodians, brokers, and DeFi protocols