Job Description
Crypto Trader / Portfolio Manager Crypto-Native | Discretionary Trading | TradFi Experience a Plus Location: New York, NY (preferred) A crypto-focused absolute return investment platform is seeking an experienced Crypto Trader / Portfolio Manager with a demonstrated ability to generate alpha across varying market conditions. The team deploys capital across liquid digital assets, crypto equities, arbitrage, DeFi yield strategies, and special situations. The investment approach combines discretionary decision-making, quantitative inputs, disciplined risk management, and institutional-grade operating infrastructure. This role is best suited for a genuinely crypto-native investor who understands volatility, asymmetric opportunity identification, and capital preservation. Candidates should be comfortable running risk with limited directional delta exposure and executing sophisticated strategies across spot, perpetuals, and structured products. Traditional finance experience is valued for the rigor, discipline, and risk frameworks it often develops. Key Responsibilities Manage a discretionary crypto portfolio with full P&L ownership across spot, perpetuals, and derivatives. Generate and execute high-conviction trading ideas across large-cap and thematic digital asset opportunities. Maintain disciplined exposure management with close attention to directional delta, correlation, and portfolio construction. Execute across centralized and decentralized venues with strong awareness of liquidity, market microstructure, and execution quality. Develop differentiated market views across macro crypto themes, funding dynamics, positioning, sentiment, and on-chain activity. Identify and participate in basis, arbitrage, DeFi yield, and special situations where risk/reward is asymmetric. Operate within defined risk parameters including sizing limits, drawdown controls, and exposure concentration. Contribute proprietary sourcing networks, market intelligence, and early-cycle positioning insights. Required Qualifications Candidates without direct capital management experience will not be considered for portfolio management responsibilities. Verifiable track record managing real capital in crypto markets with measurable live P&L outcomes. Demonstrated ability to perform across both bullish and bearish market cycles. Strong risk management discipline, with clear frameworks for sizing, entries, exits, and portfolio construction. Preference for traders who actively minimize unnecessary directional delta exposure. Deep understanding of the crypto ecosystem including majors, narratives, DeFi, market structure, and on-chain mechanics. Experience trading across major centralized venues and on-chain execution environments. Ability to make independent decisions under uncertainty while maintaining disciplined process. Ideal Profile Crypto-native with strong market intuition and intellectual humility. Able to update views quickly as market structure changes. Collaborative and team-oriented, with willingness to share ideas and debate positioning constructively. Comfortable operating in high-volatility, fast-moving environments. Self-directed, accountable, and highly ownership-driven. Automatic Disqualifiers No real capital management experience or no live P&L responsibility. Pure long-only or momentum-driven trading without demonstrated risk sophistication. Inability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.