Portfolio Manager & Director (ADGM / VARA)

Key Responsibilities 

Portfolio Management 

• Execute the investment strategy approved by the Investment Committee across quantitative fund-of-funds, DeFi yield and real world asset strategies. 

• Allocate to underlying quantitative managers and manage onboarding, capital deployment, rebalancing and withdrawals. 

• Deploy capital into whitelisted DeFi protocols and manage position sizing and risk controls. 

Fund Operations 

• Oversee all capital movements: fiat and stablecoin on- and off-ramps, transfers to DeFi wallets and exchange accounts, and redemption payouts. 

• Operate the institutional virtual asset custodian, including transaction execution, policy engine whitelists and wallet architecture. 

• Approve outgoing wire and stablecoin transfer instructions for redemptions, in coordination with the fund administrator. 

• Work with the fund administrator on subscriptions and redemptions, position data for NAV, and daily on-chain / off-chain reconciliation. 

Regulatory & Governance 

• Serve as director for the ADGM entity and act as the ADGM portfolio manager, accountable for the regulated activity of managing assets.

• Work alongside the Compliance Officer, MLRO, Risk Officer and Finance Officer on the control framework, and support the internal and external audit functions.

• ⁠⁠Flexibility to serve as director for the VARA entity and act as the VARA Responsible Individual, accountable for the day-to-day conduct of the licensed activity and available to the regulator.

Risk & Reporting 

• Monitor fund-level risk limits: protocol diversification, exposure caps by venue, leverage constraints and drawdown triggers. 

• Maintain operational risk awareness across DeFi protocols (smart contract, oracle and governance risk) and exchange counterparties. 

• Report to the Investment Committee on performance, risk metrics and operational matters.

• Support the annual audit with investment records, trade logs and rebalancing documentation.