Capital Markets Lead

at Stellar3

San Francisco, United StatesHybrid

accounting negotiation$50,000

Responsibilities

Asset and Protocol Research - Due Diligence Leadership: Conduct deep research into emerging DeFi protocols and assets prior to deployment.
Define and help implement continuous monitoring controls for smart contract risk, concentration risk, collateralization, and credit risk. - Proactive Mitigation: Identify emerging systemic risks within the portfolio; design and implement hedging or diversification strategies to protect assets. - Governance & Controls: Ensure that risk limits are not only monitored but actively enforced through automated alerting and reporting.
Propose and execute strategies to optimize liquidity. - Volatility Management: Analyze and manage positions related to volatility.
Ensure all complex DeFi activity (lending, AMMs, CDPs) is accurately tracked, audited, and reconciled. - Executive Reporting: Generate high-level performance and risk reports for leadership, translating complex blockchain data into actionable insights and strategic recommendations. - Documentation: Oversee the internal documentation for risk management practices, ensuring audit-ready logs for all trading activities and counterparty engagements.

Requirements

Interested in working on cutting-edge blockchain technology and creating equitable access to the global financial system? Since 2014, the mission-driven team at the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) has helped fuel the tremendous growth of the Stellar blockchain network, an open-source platform that operates at high-scale today.
experience (including 3+ years in blockchain) who can bridge the gap between complex DeFi mechanics, capital execution, and corporate governance.
Evaluate tokenomics, governance models, technical viability, and strategic fit. - Economic Modeling: Gain a comprehensive understanding of the yield dynamics or net carry costs of a strategy, alongside the associated risks.
You have: - Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Computer Science, or a related field.
MBA or advanced degree strongly preferred. -
experience within the blockchain/DeFi space. - Technical Proficiency: Advanced knowledge of on-chain data, DeFi protocols (AMM/Lending/CDPs), and market-making dynamics.
Proficiency in using blockchain explorers, on-chain analytics tools (e.g., Dune), and trading platforms. - Strategic Leadership: Proven track record of presenting complex investment and risk strategies to executive-level stakeholders. - Operational Rigor: Strong

Additional details

Developers and companies around the world build on it, and the SDF team is expanding to support the rapidly growing and changing Stellar ecosystem.

We are seeking a seasoned Capital Markets Lead to oversee the strategic deployment of capital, risk architecture, and market operations for our digital asset ecosystem.

In this role, you will not only execute complex strategies but will also architect the policies, risk controls, and operational workflows that define how we engage with the broader market.

You will serve as a primary liaison between our trading/DeFi activity and internal accounting, engineering, and executive leadership teams. In this role,

you will: DeFi Engagements - Architect Capital Deployment Strategy: Manage the strategic roadmap for capital deployment to drive ecosystem utility, focusing on the evaluation and integration of high-quality protocols and liquidity solutions that enhance network health and asset accessibility.

- Partnership Negotiation: Drive end-to-end commercial negotiations with institutional co-parties, liquidity providers, market makers, and DeFi protocols.

- Ecosystem Stewardship: Serve as the functional point of contact within the DeFi landscape, cultivating high-level relationships to support the growth, security, and maturity of the ecosystem Token Execution - Strategic Execution: Facilitate the execution of cryptocurrency sales and treasury management programs, ensuring they align with broader corporate objectives and market conditions.

- Program Economics: Develop and maintain internal options and volatility programs; define the quantitative parameters for execution to optimize program economics.

- Performance Oversight: Monitor the efficacy of sales and liquidity programs against benchmarks, adjusting execution playbooks to reflect real-time market shifts.

Translate these complex technical outputs into clear, actionable assessments for leadership. - Engineering Liaison: Partner with Deployment Agencies to conduct security diligence on smart contracts, ensuring proposed integrations meet internal and external security standards.

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