Head of Trading (DeFi)

Location: Remote - Anywhere

Company

An open-source, decentralized liquidity consensus layer designed to connect blockchains and enable applications to integrate into a shared liquidity framework.

What you will do

• Lead the launch and operation of an internal trading desk managing $20M+ in stablecoin liquidity.
• Design desk workflows, tools, and controls from the ground up.
• Develop and deploy liquidity-provision, arbitrage, and market-making algorithms.
• Optimize capital deployment for ROI and minimal slippage while building risk frameworks and real-time P&L attribution.
• Partner with engineering to connect APIs, smart contracts, and on-chain data.
• Recruit, mentor, and manage traders and analysts; deliver performance updates to leadership and LPs.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience on a proprietary or institutional trading desk; crypto experience is preferred.
• Proven arbitrage or liquidity-provision track record.
• Deep DeFi and AMM knowledge with on-chain execution expertise.
• Experience managing multi-million-dollar pools.

Nice to have

• Python or TypeScript coding experience for strategy and integration.
• On-chain analytics or smart-contract experience.
• Multi-chain DeFi exposure.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work from anywhere.
• Work within an open-source, decentralized protocol ecosystem.
• Opportunity to build and operate a trading desk from the ground up.