RootstockLabs Ltd. - VP Fund Management
Requirements
• 10+ years in asset management, credit, or trading, with at least 5 years as a portfolio manager or CIO with P&L responsibility. • A track record managing a regulated fund or institutional mandate, ideally $100M+ AUM. • Deep, hands-on knowledge of Bitcoin markets, BTC-collateralised lending, derivatives and basis trades. • Working knowledge of DeFi mechanics: lending protocols, liquidity pools, bridges and their failure modes. • Strong fund governance experience: offering documents, NAV and valuation, audit, and working with independent boards. • Existing relationships with crypto foundations, treasuries or institutional allocators, and a record of raising capital. • Able to meet director and key-person fitness and propriety standards in the fund's jurisdiction, with a clean regulatory history. • Experience with Cayman fund and BVI Investment Management structure. • Background in structured credit (tranching, waterfalls) or treasury management. • Relevant qualifications such as CFA, CAIA, FRM, PRM, or an equivalent regulatory licence. • Familiarity with Rootstock, Bitcoin L2s or merged-mining ecosystems.
Responsibilities
• Investment and portfolio management • Set the fund's investment strategy, allocation policy and limits, and take them through board approval. • Source, diligence and execute positions across BTC lending, basis and on-chain yield strategies. • Run counterparty and protocol due diligence, including smart-contract, bridge, custody and liquidation risk. • Report performance in BTC terms, with clear attribution by strategy. • Risk management • Risk management • Build the risk framework: exposure limits, concentration, liquidity buckets, collateral haircuts and drawdown triggers. • Monitor positions daily and stress-test against BTC price shocks, venue failure and depeg events. • Maintain a liquidity profile that matches investor redemption terms. • Investor relations and capital raising • Raise capital from L1 foundations, ecosystem funds and institutional allocators, within applicable marketing and solicitation rules. • Structure share classes, side letters and terms suited to foundation treasuries. • Produce monthly investor reporting and quarterly letters; lead investor calls and annual meetings. • Governance, compliance and operations • Work with the board, independent directors, AML officers (AMLCO/MLRO), administrator, auditor and legal counsel. • Own the offering documents, valuation policy and NAV process alongside the administrator. • Ensure ongoing regulatory compliance, including CIMA filings, AML/KYC on investors and annual audit. • Select and manage service providers: custodians, prime brokers, OTC desks and on-chain infrastructure. • Team and ecosystem • Team and ecosystem • Hire and lead a small team (analyst, risk, operations) as the fund scales. • Act as the fund's senior voice with L1 ecosystems, and feed investor demand back into Rootstock's product roadmap.
Benefits
• At RootstockLabs, we don’t just offer a job, we offer a community. Here’s what you can expect when you join us: • Competitive compensation package and unique benefits designed to support your growth and well-being. • 100% Remote Work from Europe & Latin America, with access to global CoWorking spaces. • 100% Remote Work • Work-Life Balance: Paid vacation and sick leave days • Work-Life Balance: • Continuous Learning: Access to training programs, language courses, and learning sponsorship annually. • Continuous Learning: • Unique Projects: Work with cutting-edge blockchain technology in a global, diverse team. • Unique Projects: • RootstockLabs is a key contributor to Rootstock, Bitcoin's Financial Infrastructure for lending, yield, and onchain capital markets. We build and commercialize the institutional infrastructure that turns Bitcoin into productive capital. • What we do: Develop and commercialize Bitcoin-backed lending, tokenized real-world assets, and onchain financial strategies • Proof it works: 200+ dApps live on Rootstock, from BTCFi protocols like Sushiswap and Oku to institutional names like Mercado Bitcoin, Animoca Brands, and Paystand • Proof it works:
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