DeFi Jobs

At ConsenSys we have a vision of a world where data sovereignty and financial well-being is accessible to every person and organization. We believe Ethereum and decentralized protocol technology is a more trustworthy and equitable foundation for how we create and share value across the web. On this trusted, open source foundation, we can accelerate the world’s transition to a universally accessible network of distributed participants where transparency, security and freedom are fundamental.

Our product suite, composed of Truffle, Infura, Quorum, Codefi, MetaMask, and Diligence, serves millions of users, supports billions of blockchain-based queries for our clients, and has handled billions of dollars in digital assets. As the leading Ethereum software company, ConsenSys enables developers, enterprises, and people worldwide to build next-generation applications, launch modern financial infrastructure, and access the decentralized web. To learn more about ConsenSys, and explore our products and solutions, visit http://consensys.net/. 

Why join ConsenSys?

Remote first. You’ll be joining a team based all over the world. Providing the unique opportunity to work with people from many different countries and cultures. Want to work remotely? Go ahead. Or pop into one of our offices? We’ve got you covered in NYC, DC, Dublin, London, Paris, Brisbane and Hong Kong. 

Flexible working arrangements. You can create your own journey with flexible schedules and locations. We believe everyone has the right to control their own freedom. Our people can make their own schedule, own their own time, and we encourage you to travel and work from anywhere in the world.

Continuous learning and opportunities. You’ll be constantly exposed to new concepts, ideas and frameworks from your peers and as you work on different projects — challenging you to stay at the top of your game. To support your development we pay for you to learn by offering unlimited access to Coursera, a platform with thousands of courses for you to learn whatever you want, and acquire new skills.

Unlimited vacation/holidays. We value downtime to recharge and reset, ensuring everyone at ConsenSys has work/life balance. Company-wide we participate in “zero productivity” days every quarter to take a break from work, shut down, and sit back and relax. 

One of the most recognized tech companies in the blockchain ecosystem globally. Work experience at ConsenSys is a tremendous reference for your future career. You’ll join a network of entrepreneurs and technologists that reaches the edge of our ecosystem.   

About the Codefi product group

Codefi is the blockchain application suite powering commerce and finance, built to optimize business processes and digitize financial instruments as well as enabling and growing decentralised finance (DeFi). Codefi is at the forefront of the blockchain fintech revolution and builds, deploys and runs critical applications across both Enterprise and crypto/DeFi and multiple blockchain verticals (assets, payments, workflows, data, etc.). The product group is composed of multiple decentralised product teams across all verticals distributed across Europe and US and working mostly remotely.

About the Role:

We are seeking an individual with a deep interest in DeFi markets and portfolio management, and a background in financial services or data analytics to join the Cryptoeconomics & Investments team at ConsenSys. The team is responsible for recommending the capital markets view and investment strategy of the firm, with close connectivity to treasury management of our balance sheet, and decentralized finance product design and distribution.

The ideal candidate will contribute to our crypto data management process for portfolio management, token analysis, as well as reporting efforts around financial instruments.  A detailed view across cryptocurrencies, understanding of various token metrics, and how they fit into an overall conceptual framework as assets is helpful. The Analyst will have the opportunity to gain deep exposure to the web3 ecosystem, as well as learning and understanding the best practices of crypto-native portfolio management.

Responsibilities

• Be an engaged and active participant of the Cryptoeconomics & Investments team at ConsenSys, contribute to industry and protocol analysis from a financial and token engineering view
• Work directly with our DeFi strategists and economists to implement and maintain robust processes in data management and reporting for various tokens and investment portfolios 
• Research market structures and software products to improve the operations of the group and its investment recommendations
• Update and monitor data sets to support monthly rebalancing efforts for various digital asset products and portfolios
• Assist in formulating analytic frameworks (i.e. dashboards), risk scoring methodologies and data feeds for product launches and portfolio monitoring

Background:

• Degree in Economics, Business, Finance, Mathematics, Physics or a similar field of quantitative study
• Strong strategic and analytical skills to translate incomplete information into recommendations and actionable insights, including comfort with spreadsheets
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to juggle multiple on-going projects simultaneously at various stages of the creative process
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Passion for decentralized finance and the ConsenSys mission

Extra Credit:

• Experience with crypto data providers (i.e. Dune Analytics) and 3rd party research providers (i.e. Messari, Glassnode, Delphi, Nansen, etc.) is a plus
• Proficiency in SQL or Python 
• Crypto fund or financial service experience, either in a portfolio analysis, reporting, or operations

Don't meet all the requirements? Don't sweat it. We’re passionate about building a diverse team of humans and as such, if you think you've got what it takes for our chaotic-but-fun, remote-friendly, start-up environment—apply anyway. While we have a pretty good idea of what we need, we're ready for you to challenge our thinking on who needs to be in this role.

ConsenSys is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. We are committed to ensuring that our technology is made available and accessible to everyone. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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