Hermeneutic Investments is hiring a

Web3 Chief Operating Officer / Chief of Staff

We are a rapidly growing hedge fund, 2 years old, managing a 9-figure AUM, generating 200%+ annualized returns with a 4 Sharpe.

We've grown to a team of ~40 across Trading & Research, Tech, and Operations.

About the role

We are hiring a Chief of Staff to be the right hand person to our founder/CIO.

This will be a critical role that interfaces and communicates with every part of our firm, from researchers to engineering to operations.

• You will represent our founder internally to ensure that his directives, priorities, policies, and values are executed and that correct alignment exists between himself and all employees.
• You will identify areas of improvement and work with our founder to prioritize special projects and ensure they are on track.
• You will ensure individual performance is extremely high across the firm.

This is an opportunity:

• To take up the #1 operational role at one of the fastest growing hedge funds in the digital asset space and share in the upside.
• To interface with and collaborate with an extremely talented, motivated, and intelligent set of staff with a wide variety of unique competences.
• To get in on the ground floor of a successful and rapidly growing team in an asset class poised for growth.

Key Requirements

The following key requirements will set apart the successful candidate:

Necessities

• You must have work experience in a discretionary trading firm, intimately understanding how alpha is generated and how to work with and empower traders and researchers.
• You must have high EQ and people management experience: a large part of this role is our founder being able to offload and trust that you can handle people issues within his organization.
• You must have extremely high intellectual horsepower and drive, as you will be called on to quickly master and lead various new domain areas.
• You must be located in or be willing to relocate permanently to Taipei, as this is where our founder is located.
• You are results-oriented and proactively take initiative to prioritize and solve important problems, even without specific directives or requests to do so.

Nice-to-haves

• You likely have been part of a hedge fund as it scaled from ~50 to ~200 people and understand what pitfalls may arise and associated best practices.
• You likely have 6-8+ years in an executive leadership role. It is highly likely you have held a previous role as a Chief of Staff, Director of Operations, or COO.
• You ideally have experience or passion in trading.
• You may have experience negotiating with and managing external vendors.

Interview Process

After you apply, you can expect the following interview process:

1. CV Screening - Against the criteria above.
2. (Optional) Recruiter Call - If your CV needs additional screening.
3. Co-Founder/Partner Interview - To understand your experience and assess skill and cultural fit.
4. CIO Interview - Your direct manager, to assess skill and cultural fit.
5. (Optional) On-site Interview in Taiwan to meet with other key stakeholders

Throughout the process, you'll be assessed for cultural fit through our company values:

1. Drive - We believe the best team members are passionate about what they do, and that propels them to greater heights in their career. It drives them to be part of the best teams where they are exposed to the best ideas.
2. Ownership - We aim to give ownership interest to as many people in the firm as possible, but in return, we expect everyone to act like owners. "Not my responsibility" is a repugnant phrase to us.
3. Judgement - We look for team members who consistently look at the big picture and spend their time on the activities that most drive PnL. They are pragmatic with their time; they don't stick to their narrow domain if it doesn't move the needle.
4. Openness - We want a culture where we proactively share information with one another and challenge each other with constructive debate to reach the truth.
5. Competence - We value people with high intellectual horsepower. They have already become an expert in one or more domains and learn extremely quickly when in unfamiliar territory.