Business Analyst

Amun is a leading cryptocurrency issuer which aims to make purchasing crypto more accessible, and efficient.

Under its 21Shares brand, Amun is the world’s largest issuer of crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs). The 21Shares suite of ETPs has simplified access to crypto for both institutional and retail investors in the traditional finance community. In a similar fashion, Amun aims to provide tokens that will make it easy for the crypto community to access sophisticated strategies that are not otherwise readily available in this space.

Amun 21Shares is a team of entrepreneurs, engineers, and financial product developers who are uniquely placed to revolutionize cryptocurrency investing through the issuance of our broad range of tokens. Our goal is to make these tokens present a new paradigm in cryptocurrency investing and to facilitate their use.

Our investment in superior technology and automation has enabled us to both release products, as well as work directly with top organizations including the Bitcoin Cash Foundation, Bitcoin Suisse, Binance, Bitwise, Coinbase, FlowTraders, Sygnum, and the Tezos Foundation as launch partners or customers of Onyx, our full stack issuance platform.

Job Summary:

The Business Analyst will work as a member of the ETP Operations team, assisting in all phases of the product life cycle, from initial research through listing and ongoing support. The nature of this role requires detailed technical knowledge of ETPs and digital assets, the ability to devise and effectively communicate solutions and to build strong relationships with internal teams, senior Business Heads, and vendors.

The Analyst will work with various stakeholders across the industry including, authorized participants, custodians, fund accountants, trading, and market making communities.

Responsibilities

• Generate data-driven insights into processes, helping to identify and size potential gaps
• Leverage external data analytical sandbox to analyze vendor practices
• Lead process streamlining, reengineering and automation
• Support internal and external regulatory and compliance reviews
• Work with staff in other departments to coordinate listings of new products and respond to changes impacting existing products
• Conduct data analysis to support product design, listing and rule filings
• Participate in new business development and client retention initiatives
• Support BAU, creations, redemptions and other operational activities
• Coordinate between various business units, such as product, distribution, and marketing.
• Recommend and implement process improvements to pre-empt or mitigate errors
• Work with Product Managers to break down complex concepts into manageable jobs to be done

Knowledge And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree
• 4+ years in financial services
• Self-starter with strong initiative to produce and deliver in an active, small team environment
• Strong quantitative, communication and presentation skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Experience in data analytics, quantitative analysis, and/or data manipulation
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Risk mitigation and control mindset
• Ability to navigate and coordinate with various groups within the organization
• Experience creating business process flow diagrams
• Experience working in an Agile environment, with core understanding of Agile * methodologies and best practices
• ETF/ETP experience preferred
• Blockchain experience advantageous