DAO Finance & Ops Strategist

Your mission

karpatkey is actively seeking a full-time DAO Finance & Ops Strategist to join our Treasury Nodes team. This role involves assisting DAOs in preserving their capital through proactive, non-custodial treasury management and enhancing their financial health by leading initiatives designed to achieve long-term goals.

As a DAO Finance & Ops Strategist, your contribution will be pivotal in refining our strategic direction and bolstering our operational capabilities. You will collaborate closely with internal teams and external stakeholders to expand and improve our service offerings and develop innovative solutions tailored to our partner DAOs. Your tasks will range from drafting strategic proposals and optimising financial and DeFi strategies to fostering strong relationships with stakeholders and conducting comprehensive market analysis.

Responsibilities

Strategy and Business Development:

• Collaborate internally and externally to refine karpatkey’s strategy for partner DAOs, expand financial services, and develop new capabilities.
• Engage with key stakeholders to exchange ideas, draft forum proposals, and identify opportunities for enhancing partner DAOs’ financial value proposition.
• Spearhead integration initiatives with leading DeFi protocols and actively engage with the community through various platforms such as Twitter, Discord, Telegram, and Slack.

Asset Management:

• Collaborate on executing treasury actions using non-custodial infrastructure in alignment with established strategy.
• Optimise low-risk DeFi strategies such as AMMs, lending, carry trades, etc. weekly and assist in designing a robust, non-custodial asset management infrastructure.
• Develop and execute capital budgeting and allocation plans in line with predefined objectives.

Risk and Emergency Management:

• Perform technical and economic risk analysis for protocols and DeFi strategies, and contribute to risk mitigation strategies.
• Fulfil responsibilities outlined in the Emergency Response Plan.

Tracking & Reporting:

• Track DAO’s Non-custodial AUM, develop and share financial reports
• Prepare custom reports for industry analysis, partner DAO circumstances, and karpatkey’s performance.

Research the DeFi ecosystem:

• Conduct research on the DeFi ecosystem, analyse market data, and participate in research initiatives to guide DAOs in financial strategies.

Your profile

• Master’s Degree in Finance or related field;
• Experience in financial services, crypto, and/or blockchain technology;
• Deep understanding and curiosity of the DeFi ecosystem, including major trends, blockchains, protocols, and players in the space and history of activity in crypto and DeFi;
• Active participant on Crypto-Twitter, Telegram/Discord protocol chat rooms, and DAO governance forums & Snapshot;
• Ability to pull and analyse on-chain data from smart contracts (via Infura nodes, Etherscan, etc.) or analytical platforms such as The Graph, Dune Analytics, Nansen, etc.;
• Web3 Coding Skill Set (Solidity/ Rust/ Python/ R/ Javascript/ SQL/ APIs) is a plus;
• An entrepreneurial mindset and ability to take ownership of projects, identify problems, and formulate solutions independently;
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with cross-functional teams;
• Native/fluent English speaker with excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Abide by our values.

Benefits

• Home office;
• Flexible hours;
• PTO Benefits;
• Yearly training budget;
• Home-office equipment budget;
• Bonus award.

About us

We provide financial solutions to leading DAOs - and we’re enthusiastic about connecting with individuals passionate about shaping the future of DeFi.