AlgoQuant Asset Management
Dubai (preferred) · London · New York – Reports to President – Start: Q3 2025
About AlgoQuant
AlgoQuant Asset Management is a multi-strategy digital asset manager allocating capital across 25+ internal and external quantitative trading pods. Founded in 2018, we have evolved into an institutional platform combining trading edge with strong governance and advanced technology, serving family offices and institutional investors globally.
The roleThis is AlgoQuant’s founding risk hire — a high-ownership, execution-focused position for a risk professional who thrives in a live, fast-moving trading environment. You will build and own the day-to-day risk oversight function across the firm’s full portfolio of trading strategies and external manager allocations, reporting directly to the President.
We are not looking for a visionary or a manager of teams. We are looking for someone who does the work themselves — checks everything, questions every green light, and is only satisfied when they understand exactly why the risk is where it is. The role carries a clear path to Chief Risk Officer as AlgoQuant scales.
Responsibilities- Own day-to-day risk monitoring across all active trading pods and external manager allocations
- Stress-test portfolio exposures, drawdown limits, leverage, and concentration risk continuously
- Monitor counterparty, custody, and operational risk across exchange and prime brokerage relationships
- Enforce risk parameters with portfolio managers and flag breaches in real time
- Produce concise risk reporting for leadership and institutional investors
- Assess risk on new strategy onboardings, exchange relationships, and product launches
- Build the risk function from the ground up with a view to stepping into CRO over time
- TradFi background — investment banking, multi-strategy hedge fund, or systematic trading firm
- Hands-on market risk or trading risk experience — not primarily compliance or AML
- Experience in a multi-strategy or multi-manager environment
- Comfortable operating as a team of one — a self-starter who does not need infrastructure around them
- Deep familiarity with VaR, drawdown controls, leverage limits, and stress testing
- Exposure to digital asset markets, either directly or through a crypto desk
- A genuinely paranoid approach to risk — not comfortable until every number has a clear explanation
- Ambition to grow into a CRO role within two to three years
Skills Required
- TradFi background (investment banking, multi-strategy hedge fund, or systematic trading firm)
- Hands-on market risk or trading risk experience (not primarily compliance or AML)
- Experience in a multi-strategy or multi-manager environment
- Ability to operate independently as a team of one; self-starter
- Deep familiarity with VaR, drawdown controls, leverage limits, and stress testing
- Exposure to digital asset markets or experience on a crypto desk
- Paranoid, detail-oriented approach to risk with rigorous validation of numbers
- Ambition to grow into a Chief Risk Officer role within two to three years
What We Do
At AlgoQuant, we're building the future of digital asset management; grounded in rigorous research, world-class technology and a relentless focus on performance. We began as a proprietary trading firm, developing sophisticated algorithmic strategies and operating in some of the most complex and fast-moving markets. That DNA remains at our core, but today we are evolving into a fully remote, globally distributed Investment Management business. This transformation reflects a broader ambition: to scale our edge, deliver institutional-grade results, and set new standards for the industry. Our quantitative environment is built to empower innovation, combining vast data capabilities, disciplined model development, and highly automated execution. Risk is embedded in every layer of our thinking, with robust measurement, control, and scenario analysis integrated into our systems and decision-making. Technology is not just a tool for us, it’s a core competency and a competitive advantage.
