AlgoQuant Asset Management
Dubai (preferred) | London | New York Reports to: President Start: 2026
About AlgoQuantAlgoQuant 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 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 looking for someone who is hands-on, detail-oriented, and experienced in operating within smaller, high-trust teams. You bring your own vision for how risk frameworks should be built and evolved, and you do the work yourself: checking everything, questioning every green light, and not resting until you understand exactly why the risk is where it is.
AlgoQuant already has risk frameworks in place. The right candidate will take full ownership of these, collaborating with senior members of the team to enhance and evolve them continuously. This 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
- Take ownership of the firm's existing risk frameworks, models, reporting, and processes, and drive continuous improvement in collaboration with senior leadership
- 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
- Develop your function with a view to stepping into Chief Risk Officer over time
Experience
10 to 15 years of experience in a hands-on risk management role covering market risk, trading risk, or portfolio risk.
Background
TradFi background from a multi-strategy hedge fund or systematic trading firm. We are looking for candidates with a genuine interest in digital assets and blockchain, along with recent experience working at a traditional finance hedge fund.
Firm Size
You have experience in a firm of 10 to 50 people and are comfortable working independently in a lean, high ownership environment.
Quantitative Foundation
Deep expertise in VaR, stress testing, drawdown analysis, leverage management, and market risk modelling. You should be able to design, build, validate, and maintain these models independently.
Trading Understanding
You understand how trading decisions translate into risk exposure.
Ownership Mindset
You take full ownership of the frameworks and processes you work with, collaborating closely with senior team members to improve and strengthen them continuously. You are comfortable in an institutional environment where rigour and collaboration drive outcomes.
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.
