The DeFi Operations Analyst will sit at the intersection of traditional alternative asset-management operations and on-chain execution. This role is responsible for ensuring that all operational processes supporting DeFi strategies are robust, controlled, and scalable, while also being hands-on with wallet management, trade execution, and protocol interactions. This role is central to enabling a fund manager to safely and credibly deploy capital into DeFi. The focus is on operational integrity, controls, reconciliations, NAV support, and governance, alongside hands-on responsibility for wallets, protocol interactions, and on-chain transaction execution required to operate DeFi strategies within a fund structure. The ideal candidate understands how institutional operations should function and is equally comfortable executing and monitoring transactions across wallets, DeFi protocols, and exchanges.

Responsibilities

• DeFi & On-Chain Fund Operations

• Execute and oversee on-chain transactions on behalf of fund vehicles, including:

  • Deposits and withdrawals to DeFi protocols.
  • Rebalancing, reallocations, and exits.
  • Protocol-specific operational actions.

• Manage fund wallet infrastructure, including:

  • Fund-level wallet architecture (hot / warm / cold as applicable).
  • Multisig governance (e.g. Gnosis Safe).
  • Signer management, permissions, and approval workflows.

• Maintain clear operational documentation and runbooks for all DeFi-related fund activities.

• Monitor transaction execution, confirmations, failures, and gas management.

• Fund Trade Support & Reconciliations

• Support execution flows related to fund investments rather than active trading strategies.

• Reconcile:

  • On-chain positions vs internal books and records.
  • Wallet balances vs custodians, administrators, and internal systems.
  • Protocol-reported balances vs independently verified on-chain data.

• Investigate and resolve reconciliation breaks promptly and methodically.

• Support asset movements between fund wallets, custodians, administrators, and counterparties.

• Operational Risk, Controls & Governance

• Maintain strong operational controls around:

  • Private key management.
  • Transaction approval and segregation of duties.
  • Change management for wallet signers and protocol usage.

• Monitor operational risks arising from:

  • Protocol upgrades or migrations.
  • Smart-contract incidents or pauses.
  • Liquidity or redemption constraints.

• Escalate operational and control issues appropriately to senior operations, risk, or investment stakeholders.

• Support internal risk, compliance, and audit processes with accurate documentation and evidence.

• Process Improvement & Institutionalisation

• Help evolve DeFi operations toward institutional fund-management standards.

• Identify opportunities to improve:

  • Operational efficiency.
  • Control frameworks.
  • Monitoring and reporting.

• Work with internal technology, data, or external providers to improve tooling, dashboards, and automation.

• Assist in operational readiness reviews for new funds, strategies, protocols, or structures prior to launch.

Requirements

• Essential

• Fund, middle office, or investment operations experience in asset management, hedge funds, or private credit/alternatives.

• Hands-on experience executing and managing DeFi on‑chain transactions.

• Solid grasp of fund ops, reconciliations/controls, wallets, key management, and DeFi protocols.

• Very strong attention to detail and documentation.

• Comfortable working in a tightly controlled, audit‑focused environment

• Desirable

• Experience with fund admins, custodians, multisig wallets, and governance tools.

• Comfortable using on‑chain analytics/blockchain explorers and understanding common fund structures.

• Some exposure to valuation/NAV processes and basic data skills (e.g. SQL/Python) for reporting and checks.