Strategy & Operations Manager, Wintermute
£110-130k
+Bonus which normally is +50-100%
3-5 days a week in office
Algorithmic trading firm in digital assets
Open for applications
Algorithmic trading firm in digital assets
21-100 employees
Open for applications
£110-130k
+Bonus which normally is +50-100%
3-5 days a week in office
21-100 employees
Company mission
To enable, empower and advance the truly decentralized world for more transparent, fair and efficient markets and products.
Role
Who you are
- 3-10 years experience in a high-performance environment, such as management consulting, investment banking, PE, VC-backed startup, law firm, etc. Combination of advisory role like consulting and in house execution is a strong plus
- Top tier MBA may be a plus but isn’t necessary
- Strong problem solving skills, both quantitative and qualitative – we will test
- Ability and interest to be hands on and drive execution; ability to translate strategy or idea into action and execute it
- Strong communication skills - be able to communicate clearly, concisely and listen well
- Very structured, organized, and reliable. Able to drive a sense of urgency and alignment in cross-functional projects, able to assume ownership proactively
- Ability and interest to learn about new technologies quickly, both on conceptual (e.g. how DeFi protocols work) and hands-on (how to use automation tools) levels
- Curiosity in the world of finance, trading, blockchain, and cryptocurrencies; if you are not interested to follow the industry in your spare time “because it’s fascinating”, it will be difficult to keep up
- Ability to see the big picture, design processes from scratch and break down big strategic projects into small executable steps (and execute these steps)
- Experience with data querying languages (e.g. SQL) and scripting languages (e.g. Python) to facilitate data-driven decision-making, may be a plus but isn’t necessary
- Familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g. Tableau, PowerBI) to communicate insights effectively
- Results-driven and ability to get things done in a fast and efficient way, good at making sure the "trains run on time"
- A healthy level of self-awareness and ability to learn from your own mistakes
- Preference to work in a meritocracy and being judged by what you deliver
- Ownership mentality, prepared to work beyond 9-to-5 to achieve what is required for the business
- Like working in the team environment working from our London office
What the job involves
- Strategy & Operations team is in the COO office of Wintermute, tasked with scaling the company to its very ambitious milestones
- Your role will be very varied and cross-functional
- You will report to the Head of Strategy & Operation and will be co-designing, owning and implementing strategic initiatives as well as building the core business functions for scale. Expect to be very practical and hands-on!
- It is an incredibly unique opportunity to be part of a “startup” that has already become a global market leader in its category, achieved commercial success and is yet small enough (in terms of headcount) where you can make a big difference!
- The role is about making important things happen and building a business for the future
- Cross-functional delivery: Driving strategic cross-functional initiatives to successful and quick implementation, be an active problem solver as well as executor, not only coordinator
- Go-to-market: Enhancing business development processes, sales operations, and product marketing strategies to drive revenue, cross-sell, retention; initiate activities across various functional areas and help execute
- Product & New businesses: Help establish growth markets and businesses and launch operations there (e.g. new markets in Asia or new OTC offerings)
- Corporate projects and communications: Execute complex cross-functional due diligence and partner onboarding projects. Own various corporate update preparations and presentations like board, investor and company updates
- Reporting & analytics: Become expert on various financial and market data sources
- Deeply understand the data, be able to analyze and check complex datasets and deal with databases, identify actionable insights from data. Implement automation tools and data analytics dashboards to inform decision-making processes
- Talent operations: Work on employer marketing, support certain talent searches, help develop internal training programs to support employee functional knowledge and professional growth
- Opportunities for you:
- All-round experience growing a successful businesses from X to Y
- Experience designing processes and scaling operations across a very wide set of functional areas, many of them likely new to you
- Hands-on entrepreneurial experience and experience building important aspects of a business
- Influence on shaping your role: your specific projects and responsibilities will be the intersection of your talents/interests and company needs; there is no limit to the scope of the role
- A lot of personal accountability and related non-linear rewards for results
- Experience working in the most dynamic and exciting industry of the decade in a company that has a very diversified exposure to crypto (you do not bet on a specific token, protocol or product)
Application process
- We get a lot of applications, so unfortunately, we won't be able to proceed if you don’t take the application seriously; we read all applications, all of your answers and we promise to reply to everyone who puts time and effort into making their application stand out!
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Recent developments in mobile applications and financial tech have resulted in increased demand for digital assets such as cryptocurrencies, and this growing demand is putting pressure on traditional market makers. Ultimately, the increased scale and complexity of the new digital asset landscape has exposed inefficiencies in existing liquidity providers.
Wintermute uses an algorithmic approach to provide market-making services that facilitate digital asset liquidity with long-term scaling and efficiency in mind. The company currently provides its market-making services to over 50 centralized and decentralized trading platforms, including Binance, Coinbase, and Kraken.
The company has taken a unique approach towards market making by operating with the assumption that digital asset markets are only going to get bigger and more complex. By streamlining the market making process with algorithmic automation and thus optimizing efficiency, Wintermute presents itself as a future-proof solution for the rapidly scaling digital asset industry.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Employee endorsements
Nice people
"Very nice, motivated colleagues. Culture is strong, activities such as events and even an annual outing allows you to connect and make friends...."
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jan 2021
$20m
SERIES B
Jul 2020
$2.8m
SERIES A
Total funding: $24.8m
Company benefits
- A unique opportunity to work on very interesting projects, get the level of responsibility and ownership that would be unlikely at any other project or trading firm
- A unique opportunity to join one of the strongest and most successful DeFi teams globally
- With Wintermute you don’t make a bet on a single product, platform, chain or technology; we’ll win if DeFi wins as a whole
- Great company culture: informal, non-hierarchical, ambitious, highly professional yet collaborative and entrepreneurial
- Option to work from London or Singapore offices, as well as remotely; we generally prefer at least 60% working from the office but are open to remote candidates
- Aligned incentive structure: high upside from performance-based variable pay with very transparent bonus system
- We offer standard perks too, like pension, private health insurance and free food, but that’s probably not the right reason to join us
Company values
- Ambitious: We set the most ambitious goals. We set the highest standards for ourselves and work hard. We play to win
- Collaborative: We go above and beyond to help our partners and counterparties grow. We work as a team, not as siloed groups and individuals. We are united by common goals and values
- Entrepreneurial: We love building new innovative things. We move very fast and focus on the results. We empower everyone from day 1 to act like an owner
- Meritocratic: We are non-hierarchical, informal, and direct. We focus on results above seniority and experience. We generously reward results
Company HQ
Westminster, London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Evgeny Gaevoy
(CEO)Holds an Executive MBA from London Business School. Joined Optiver as an Index Derivatives Trader, and was eventually made Head of ETF Business Expansion.
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