Portfolio Manager & Director (ADGM / VARA)
Animoca Brands is a Hong Kong-founded digital-assets company that builds Web3 and AI products, provides digital-asset services, and manages a portfolio of more than 600 investments.
Funding history
Projects
About Animoca Brands
Animoca Brands Corporation Limited operates across three integrated pillars: building consumer and institutional Web3 businesses, providing digital-asset advisory and infrastructure services, and managing investments across more than 600 companies and digital assets. Its current projects include digital identity, education infrastructure, blockchain gaming, AI agents, and tokenized real-world assets.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will execute the Investment Committee's strategy across quantitative fund-of-funds, DeFi yield and real world asset strategies, allocating to managers and deploying capital into whitelisted protocols. You will oversee capital movements and custody operations, work with the fund administrator, serve as ADGM director and portfolio manager, possibly act as VARA Responsible Individual, monitor risk limits and report to the Investment Committee.
Requirements
- UAE resident or willing to relocate to the UAE (preferably Abu Dhabi) full-time
- Able to satisfy Fit and Proper standards; eligible for VARA and FSRA approval
- 8-10 years in portfolio management, trading or fund operations including managerial experience
- Understanding of crypto quant strategies: delta-neutral, basis, carry and perpetual futures
- Understanding of DeFi protocols: lending, staking, liquidity provisioning and yield
- Familiarity with Ethereum smart contracts, ERC-20 and block explorers
- Experience with fund operations, digital asset custody, NAV calculation and fund administration
- Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, computer science, engineering or related field
- Experience in ADGM and/or VARA-licensed entities
- Clear communication with boards, regulators and service providers
Responsibilities
- Execute the investment strategy approved by the Investment Committee
- Allocate to quantitative managers and manage onboarding, capital deployment, rebalancing and withdrawals
- Deploy capital into whitelisted DeFi protocols and manage position sizing and risk controls
- Oversee fiat and stablecoin on- and off-ramps, transfers and redemption payouts
- Operate the institutional virtual asset custodian
- Approve outgoing wire and stablecoin transfer instructions
- Work with the fund administrator on subscriptions, redemptions, NAV data and reconciliation
- Serve as director and portfolio manager for the ADGM entity
- Work with Compliance, MLRO, Risk and Finance Officers on the control framework and audits
- Serve as director and Responsible Individual for the VARA entity if required
- Monitor fund-level risk limits and operational risk across DeFi protocols and exchanges
- Report to the Investment Committee on performance, risk and operations
- Support the annual audit with investment records and documentation
Benefits
- Medical allowance
- Life insurance
- Transportation allowance
- Casual attire
- Incentives in the Web3 space