VP Fund Management

Rootstock is a Bitcoin sidechain and Layer 2 network that enables EVM-compatible smart contracts and decentralized applications secured by Bitcoin proof-of-work. It provides Bitcoin-native DeFi infrastructure, including rBTC, bridges, developer tools, and ecosystem support for builders, users, and institutions.

Maintainer signals as of 9/25/2026

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About Rootstock

Rootstock operates an EVM-compatible Bitcoin sidechain secured through merged mining and Bitcoin proof-of-work. Its infrastructure enables smart contracts, decentralized applications, Bitcoin-backed rBTC, DeFi use cases, cross-chain bridges, RPC access, an explorer, developer documentation, grants, and community programs. Rootstock serves developers building on Bitcoin, users accessing Bitcoin DeFi, and institutions exploring Bitcoin-secured financial infrastructure.

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About the Role

You will architect, launch, and manage a BTC-denominated investment fund. You will set investment strategy, execute and monitor positions, build risk controls, raise capital, manage investor relationships, oversee governance and regulatory obligations, select service providers, and lead the fund as it scales.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of asset-management, credit, or trading experience
  • At least 5 years as a portfolio manager or CIO with P&L responsibility
  • Track record managing a regulated fund or institutional mandate
  • Knowledge of Bitcoin markets, BTC-collateralised lending, derivatives, and basis trades
  • Knowledge of DeFi lending protocols, liquidity pools, bridges, and failure modes
  • Fund governance experience, including offering documents, NAV, valuation, audit, and independent boards
  • Relationships with crypto foundations, treasuries, or institutional allocators
  • Capital-raising experience
  • Ability to meet director and key-person fitness and propriety standards
  • Clean regulatory history
  • Cayman fund or BVI investment-management experience
  • Structured credit or treasury-management experience
  • CFA, CAIA, FRM, PRM, or equivalent regulatory licence
  • Familiarity with Rootstock, Bitcoin L2s, or merged-mining ecosystems

Responsibilities

  • Set the fund investment strategy, allocation policy, and limits and obtain board approval
  • Source, diligence, and execute BTC lending, basis, and on-chain yield positions
  • Conduct counterparty and protocol due diligence
  • Report BTC-denominated performance and attribution by strategy
  • Build the risk framework, including exposure limits, concentration limits, liquidity buckets, collateral haircuts, and drawdown triggers
  • Monitor positions daily and stress-test portfolios
  • Maintain liquidity consistent with investor redemption terms
  • Raise capital from foundations, ecosystem funds, and institutional allocators
  • Structure share classes, side letters, and investor terms
  • Produce monthly investor reporting and quarterly letters
  • Lead investor calls and annual meetings
  • Manage offering documents, valuation policy, and NAV processes
  • Ensure CIMA, AML/KYC, audit, and other regulatory compliance
  • Select and manage custodians, prime brokers, OTC desks, and on-chain infrastructure providers
  • Hire and lead analyst, risk, and operations staff
  • Represent the fund with L1 ecosystems and inform product-roadmap decisions

Benefits

  • Remote work from Europe and Latin America
  • Access to global coworking spaces
  • Paid vacation
  • Paid sick leave
  • Access to training programs
  • Language courses
  • Annual learning sponsorship