Logos
Investment Analyst/Associate
Job Summary
The role involves driving investment decisions across a liquid token portfolio, requiring strong analytical skills and practical experience in crypto markets. Responsibilities include conducting market analysis, developing financial models, supporting trading activities, and monitoring portfolio performance. Candidates should have at least three years of crypto investment experience and be able to articulate their investment approach through a cover letter. The position offers flexible, autonomous work with opportunities for capital allocation and career development based on demonstrated performance.
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Job Description
Logos is a movement supporting the development of the decentralised web. Logos technologies lay the foundations for a freer internet upon which communities can evolve into network states. Each protocol in the Logos stack seeks to empower its users while upholding civil liberties and fundamental freedoms.
The Institute of Free Technology is a startup studio with several internal startups laying the foundations for a freer internet upon which communities can evolve into network states.
The team:
IFT Investments protects & grows treasury assets across three strategies:
- Short-term (<1 year): Global listed bonds (Govi’s, IG corporates) & crypto staking yield
- Medium-term (1-3 years): Liquid Crypto Token trading
- Long-term (3+ years): Venture capital (crypto & related businesses)
They Role & Key Responsibilities:
Role:
You will drive investment decisions across our liquid token portfolio. The ideal candidates combine strong analytical capability with a deep practical understanding of crypto markets i.e. you have used & invested in multiple protocols, across different chains/ecosystems.
Responsibilities:
Investment Analysis & Research
- Conduct comprehensive market analysis across global macro and digital assets
- Research macro trends, protocols, and emerging sector narratives
- Identify and evaluate high-potential investment opportunities
- Develop financial models and valuation frameworks
- Create detailed investment memoranda for committee review
Portfolio Management Support
- Support trading & execution for approved strategies & deals
- Monitor portfolio performance and risk metrics with monthly performance reports
- Track investment objectives and rebalancing needs
- Maintain detailed investment documentation
Strategic Development
- Build and maintain key industry relationships
- Serve as subject matter expert on market trends
- Support senior investment managers in strategy execution
- Participate in investment committee discussions
Required Qualifications:
- Minimum 3 years crypto investment experience (using protocols & trading/investing) - only apply if you have this experience!
- Must write a concise cover letter, briefly describing crypto investment experience:
Examples of past crypto investments (successes and lessons learned)
Current market view/thesis and specific projects of interest
Preferred approach/style of investing and focus areas (e.g. sectors: DeFi, infra. e.g. chains ETH, SOL etc)
Applications without a cover letter as stated above will not be considered.
Hiring process:
- Introduction call with the Talent team
- Interview with the Investment Analyst
- Interview with the CFO
- Paid project (2-3 hours of work)
Compensation & Benefits:
- Competitive base pay $80-100k
- A discretionary team bonus, tied to the Teams outperformance of ETH benchmarks.
- Flexible & autonomous role with the space & support for you to build out your own strategy over 1 year
- If your strategy can demonstrably earn alpha:
- Discretionary capital allocation from 3-6months (based on demonstrated ability to outperform)
- A high level of freedom to implement your own trading strategies (within risk & operational limits)
- An opportunity to build your own track record, as an asset for your future career.
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