Aptos Labs · 22 hours ago
VP, Cloud & Infrastructure GTM
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
6+ years expAptos Labs is a leader in blockchain technology, and they are seeking a VP, Cloud & Infrastructure GTM to oversee and enhance their risk management framework across market, trading, and exchange operational risks. The role involves ensuring robust risk controls, real-time monitoring, and crisis response mechanisms while collaborating with various teams within the organization.
BlockchainFinTechInformation TechnologyNon-Fungible Token (NFT)Web3
Hiring Manager
Nadia Khan
Responsibilities
Continuously improve and manage the firm’s risk engine, ensuring accurate pricing, margin modeling, and liquidation mechanisms
Develop and refine market risk models, including Value-at-Risk (VaR), stress testing, and scenario analysis
Identify emerging risk exposures, assess business impact, and implement mitigation strategies
Collaborate with engineers to design and execute stress tests, scenario analyses, and sensitivity tests
Build and enhance real-time monitoring tools for liquidity risks, market manipulation, and abnormal liquidation events
Establish automated alerting systems and on-call response processes for risk-related emergencies
Maintain clear documentation of risk models, processes, and key risk vectors for internal and external stakeholders
Define and adjust max leverage, position limits, and maintenance margin ratios per market
Set open interest caps and evaluate collateral haircuts for multi-asset portfolios
Continuously validate model accuracy by comparing expected vs. actual outcomes
Evaluate and set collateral haircut ratios
Work closely with traders to establish risk management policies, position limits, and margin requirements
Develop real-time risk dashboards and automated alerts for trading desk activities
Monitor and manage the trading desk’s exposure, ensuring adherence to risk limits
Partner with engineers to implement surveillance mechanisms for smart contract risks (e.g., large withdrawals, exploit detection)
Evaluate protocol-level risks in DeFi integrations and recommend safeguards
Lead risk-related crisis management, including liquidation cascades, exchange outages, or market manipulation events
Conduct thorough incident analyses and implement preventive measures to mitigate future risks
Qualification
Required
VP - MD level experience
6+ years of experience
Experience in options trading, index arbitrage, or volatility strategies
Strong foundation in statistics, probability, and financial modeling
Experience in derivatives pricing, risk modeling (VaR, Greeks, stress testing)
Programming skills (Python, or similar) for risk analytics and automation
Strong crisis management skills in high-stakes, volatile environments
Anticipates risks and implements preemptive controls
Meticulous in risk assessment, documentation, and process improvement
Clearly articulates risk strategies to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Works effectively with traders, engineers, and executives
Maintains composure during extreme market conditions
Preferred
Industry Experience: Crypto Derivatives Exchanges: Binance, Bybit, OKX, dYdX, Deribit, BitMEX, Hyperliquid
Traditional Finance: Senior market risk roles at investment banks (Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan) or prop trading firms (Jump Trading, Jane Street, DRW, Citadel)
Crypto Hedge Funds & Market Makers: Wintermute, Cumberland, Amber Group, etc
Fintech & DeFi: Risk professionals from Robinhood, BlockFi, Aave, Compound, or similar platforms
Degrees: Mathematics, Quantitative Finance, Actuarial Science, or related fields
Company
Aptos Labs
Aptos Labs is a premier Web3 studio of engineers, researchers, strategists, designers, and dreamers building on Aptos, the Layer 1 blockchain built with safety and user experience in mind, enabling developers to build scalable, future-proof applications.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$350MKey Investors
YZi LabsAndreessen Horowitz
2022-09-15Series Unknown
2022-07-25Series A· $150M
2022-03-15Seed· $200M
Leadership Team
Avery Ching
Co-Founder & CEO
Solomon Tesfaye
Chief Business Officer
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