Chief Investment Officer

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About the Role : We're looking for a world-class Chief Investment Officer (CIO) to lead the build-out of a lean, high-performance trading fund from the ground up. This is a rare opportunity to take full ownership of strategy, team, and technology, with complete autonomy and no external capital constraints. The CIO will design, execute, and oversee profitable trading strategies while leading a skilled team and ensuring efficient operations.

Responsibilities :

• Design and lead the execution of profitable trading strategies across quant, stat-arb, crypto, equities, and macro markets
• Own the fund's investment philosophy—quantitative, discretionary, or arbitrage—and drive its evolution
• Oversee the development and refinement of models, algorithms, and systems for backtesting, live execution, and real-time reporting
• Build and lead a high-performing team of traders, quantitative developers, and analysts; recruit, mentor, and manage talent to scale
• Direct daily trading operations, including PnL oversight and high-stakes decision-making
• Develop and enforce a comprehensive risk management framework, including exposure limits, stop-losses, drawdown controls, and real-time monitoring
• Manage relationships with brokers, exchanges, trading platforms, and API providers to optimize infrastructure and execution
• Partner with legal and compliance teams to ensure regulatory alignment across all strategies
• Lead long-term scaling initiatives : expanding AUM, diversifying strategies, and raising external capital

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