Investment Partner - Liquid Venture

Variant • New York, NY

100d • $200,000 - $300,000

About The Position

We’re hiring for the role of Investment Partner - Liquid Venture to support Variant’s liquid investment strategy. This role involves a combination of fundamental, bottoms-up investment analysis with top-down portfolio management. You will have exposure to all areas of Variant’s investment strategy and work collaboratively with the rest of the investment team.

Requirements

• 3+ years in trading, research, or portfolio management, ideally in digital assets, hedge funds, or prop trading firms.
• Demonstrated investment track record in liquid crypto markets, personally or professionally.
• Deep understanding of onchain ecosystems, tokenomics, DeFi primitives, and governance.
• Exceptional ability to synthesize data, build frameworks, and articulate clear, defensible theses.
• Ability to operate independently at a high level with minimal oversight.
• Deeply passionate about what’s going on onchain and natively curious to learn more.
• Alignment with Variant’s core values: Be crypto-native, pursue excellence, act with integrity, commit to personal growth, and win as a team.

Nice To Haves

• Active participation in crypto communities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine Variant’s frameworks for identifying liquid investment opportunities.
• Go deep into market structures, tokenomics, catalysts, and regulatory dynamics to build defensible, high-conviction views.
• Partner with the investment team to ensure Variant’s venture and liquid strategies reinforce each other.
• Share insights from liquid markets that inform venture theses, and vice versa.
• Actively track and monitor public tokens in Variant’s portfolio, including buy and sell plans.
• Collaborate with operations to achieve best execution in trading.
• Work hands on with founders to strategize on network launches, from incentive models and tokenomics to market maker and trading desk support.

Benefits

• Base salary ranging between $200,000 to $300,000 plus benefits & fund carry.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level