Head of Investor Relations

About Kbit
Kbit is a quantitative, tech-driven investment manager specializing in cryptocurrency trading. With over $150 million in assets under management and a strong 7-year track record, we’ve established ourselves as a leader in the crypto investment space.

Our proprietary trading platform enables us to execute hundreds of thousands of trades daily in cryptocurrencies and associated derivatives, totaling $5 to $10 billion in monthly trade volume. Our market-neutral approach with diverse sources of alpha has allowed us to produce a strong return track record across various market regimes.

Led by an experienced team and having strong financial footing, Kbit is well-positioned for continued growth and success. Our culture is entrepreneurial and scientific, with a focus on computer science, engineering, and quantitative research.

As a small, globally distributed team, we’re expanding the scope and breadth of our trading strategies while growing our capital base. Our mission is to leverage technology and quantitative methods to navigate the dynamic cryptocurrency markets and deliver superior returns.

Role Overview
We are looking for a head of investor relations to lead and improve our marketing and fundraising activities as we continue to scale.

An ideal applicant will have the following qualifications:

• Minimum 2-4 years of experience in Investor Relations, Capital Introduction, or Capital Allocation
• Strong understanding of systematic and quantitative investment strategies, such as market making, forecasting, statistical arbitrage
• Basic knowledge of derivative markets, such as futures and options
• Experience with or understanding of cryptocurrency markets or an interest in learning
• Experience conducting or facilitating due diligence
• Entrepreneurial with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks, manage stakeholders, and work under pressure to meet deadlines
• Proactively identifies opportunities for improvement, both for his- or herself and for the organization
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail; views no task as too small and approaches every assignment as an opportunity to learn
  
  
  
  
  

This position will have the following responsibilities:

• Create, improve, and maintain our marketing materials and drive our overall marketing strategy
• Leveraging our Public Relations firm, maximize our brand and exposure
• Manage our fundraising pipeline; source prospective investors, manage the meeting and diligence process of prospective investors; be accountable for driving and closing the fundraising process
• Working with the relevant stakeholders, design and manage the suite of due diligence materials that we make available to prospective investors, such as portfolio reports, trade process diagrams, and policies and procedures
• Working with the relevant stakeholders, develop and maintain appropriate policy and procedure docs as needed for regulatory registration, investor due diligence, and to operate effectively, including personal trading policies, confidential information policies, etc
• Responsible for managing and maintaining our fund offering documents, coordinating with legal counsel on any revisions needed because of investor feedback or regulatory changes, etc
• Provide regular and proactive updates to our investors
• This position will require regular travel to conferences and other events to meet with prospective and existing investors