Innovation Research Analyst – Digital Assets Full Time (Remote)

Keyrock is expanding!

Keyrock was founded in 2017 and has quickly grown from 3 to over 150 people today. As an industry recognized liquidity provider and market maker, Keyrock is a leading European creator of algorithmic trading technologies in the digital asset space. With VC backing and a constantly expanding global client base, Keyrock is one of Belgium’s fastest-growing fintech companies.

We’re currently active on over 80 exchanges and count numerous marketplaces and asset issuers among our clients, including some of the best-known companies in the crypto space.

Keyrock’s beating heart is its technical team filled with crypto and DeFi natives, software engineers, digital scientists and PhDs, who themselves are supported by university professors, industry-leading experts and a strong management team. Over the years Keyrock has become a company that is both idealistic and practical.

We are looking for:

Keyrocks future growth is highly dependent on the quality of our ecosystem and innovation priorities. We are looking for an Innovation Research Analyst to identify, research, and manage our strategic development verticals in addition to supporting our commercial activities with our venture investments.

Job description:

• Build and maintain relationships with relevant Crypto projects, VCs and other important ecosystem players
• Structure, manage and lead our due diligence efforts for our venture investment pipeline
• Develop a structured research process, with varying timelines, and closely work with Keyrock’s commercial and innovation teams to execute the plan
• Together with the Sales and Marketing teams, keep track of key launches and news in the Crypto ecosystem, to proactively identify cooperation and investment opportunities
• Conduct fundamental analysis and technical research at all stages of the deal flow incl. tokenomic models, metrics analysis, and competitive analysis.
• Attend pitch events and conferences, meet entrepreneurs, industry partners and build relationships within the ecosystem to best help accelerate the growth of our portfolio ventures and identify new investment and development opportunities.

Background and Experience:

• At least 3 year supporting partners and/or customers in the areas of software, FinTech or blockchain/cryptocurrency
• Proven experience in research and venture development
• Ability to effectively interact with the C-suite, founders and leaders
• Demonstrable understanding of multi-stakeholder management in complex environments
• Excellent team-working and interpersonal skills, able to build trust and confidence among customers, suppliers, partners and colleagues
• A strong sense of ownership and empathetic attitude
• Out-of-the-box thinker, client advocate – a doer, not a just a thinker

Our Recruitment Philosophy

We believe the most important aspect of our recruitment process is self-awareness: we are looking for people who have a clear understanding of themselves and what they are looking for in their professional career. That means that we expect to work with people who not only have the right skills, but who have also made the conscious decision to look for a company in our industry and with our characteristics.

Our offer

• A competitive salary package, including benefits that you choose and manage according to your needs and those of your family (car/bike, meal vouchers, phone and internet subscription, health insurance, 25 days off, etc.)
• Complete autonomy in your time management thanks to flexible working hours and the opportunity to work remotely
• The freedom to create your own entrepreneurial experience by being part of a team of people in search of excellence who all receive stock options from the first year
• A ton of fun in a thriving and multicultural environment, with colleagues enjoying regular team building activities

Keyrock offers you both a career and a large range of benefits that we will gladly discuss in the course of the application process.

As an employer we are committed to build an inclusive, diverse and non-discriminating work environment. We welcome employees of all backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, creed and sexual orientation. We hire, reward and promote entirely based on merit and performance.

Keyrock only accepts direct applications for this vacancy.