Event-Driven Research Lead

Job description

A proprietary trading firm is hiring a senior researcher to strengthen its ability to interpret complex, rapidly evolving situations inside crypto markets. The role focuses on crypto-native event catalysts — regulatory developments, protocol governance, token unlocks, and special situations — and translating them into actionable insight and tradeable opportunities. You will synthesize fragmented, evolving information into a coherent view of what matters, what does not, and how it should inform positioning and risk. Working alongside on-chain and real-time intelligence teams with access to proprietary data and tooling, your research will directly inform decision-making in an operation where ideas are rigorously challenged and debated. ### What You'll Do - Own event-driven situations end to end, developing deep, context-rich views that provide informational edge and maintaining a running view as facts and narratives evolve - Monitor and interpret new information as it emerges, using judgment to separate signal from noise and clearly communicate what matters, what does not, and how it changes the decision set and probability tree - Identify actionable, asymmetric opportunities early, grounded in a well-developed understanding of the situation rather than reactive interpretation - Contribute to the firm's research capabilities, working with engineering to shape the tools and workflows that support an event-driven trading style - Work alongside on-chain and real-time intelligence teams, drawing on unique data sources and proprietary tooling to pressure-test ideas ### Core Essentials - 5+ years in information- and flows-driven research or trading within a tier-1 buy-side or proprietary trading environment - Demonstrated ability to operate in event-driven settings, where outcomes depend on interpreting incomplete information, incentives, and evolving situations rather than static fundamentals - Comfort engaging with a wide range of event-driven situations, with the intellectual curiosity to quickly build conviction across diverse topics - Genuine intellectual curiosity about crypto and a credible path to ramping up quickly (deep crypto experience not required) - Ability to go deep into detail while maintaining a holistic view of the situation and its implications - Ability to hold and adapt coherent views as situations evolve - Comfort with rigorous debate and constructive challenge, collaborating across research, trading, and engineering teams ### Bonus Skills - Backgrounds in macro, EM, FX, commodities, event-driven, or special-situations research, where information flow, positioning, and timing are central - Prior crypto or digital-asset market experience (not required, but a plus) - Strong writing skills for framing situations and communicating conviction clearly