Head of Digital Asset Investments
About Yieldstreet
Yieldstreet is building the largest global digital wealth management platform to change the way wealth is created. With an investor-first approach, our investor community builds a diversified portfolio of investments outside of the stock market to generate passive income. Yieldstreet is giving unprecedented access to asset classes such as Fine Art, Real Estate, Crypto, Legal & Private Business Credit. We’re headquartered in New York City with offices in Miami, Boston, Brazil, Argentina, Malta and Greece.
Why Yieldstreet?
Join a team of diverse, smart, and friendly people from 8 different countries who speak a total of 17 different languages who are on a mission to make alternative investments more accessible. Our team is comprised of successful entrepreneurs with combined exits of over $1B. We get social with each other during happy hours, exercise classes and team off sites!
What’s in it for you:
Competitive compensation packages including equity
Health, dental & vision coverage with FSA/HSA options
Unlimited PTO
401k Match
Learning and Development stipend
Wellness credit
Paid lunch once a week
Commuter benefit
Life insurance
Sabbatical
About the Role
Yieldstreet is looking for an experienced investment professional that can lead Yieldstreet’s Digital Asset investments business. The Digital Asset business is a new asset class within Yieldstreet. The professional will be responsible for building a strategy and executing, focused on retail investor access to a mix of digital asset types - cryptocurrencies, blockchain related products, stable coins, tokens and early stage venture capital.
This individual will report to the Chief Revenue Officer/General Manager, Investments and be responsible for building this new vertical, hiring a team, as well as underwriting, acquiring and managing assets, either directly or with relevant 3rd parties. The role will be responsible for the PnL of this business and be the face of Yieldstreet to the Digital Asset community.
What you'll do:
- Develop an investment thesis across various digital asset classes
- Prioritize sub-asset classes to build into business lines at Yieldstreet
- Underwrite and acquire assets in the prioritized sub-asset classes, either through direct origination or partnering with originators/ fund managers
- Vet 3rd party managers focused on digital asset venture capital investing
- Ideate on the distribution structures and strategy for each of these funds
- Present opportunities to the investment committee of Yieldstreet
- Partner with Product and Marketing to build the branding and messaging to support the launch, marketing and distribution of opportunities to Yieldstreet’s growing 350,000 member base.
What you'll need:
- At least 10 years of work experience as a business leader
- At least 5 years of digital asset investment experience, preferably managing a fund, deploying material capital into crypto, VC blockchain related investing, or evaluating 3rd Party expertise across digital assets
- Ability to articulate financial concepts and information in both verbal and written forms
- Excellent organizational skills and high attention to detail
- Deal execution oriented with a readiness to roll up your sleeves and manage a process end to end
- Ability to work seamlessly in a cross-functional team environment spanning multiple disciplines and geographies.
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