Research Analyst

It’s not very often that a new asset class is born. But that’s exactly what we’re witnessing today with the rise of crypto.

Bitwise Asset Management is the largest crypto index fund manager in America. Thousands of financial advisors, family offices, and institutional investors partner with Bitwise to understand and access the opportunities in crypto. For seven years, Bitwise has established a track record of excellence managing a broad suite of index and active solutions across ETFs, separately managed accounts, private funds, and hedge fund strategies.

Bitwise is known for providing unparalleled client support through expert research and commentary, its nationwide client team of crypto specialists, and its deep access to the crypto ecosystem. We provide education, partnership, and professionally managed investment products tailored to this group’s needs, to help them build their view, pick their strategy, and get their exposure.

This is an incredible opportunity for someone looking to build a career in crypto.  You’ll join Bitwise’s market-leading research team and play a key role in analyzing the markets, writing research reports, building presentation decks, and helping investors understand the opportunities in crypto.  This is a production-focused job, and you will get extensive practice writing about crypto, gathering data, and generating presentations. But you will also be able to scale as you demonstrate expertise in the space. Dig into this job and you’ll become one of the world’s leading research analysts covering crypto.

• Obsessively follow the crypto market from both a quantitative and qualitative perspective. Understand and anticipate trends and develop views on the market.
• Use this understanding to create and maintain presentation decks for client meetings, presentations, and webinars.
• Run quantitative analyses in response to inbound client requests and research needs.
• Pull, normalize, and clean data from various sources (TradFi + On-Chain).
• Assist in updating monthly and quarterly research content and product related content.
• Contribute to the development of new product ideas and research reports.
• Write one-page briefs on big market movements and industry-changing eventsNetwork aggressively in the crypto and TradFi communities.

• 3+ years of experience in financial services, investment management, or crypto research, ideally as an analyst, strategist, or specialist.
• Experience writing and preparing presentation decks. This is primarily a writing and analysis position and requires the ability to produce content that is ready for public consumption.
• A deep understanding and fascination with crypto. You are both excited about its potential and aware of its risks. More broadly, you’re passionate about investments and investment management and want to have an impact in the field.
• Strong communication skills, both in writing and conversation. You are a clear thinker. You can convey complex narratives and details in a way that is not just accurate but that can be understood by a general audience.
• Strong interpersonal skills to establish credibility with key stakeholders throughout the firm.
• Extremely detail-oriented, accurate, and love wrangling data. Have a taste for data visualization and can create compelling Powerpoint presentations.
• Willingness and enthusiasm to learn new topics in a rapidly evolving company and space. You’re excited about being part of a small and nimble team.
• Your style is like ours: High-energy, positive, caring, deliberate, self-aware, curious, and open-minded. You're inclined to take ownership to get the best outcome but happy to transfer or share ownership with others. You’re proactive in pursuing what you want, take pride in your ability to communicate and connect with others, and are always looking to improve.

Bitwise is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a team of people with a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. It is the policy of Bitwise to ensure equal opportunity. All candidates are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics.