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title: 'Front-Office Data Support Analyst at 21Shares'
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# Front-Office Data Support Analyst at 21Shares

- **Company:** 21Shares
- **Location:** London, United Kingdom
- **Posted:** 2026-09-29
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-17
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/21shares/jobs/6210735004

## Job description

## About 21shares

21shares is a crypto-native asset manager and the world's first, and one of its largest, issuers of physically-backed crypto ETPs. 21shares products are regulated under MiFID II and listed on leading exchanges across Europe and the UK, including the London Stock Exchange, SIX Swiss Exchange, Deutsche Boerse Xetra, Euronext Amsterdam and Paris, Borsa Italiana, and NASDAQ OMX. The firm operates under regulatory oversight from the Swedish FSA (EU prospectus), the FCA (UK), and FINMA (Switzerland). In the US, 21shares offers a range of exchange-traded products listed on Cboe and Nasdaq, including spot Bitcoin and spot Ethereum ETPs and a 21shares Active Crypto ETF - an actively managed fund providing diversified exposure across digital assets.

21shares has a track record in regulated ETP issuance, proprietary technology, and capital markets expertise that enables it to deliver transparent, cost-efficient investment solutions. 21shares is a subsidiary of FalconX, the leading digital asset prime brokerage for the world's top institutions.

1. Basic Information & Requisition Details

- Job Title: Front-Office Data Support Analyst
- Department: Capital Markets & Trading
- Seniority / Level: Intern
- Employment Type: Internship - 12 months
- Location: London, UK
- Target Start Date: ASAP

1. About the Role

- Sit on the front-office trading desk at the centre of 21shares' ETF/ETP business, with direct, ongoing exposure to how the firm's data, products, and market activity connect
- Work across three lenses on the desk's data: research (sourcing and structuring), reconciliation (validating accuracy against source systems), and performance (tracking and reporting on product and market activity), building and maintaining the underlying infrastructure via API and internal databases
- Independently identify gaps in data coverage or reporting and take ownership of resolving them, rather than working purely to a fixed task list
- Partner directly with product, research, and legal teams, translating data into outputs used both internally and externally
- Gain in-depth knowledge in crypto , trading, research, operations and lifecycle of an asset manager in addition to deep knowledge on data analytics

1. Key Responsibilities

- Data maintenance: Maintain and validate daily data feeds (NAV, AUM, flows, holdings, staking rewards, index values etc) across the internal database and third-party APIs, flagging discrepancies before they start affecting the product's health
- Cross-functional collaboration: Serve as the link between the trading desk and the data/engineering team, translating desk requirements into technical specs and communicating data/system constraints back to trading and product stakeholders
- Process automation: Identify manual or spreadsheet-based reporting workflows and replace them with Python/SQL scripts/Claude dashboards to reduce turnaround time and error rate as well as document the process.
- External data validation: Support QA of data published to external channels (website, product pages, factsheets) to ensure consistency with the internal source of truth
- Ad hoc requests: Handle ad hoc data requests from product development, risk, distribution teams etc

1. Qualifications & Skills

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor or Master’s degree in Quantitative Finance, Mathematics, Engineering, Economics, or a related field
- Strong experience coding in Python and SQL within a collaborative development environment (work, team projects, open-source etc)
- Genuine interest in financial markets and curiosity to learn more on risk management, market dynamics, blockchain and DeFi  concepts
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills
- Excellent communication and cross-team collaboration skills
- Disciplined self-starter with a high degree of rigor and attention to detail
- You like to challenge and be challenged to get the best solutions to a problem

## Preferred Qualifications / Nice-to-Haves

- Familiarity with financial products like ETPs and ETFs
- Experience working directly with technical and development teams
- Working knowledge of database systems (PostgreSQL or similar)

1. Candidate Criteria & Ideal Profile

- Target Experience Level: Entry-level / Internship (prior data experience preferred)
- Target Industries / Companies: Crypto, Asset Management, Fintech

Salary: £27,000.00/year

## About 21Shares

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: 21Shares offers the world’s largest suite of cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs), making crypto investing accessible through regulated instruments.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Subsidiary of FalconX, a digital asset prime brokerage)
- **Headquarters**: Zurich, Switzerland
- **Founded**: July 2018
- **Founders**: Ophelia Snyder and Hany Rashwan

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Digital asset management / crypto ETPs (Exchange-Traded Products)
- **Target customers**: Institutional and retail investors via global securities exchanges (B2B and B2C)
- **Mission**: “Bridging traditional and decentralized finance” by providing transparent, regulated, and cost-efficient crypto investment solutions [21shares About Us](https://www.21shares.com/en-eu/about-us)

## Products & Services
- **Crypto ETPs (single asset & diversified)**: Physically-backed ETPs tracking individual assets (Bitcoin, Ethereum, Hyperliquid, etc.) or baskets, listed on exchanges like SIX Swiss, London Stock Exchange, Nasdaq Dubai, Euronext, and BX Swiss [21shares Homepage](https://www.21shares.com/en-eu)
- **Staking ETPs**: First-of-their-kind products that generate staking yield (e.g., AXTZ for Tezos) [21shares About Us](https://www.21shares.com/en-eu/about-us)
- **Equity ETPs**: Products tracking single stocks or equity portfolios without holding the underlying shares directly [21shares Homepage](https://www.21shares.com/en-eu)
- **Onyx – Proprietary Operating System**: End-to-end platform that supports the operation of over 30 ETPs (launched 2019) [21shares About Us](https://www.21shares.com/en-eu/about-us)
- **Global Crypto Classification Standard (GCCS)**: Taxonomy for cryptoassets developed in partnership with CoinGecko [21shares About Us](https://www.21shares.com/en-eu/about-us)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Previously valued at ~$2B (as 21.co) following a $25M funding round in 2022; acquired by FalconX in October 2025 for an undisclosed amount [21shares Press Release](https://www.21shares.com/en-eu/press/falconx-acquires-leading-etp-provider-21shares)
- **Key Metric**: Over $12B in Assets under Management (AUM) as of early 2026; 55+ ETPs listed across 13+ global exchanges; 89 employees [21shares About Us](https://www.21shares.com/en-eu/about-us)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: FalconX (parent company), CoinGecko, and exchange partners including SIX Swiss Exchange, London Stock Exchange, Nasdaq Dubai, Euronext, BX Swiss [21shares About Us](https://www.21shares.com/en-eu/about-us)
- **Growth Signals**: Acquisition by FalconX signals institutional expansion; entry into UK (London Stock Exchange listing) and UAE (Nasdaq Dubai); launch of 30th product in 2024; 7-year track record of continuous product innovation [21shares Press Release](https://www.21shares.com/en-eu/press/falconx-acquires-leading-etp-provider-21shares)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Largest crypto ETP suite globally** – broadest selection of physically-backed products
- **First-mover track record** – launched world’s first physically-backed crypto ETP (HODL, 2018) and first staking ETP (AXTZ, 2020) [21shares About Us](https://www.21shares.com/en-eu/about-us)
- **Pure crypto focus** – specialists entirely dedicated to digital assets, not diversified asset managers
- **Proprietary technology** – Onyx operating system enables rapid product scaling and operational efficiency
- **Research-driven** – in-house research team with nearly a decade of crypto expertise, supporting product decisions and market analysis [21shares About Us](https://www.21shares.com/en-eu/about-us)
- **Global regulatory footprint** – products listed on major regulated exchanges across Europe, UK, UAE, and more

## Strategic Focus
- **Convergence of digital assets and traditional finance** – leveraging FalconX’s prime brokerage platform to create tailored institutional products [21shares Press Release](https://www.21shares.com/en-eu/press/falconx-acquires-leading-etp-provider-21shares)
- **Global expansion** – recent entries into the UK (London Stock Exchange) and UAE (Nasdaq Dubai) markets
- **Product innovation** – continuously launching new ETPs (index, staking, equity) to meet evolving investor demand
- **Operational scale** – using Onyx and FalconX’s infrastructure to increase speed-to-market and reduce costs

## Why Work Here
- **Small, nimble team** – 89 employees with a global footprint (Zurich, London, New York, Singapore, etc.), offering high impact and ownership [21shares LinkedIn](https://ch.linkedin.com/company/21shares)
- **Leadership from top traditional finance** – CEO Russell Barlow (ex-Abrdn, $250B+ AUM), President Duncan Moir (ex-Abrdn digital assets), COO Edel Bashir (ex-Abrdn), and EVP Andres Valencia (ex-JPMorgan) [21shares About Us](https://www.21shares.com/en-eu/about-us)
- **Innovation culture** – first-to-market mentality, strong R&D, and cross-functional collaboration between product, tech, research, and capital markets
- **Bridge between TradFi and crypto** – opportunity to work at the cutting edge of regulated digital asset investing
- **Work policy**: Office-based with multiple global locations; specific remote/hybrid flexibility not publicly disclosed but roles appear location-specific (Greenhouse careers page shows positions in Zurich, London, etc.)

## Sources
1. [21shares About Us (EN-EU)](https://www.21shares.com/en-eu/about-us)
2. [21shares About Us (EN-US)](https://www.21shares.com/en-us/about-us)
3. [21shares LinkedIn](https://ch.linkedin.com/company/21shares)
4. [FalconX acquires 21shares (Press Release)](https://www.21shares.com/en-eu/press/falconx-acquires-leading-etp-provider-21shares)
5. [21shares Homepage](https://www.21shares.com/en-eu)

## Other roles at 21Shares

- [Product Manager](https://feeny.ai/job/product-manager-21shares-new-york-vhkxknmjvk70) — New York, NY