--- title: 'Senior Quantitative Risk Manager at Swissblock' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-quantitative-risk-manager-swissblock-baar-5gtvd6kkrr2q' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-20' --- # Senior Quantitative Risk Manager at Swissblock - **Company:** Swissblock - **Location:** Baar, Switzerland - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-10-07 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-20 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/swissblock/cc0069ff-9dbc-40a5-86e6-9d029eca4008 ## Job description Who we are: Swissblock is a private investment firm dedicated to cross-asset investing. We employ a systematic framework that integrates robust algorithmic trading with exhaustive market analysis. We manage a diverse range of multi-strategy portfolios across all major asset classes through dedicated teams, including purely systematic groups. The Role: We’re building the risk infrastructure for our traditional-financing trading groups from the ground up, and we’re looking for a Senior Quantitative Risk Manager to help shape it. You’ll report to the Head of Risk, work closely with portfolio managers and engineers. Location Switzerland (role can be based anywhere in Switzerland). Our office is based in Baar, Zug. Hyrbid with the option to work from home up to four days a week. What you’ll be doing: - Build the risk engine: VaR/CVaR, stress testing, and scenario analysis across all strategies - Co-design the limit framework with the Head of Risk - Independently validate systematic strategies - Own daily monitoring and escalation of market, liquidity, and counterparty risk, and produce the daily and monthly risk reports - Develop AI-assisted risk workflows with clear guardrails and human sign-off - Bring the risk perspective to new products, strategies and firm-wide projects What you’ll bring: - 5+ years in quantitative or investment risk at a hedge fund, proprietary trading firm, or multi-strategy platform; Bank market-risk experience covering trading books is also welcome - A degree in a quantitative field such as mathematics, engineering, economics or finance. An MSc or PhD preferred, and FRM, CFA, CQF is a plus - Deep hands-on knowledge of VaR, CVaR, stress and scenario analysis, backtesting, including their limitations - A solid grasp of equities, fixed income, FX, commodities/energy, and credit, including their derivatives - Production-quality Python and solid SQL, and experience working in shared codebase with version control and CI/CD - Experience designing and implementing risk management frameworks - Initiative, the ability to work independently and the drive to automate processes where it adds value and reliability A collaborative approach in a small, hands-on team - Fluent in English (written and spoken), German is an advantage Why Swissblock? At Swissblock, we provide a dynamic and diverse environment with flat hierarchies and excellent colleagues. As a profitable company, our culture is built on responsibility and performance, with empowerment as a core value. This is reflected in career opportunities that grow alongside the company. ## What we offer - Ownership & impact: A collaborative, high-ownership environment and excellent colleagues - Growth & development: Empowerment and career development that grows with the business - Remote-friendly culture: Modern office in Baar, Switzerland, with the flexibility to work remotely - Compensation: Competitive compensation, including a performance-based annual bonus - Time off: 25 days of paid leave - Community: Regular company events - Benefits: Progressive social benefits ## About Swissblock ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Swissblock is a private wealth manager that simplifies the crypto landscape by providing actionable insights and metrics, combining robust algorithmic trading with cross-asset market analysis. - **Entity Type**: Private (Bootstrapped/Privately Held) - **Headquarters**: Baar, Zug, Switzerland - **Founded**: 2018 - **Founders**: Yann Allemann, Andy Pavia, Marco Di Cecco, Luca D'Agostino ## Core Business - **Primary industry/industries**: Investment Management, Cryptocurrency, Financial Technology - **Target customers**: B2B (Private Wealth Management), Institutional investors - **Mission or purpose statement**: "Our mission is to lead crypto and cross-asset investing... to decode the complexities of the market, offering actionable insights for informed decision-making." ## Products & Services - **Swissblock Insights Platform**: A data-driven platform offering real-time, actionable market insights and metrics correlating crypto-specific phenomena with global macro effects. - **Algorithmic Trading Infrastructure**: A systematic approach combining robust algorithmic trading with exhaustive cross-asset market analysis to identify opportunities. - **Private Wealth Management**: Tailored investment services for clients navigating the crypto landscape, applying scientific rigor to financial decision-making. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private company) - **Key Metric**: 35 employees; headcount distributed across 10 countries (primarily Switzerland, Poland, UK, Portugal, Germany) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: No external investors publicly disclosed (appears bootstrapped); key partners include Glassnode (4 alumni sourced from), Accenture, SAP, J.P. Morgan (alumni destinations) - **Growth Signals**: Active job postings (2 roles currently open); +100% monthly growth in job postings; 10,763 LinkedIn followers (+1.4% monthly growth); talent sources include major firms like Standard Chartered, Accenture, SAP, Glassnode ## Competitive Advantages - **Scientific rigor**: Founders bring expertise from Ferrari Formula 1 engineering (Marco Di Cecco, Andy Pavia) and mechanical engineering/economics (Yann Allemann), applying advanced modeling and data science to finance. - **Cross-asset focus**: Uniquely bridges crypto and traditional finance through macro-economic analysis, positioning crypto as a key player in broader financial markets. - **Longevity**: Operating since 2018 (pre-bull run), with a refined framework "over years of optimization." - **Talent density**: Team of 35 with strong technical (30%) and research (16%) departments; high concentration of senior/leadership roles. ## Strategic Focus - **Current priorities**: Expanding algorithmic trading capabilities; branching crypto insights into cross-asset analysis; scaling the team while maintaining a lean, agile structure. - **Direction for growth**: Positioning crypto within the larger world of finance; driving transformation through data-driven strategies; hiring senior engineering and quantitative research talent to strengthen trading infrastructure. ## Why Work Here - **Culture highlights**: Dynamic, collaborative, and agile environment; team of diverse backgrounds from scientific, mathematical, and algorithmic disciplines; emphasis on ownership and solving complex problems. - **Remote/hybrid/office policy**: Hybrid and fully remote options available; "over the past 6 years we have perfected office and remote work, to combine the strengths of both setups." Flexible working hours promoted (8-hour days, 40-hour weeks). - **Notable perks**: - Competitive compensation packages - 25 days paid vacation + local public holidays - New, spacious modern office in Baar/Zug (described as "James-Bond / Star Trek interior style") with free coffee, tea, drinks, fruits, snacks - Subsidized half-fare public transport ticket + free parking - Full social security contributions for supplementary accident insurance (UVGZ) and daily sickness allowance (KTG) - Pension fund covering full base salary (not just BVG minimum) - International team spanning 10 countries with English as working language - **Engineering culture**: Heavy emphasis on scientific rigor, algorithmic trading, and data science; 30% of staff in technical roles; strong CTO (Imre Vincze) and Chief Data Science (Marco Di Cecco) leadership. ## Sources 1. [swissblock.net/culture](https://swissblock.net/culture) 2. [swissblock.net/team](https://swissblock.net/team) 3. [linkedin.com/company/swissblock-technologies](https://linkedin.com/company/swissblock-technologies) 4. [jobs.lever.co/swissblock](https://jobs.lever.co/swissblock) 5. [builtin.com/company/swissblock-technologies](https://builtin.com/company/swissblock-technologies) 6. [swissblock.net](https://swissblock.net) ## Other roles at Swissblock - [Senior Quantitative Researcher](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-quantitative-researcher-swissblock-baar-qds17ts3vkpy) — Baar, Switzerland