DeFi Risk Analyst

Location: Remote (United Arab Emirates)

Employment Type: Full-time

Salary: AED 240,000288,000 per year

Arabian Falcon Holding L.L.C is a structured oversight entity headquartered in Abu Dhabi, established in 2019, providing strategic governance and operational guidance across a diversified portfolio of subsidiary companies. Our organization ensures capital discipline, operational excellence, and sustainable long-term value creation while maintaining alignment with the UAE Vision and regional economic diversification objectives.

Arabian Falcon Holding operates across multiple sectors including technology, media, education, oil and gas, services, trading, contracting, and real estate. Through a disciplined governance framework, we actively guide and support our subsidiaries, fostering innovation stewardship, accountability, and sustainable growth.

As part of our continued expansion into digital asset and decentralized finance ecosystems, we are seeking a DeFi Risk Analyst to support risk assessment, monitoring, and operational oversight of DeFi protocols, yield strategies, and digital asset exposure. This is a non-development, risk and operations-focused role, responsible for identifying, assessing, and monitoring risks associated with DeFi activities.

This role does not involve software engineering or smart contract development. It focuses on protocol evaluation, risk monitoring, reporting, and operational decision support.

Key Responsibilities

Evaluate and assess risks associated with DeFi protocols, including lending, staking, liquidity provision, and yield strategies.

Monitor protocol performance, liquidity conditions, collateralization ratios, and exposure risks.

Conduct operational due diligence on DeFi protocols prior to participation or capital allocation.

Identify potential risks including smart contract risk, liquidity risk, counterparty risk, and protocol-level vulnerabilities from an operational perspective.

Monitor ongoing protocol health, governance changes, and ecosystem developments that may impact risk exposure.

Support internal decision-making through risk reports, dashboards, and structured analysis.

Track and maintain risk metrics across DeFi positions and strategies.

Document risk assessments, incident reviews, and mitigation recommendations.

Collaborate with internal teams to ensure risk-aware operational processes.

Maintain awareness of emerging risks, exploits, and structural vulnerabilities within the DeFi ecosystem.

Requirements

2+ years of experience in cryptocurrency, DeFi, or digital asset operations, risk analysis, or portfolio monitoring.

Strong understanding of DeFi protocols such as lending platforms, DEXs, staking protocols, and liquidity pools.

Familiarity with major ecosystems such as Ethereum, Arbitrum, Polygon, Optimism, or similar networks.

Ability to assess operational, liquidity, and protocol risks from a user and portfolio perspective.

Experience using blockchain explorers, dashboards, or analytics platforms to monitor protocol activity.

Strong analytical thinking and attention to detail.

Ability to produce clear risk reports and communicate findings effectively.

Comfortable working remotely in a structured, professional environment.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

What We Offer

Competitive annual salary of AED 240,000288,000.

Fully remote work environment with flexible scheduling.

Opportunity to work within a well-governed, diversified holding structure aligned with national strategic initiatives.

Direct exposure to decentralized finance protocols and digital asset risk management.

Long-term career development within a growing portfolio of technology and digital asset initiatives.

Professional, structured, and governance-focused organizational culture.

Paid annual leave and performance-based bonus opportunities.

Access to internal knowledge resources and continuous professional development.

About Arabian Falcon Holding L.L.C

Arabian Falcon Holding operates as a strategic oversight and governance entity, ensuring operational discipline and capital efficiency across its subsidiaries. Guided by a structured governance model and aligned with the UAE Vision, the company contributes to sustainable development, innovation advancement, and long-term economic value creation across multiple sectors.

Our long-term approach emphasizes responsible growth, operational excellence, and strategic portfolio management while supporting regional economic priorities and strengthening institutional capability.