Sep 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 9 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · On-site

• 𝗛𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗶𝘁 is a tech-first, non-custodial digital asset platform delivering institutional-grade structured products and algorithmic strategies.
• Positioned at the intersection of asset management and fintech, 𝗛𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗶𝘁 combines advanced trading infrastructure with proprietary execution frameworks—empowering institutions, HNIs, and crypto treasuries to unlock alpha while retaining full asset control.
• With future-ready capabilities across DeFi, tokenization, and cross-asset portfolios, 𝗛𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗶𝘁 is building the next-generation wealth infrastructure for institutional capital.

Mar 2022 – Aug 2022 · 5 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Managed the entire risk processes and the risk team for the commodities business end-to-end. Responsibilities included designing and implementing risk management policies, leading risk assessment and mitigation initiatives, and overseeing risk monitoring and reporting activities. I worked closely with cross-functional teams to align risk strategies with business objectives, ensuring robust governance and innovative solutions in a dynamic market environment.

Jan 2018 – Mar 2021 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Formulation & implementation of various company policies and strategic risk goals. Efficient implementation of SOPs for various businesses & operational functions.
• Management of large teams across the geographies and co-ordination of regular business updates & risk reviews. Co-ordination with various external business partners and stakeholders, negotiation of various legal contracts.
• Facilitation of internal & external audits in line with SOPs to ensure risks are highlighted adequately.

Nov 2017 – Apr 2021 · 3 yrs 5 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Mar 2012 – Nov 2017 · 5 yrs 8 mos

Jul 2011 – Mar 2012 · 8 mos

• Derivatives Trading & Options Market Making in Various Commodities : Exchange Traded & OTCs. Taking volatility positions for the firm's prop book and risk managing it.
• Taking views & positions on the correlation between various maturities & spreads, and risk managing the spreads based on the position. Trade CSOs to take spread correlation exposure between various maturities.
• Provide pricing solutions to the structured products team for the OTC clients.
• Develop various systematic strategies specifically on volatility arbitrage. Some of the strategies have given excellent results. Worked on inter-exchange volatility arbitrage strategies as well.
• Develop proprietary pricing & risk management model to generate greeks for CSOs. Research on the behavior of the correlation skews & greeks with spreads.
• Worked on various Quant based price & volatility forecasting strategies.

Apr 2010 – Jun 2010 · 2 mos · Hong Kong

• Worked with the Equity Structured Products team. Gained exposure to various proprietary strategies.
• Developed an innovative and new class of products, 'Exponential Structures', with improved threshold coupon payout.
• Generated trade ideas based on market neutral strategies on various indices. Back-tested them and established out-performance of the strategy compared to other analogous products & Indices.
• Designed constant income strategies, using volatility targeted dynamic strike call overwriting on long only portfolios.
• Worked on the index stock re-balancing components and frequency and analysed the behavior of index components in various market conditions.

Jul 2008 – May 2009 · 10 mos · Bangalore, India

• Worked as a risk analyst for Cards and Retail services.
• Developed segmentation models to analyze the impact of various promotion & pricing strategies.
• Responsible for design and development of the MIS for various Card Portfolios.
• Tracked origination & early performance of various segments & test population across portfolios while collaborating with business partners and other stakeholders to get inputs influencing pricing decision.

Jul 2006 – Jul 2008 · 2 yrs · Pune, India