Senior Research Analyst, Token Listings

The salary range for this position is $107,000 to $160,000. The salary offered depends on a variety of factors, including job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location. In addition to the salary, a performance bonus and long-term incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package, as well as a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. Applicants should apply via Okcoin and OKX internal or external careers site. Who We Are Okcoin is one of the largest and fastest-growing cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, and is part of the OK Group family of companies. We help millions of people buy and sell Bitcoin, Ethereum, and over 100 other crypto assets every day. But our work is a whole lot more than that. We’re building an inclusive future of finance, one that opens new opportunities to learn financial literacy, store value, and build wealth for everyone. Ready to help the next billion people experience the future of finance? Come on board! About the Team The Token Research Team sits within the Legal and Compliance Division and is responsible for conducting qualitative and quantitative research on various technical, legal, and compliance-related issues. Okcoin is based in San Jose, California, and has customers worldwide with offices in the United States (San Jose, San Francisco, and New York City), Europe, Asia, and Australia. The Token Research Team provides research support for Okcoin team members across the globe. About the Opportunity Sitting within the Legal and Compliance Division, your primary responsibility will be drafting objective and thorough due diligence reports on tokens across numerous ecosystems that are being considered for listing on the company's exchanges around the globe. You will be required to perform "Politically Exposed Person" and sanctions screenings, investigate smart contracts, assess levels of decentralization, evaluate protocol tokenomics, use block explorers like Etherscan, survey wallet addresses, and much more. You will also provide nuanced technical insight to the Legal, Risk and Listing teams throughout the review process to help ensure our customers are protected from negligent and/or bad actors. As one of the foundational members of this research team, this high-impact role gives you a great opportunity to shape the vision for the team & its future. What You'll be Doing You will be responsible for conducting deep research and analysis to prepare substantive due diligence reports that will assist the Legal and Compliance Division. Your tasks include analyzing data drawn from network nodes or market sources, reviewing smart contracts, reporting on critical vulnerabilities, evaluating protocol tokenomics at a granular level, and much more. You will be building frameworks and processes to preemptively track changes in supported ecosystems and protocols, including new governance proposals, hardforks and node client upgrades, etc. Moreover, you will serve as an educational resource for the rest of the organization, providing advisory services to other parts of the business on analytical, quantitative, and qualitative problems. What We Look For In You We seek a candidate with a bachelor's degree with strong academic achievement and 4 years of work experience in a similar or technical role. You should be fluent in the world of crypto with experience and deep understanding of the blockchain industry, including cryptocurrencies, smart contracts, decentralized applications, governance models, and industry trends. You should be skilled at analyzing and synthesizing complex problems and presenting them effectively. Experience with building smart contracts, web scraping, data extraction through APIs, UI development, and using blockchain native data providers is required. Knowledge of Python, Solidity, SQL, TypeScript, JavaScript is essential. We're also looking for nice to have skills such as understanding of global regulatory environments and Mandarin language proficiency. Compensation and Benefits Our total compensation package is competitive and includes a comprehensive insurance package including medical, dental, vision, disability & life insurance, 401K with company contribution, flexible PTO policy, company paid holidays, paid parental leave, employee referral bonus program paid in BTC, company donation match and more surprises when you join! Okcoin Statement Okcoin is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, genetic information, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, lawful alien status, national origin, age, marital status, and non-job related physical or mental disability, or protected veteran status. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.