AI Technical Leader & Head of Business Development

AI Technical Leader & Head of Business DevelopmentJob Title: AI Technical Leader & Head of Business DevelopmentLocation: Geneva, Switzerland (on-site, principal workplace)Job Type: Full-time, permanent (100%)Industry: Artificial Intelligence / Fintech / Decentralized FinanceExperience Level: Senior Executive (10+ years)Start Date: ASAP [Upon availability or obtention of work authorisation]Reporting to: CEOAbout JK Advisory SàrlJK Advisory Sàrl ("JKA") is a Geneva-based advisory firm providing legal, regulatory, governance, andstrategic consulting services to technology companies operating in the Web3, blockchain and digital assetssectors. Established and headquartered in Geneva, JKA serves a Swiss and international client base that includesblockchain protocol foundations, decentralized finance projects and institutional participants in the digital assetecosystem.JKA is currently undertaking a strategic pivot along two complementary axes. First, JKA is expanding itsadvisory offering into artificial intelligence applied to trading, decentralized finance and institutional digitalasset management. Second, JKA seeks to develop a proprietary agentic Web3 trading technology - AI-poweredsoftware tools that autonomously execute trading strategies in decentralized on-chain environments - which itintends to license and commercialize to clients alongside its advisory services. To execute this dual expansion,JKA requires a senior hire who combines deep AI and DeFi technical expertise with proven productdevelopment and institutional business development capabilities.Role SummaryJKA is seeking a senior leader to fill a dual-function role combining AI technical leadership with businessgrowth and partnership development, based full-time at JKA's Geneva office. This is a foundational hire thatwill define JKA's new AI advisory practice and proprietary product offering. This role requires constantinteraction and collaboration with the CEO on projects, commercial strategies, hiring plans to bolster theexpansion of the Geneva office, as well as allocating and managing budgets,Key ResponsibilitiesA. AI Technical Leadership: Advisory Services & Proprietary Product DevelopmentAdvisory services• Design and build JKA's new AI advisory vertical, defining service offerings at the intersection ofartificial intelligence, algorithmic trading and decentralized finance• Advise clients on the technical and operational aspects of deploying AI co-pilots and automated tradingagents in on-chain environments, including security hardening, smart contract architecture and riskmanagement• Evaluate and advise on AI infrastructure choices (FPGA/GPU acceleration, cloud vs. on-premiseinference) for clients’ trading and risk management systemsProprietary product development• Architect, develop, and lead the build-out of JKA's proprietary agentic Web3 trading technology (incl.product roadmap, technical specifications from proof-of-concept through to a production-ready,licensable product)• Oversee the technical quality, security, and auditability of the proprietary trading technology, includingsmart contract architecture, model validation, and testingB. Business Growth & Institutional PartnershipsOriginate, develop and manage consulting, advisory and licensing mandates with a specific focus on GenevaSwiss markets for institutions:• Serve as JKA's primary senior point of contact for clients on AI and DeFi matters• Conducting regular in-person meetings, presentations/workshops and leverage and develop existingnetwork of institutional relationships in Switzerland and abroad• Forge strategic partnerships with institutions, innovation hubs and academic institutions to strengthenJKA's local positioning in the AI × finance ecosystem in Switzerland and abroad1C. Geneva Team Building & Knowledge Transfer• Recruit, onboard and manage additional local-based team members to scale both the AI advisorypractice and the product development effort, including technical consultants, AI/ML engineers, andbusiness development professionals• Mentor, train and transfer technical knowledge to junior team members on AI × DeFi advisory delivery,product development methodology, client engagement and institutional relationship managementRequired Qualifications• Master's degree or above in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a closely related technicaldiscipline• Minimum 10 years of professional experience combining AI/machine learning engineering, algorithmictrading systems and blockchain/DeFi protocol development• Demonstrated hands-on expertise in designing, building and deploying AI/ML models for financialapplications (e.g., trade execution algorithms, arbitrage systems, predictive pricing models, automatedmarket-making)• Proven track record in DeFi protocol engineering: smart contract development (Solidity/EVM), on-chain execution optimization and integration with major DeFi infrastructure (e.g., Balancer,MakerDAO, Uniswap or equivalent)• Experience architecting and delivering technology products from concept to market, including definingproduct roadmaps, leading development teams, and managing release cycles in a startup or early-stageenvironment• Experience with AI hardware acceleration (FPGA, GPU-based inference) and/or reconfigurablecomputing applied to high-performance trading or computational workloads• Proven entrepreneurial and business growth experience at the executive level (e.g., leading ordeveloping technology ventures, raising institutional venture capital and scaling products from conceptto market)• Strong public speaking, investor relations and thought leadership track record (e.g., major industryconferences, published technical research, media visibility)• Fluent in English; working knowledge of French is a plus but not requiredWhat We Offer• A foundational leadership role defining JKA's strategic expansion into AI advisory and proprietarytrading technology, at the intersection of artificial intelligence and institutional finance, based in aninternational hub• Competitive compensation benchmarked to Geneva market practice for senior advisory/fintechexecutives (base salary + performance-based component)• Full-time, on-site position at JKA's Geneva office with direct reporting to the CEO• Significant executive autonomy in shaping the AI advisory practice, leading proprietary productdevelopment, and contributing to the company’s strategic direction• Opportunity to build and lead a growing Geneva-based team jid87685e2pn jit0209pn jiy26pn