Industry Insights

Our core focus and success as follows.

Quantitative Trading Firms

Chief Investment Officer (CIO)

Leads investment strategy, portfolio management, and risk oversight.

​

Chief Risk Officer (CRO)

Oversees firm-wide risk management, ensuring compliance with regulations.

​

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Manages the firm's technology infrastructure, including trading platforms.

​

Head of Trading

Supervises all trading activities, strategies, and execution across asset classes.

​

Head of Quantitative Research

Leads the development of quantitative models for trading strategies.

​

Portfolio Manager (Senior PM)

Manages large investment portfolios, making high-level strategic decisions.

​

Head of Algorithmic Trading

Oversees the design and implementation of automated trading strategies.

Crypto Firms

Chief Risk Officer (CRO)

Manages financial, cybersecurity, and operational risks.

​

Head of Compliance & Regulatory Affairs

Ensures legal compliance with global crypto regulations.

​

Blockchain Engineer

Develops blockchain protocols, smart contracts, and security frameworks.

​

Smart Contract Developer

Designs and audits smart contracts for DeFi, NFTs, and Layer 2 solutions.

​

Head of Marketing (Crypto)

Drives branding, community growth, and user acquisition strategies.

​

Community Manager (DeFi/NFTs)

Engages with users on Discord, Telegram, and social platforms.

Technology Engineers

Managing Partner / General Partner (GP)

Senior leader responsible for fund strategy, investment decisions, and fundraising.

​

Chief Investment Officer (CIO)

Oversees investment strategy, portfolio management, and risk assessment.

​

Head of Investor Relations

Manages relationships with LPs (Limited Partners) and fundraising efforts.

​

Investment Director

Leads deal sourcing, due diligence, and investment structuring.

​

Principal (VC/PE)

Senior investment professional overseeing portfolio companies and deal execution.

​

Vice President (VP), Investments

Manages deal flow, due diligence, and financial modeling.

​

Associate (VC/PE)

Supports investment analysis, due diligence, and market research.

​

Analyst (VC/PE)

Entry-level role focused on research, financial modeling, and deal sourcing.

Private Equity Client

Client Success - Client wins that speak for themselves.

Quant Firm

Mission:

Source high-level Quant Trader for new clients entering Asia.

Challenge:

It is a new firm with little to no track record in Asia, first hiring and finding local talent.

​Solution:

Map out the top 20 trading houses, and build out a portfolio based on salary, experience, and trade history.

Crypto Firm

Result -

Live data based on 2024 market information.

Brand awareness and positioning within the market for future placements

Successful placement of senior trader from top 3 firm placed at client as 1st hire in Singapore.

Mission:

Build out a CV for 3 senior C-suite candidates.​

Challenge:

CEO of the company had to provide 3 top management redundancies and ensure they had the best chance of finding a new job - each had a mean tenure of 15 years.

​Solution:

Provide each professional with a tailored design CV that highlights achievements in a clear chronological order to ensure that the interviewer can understand and ask more result-driven questions.

Result -

From meeting, interviewing one-on-one, and extracting the relevant information out of each candidate, a tailored CV was designed, checked, and ready for market use.

All three have been placed into corporate environments and are now clients of K3C.

Private Equity Client

Mission:

Find an Investment Director within a budget of $200,000 USD​

Challenge:

As this role was based in Singapore, Asia - the market average salary for candidates of 15 years and above exceeded salary expectations.​

Solution:

Source candidates who did not work at the top 10 PE firms in Singapore and also target the candidates who could progress into this level looking for a new bigger challenge.

Result -

New candidates pipelined for the client, from the 35 candidates spoken to 6 candidates screened, presented, and represented by K3C - 6 interviews, 4 second round interviews, and finally a female Singaporean professional with 12 years of experience finalized.