Philippe Bolomier

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DISC Type : Ds

Head of Engineering (Strategic Market Making BU) at Keyrock

Zug, Zug, Switzerland

Overview

Philippe is the Head of Engineering for the Strategic Market Making BU at Keyrock, specializing in digital finance, blockchain, and high-performance computing. With a background in developing trading systems, he holds degrees from INSA Lyon and Trinity College Dublin. Colleagues describe him as skilled, analytical, and a steady hand.

He has been a passionate early adopter of technology throughout his life, starting with programming on an Apple IIc in 1984. He was an early user of email, mobile internet in Japan pre-iPhone, and cryptocurrencies, demonstrating a long-standing interest in the evolution of digital tools and finance.

Unique fact: Philippe joined LinkedIn in 2004, when the platform was less than a year old.

Personality Overview

Objective Evaluator

Risk Tolerant

Big Vision Person

They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.  They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily. Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.

Topics They Care About

Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
His expertise spans DeFi technologies including stablecoins, decentralized exchanges, MEV, and on-chain market making, as seen in his roles at Arrakis and Zilliq.
Crypto Market Making
Currently leads a Strategic Market Making unit at Keyrock and has direct experience in crypto market-making from his time at Portofino Technologies.
Blockchain Adoption
He shares posts about major companies like Western Union adopting blockchain and stablecoins, indicating a keen interest in mainstream integration of the technology.

Media Appearances

Philippe has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2025
Head of Engineering (Strategic Market Making BU) at Keyrock
5-2024 - 5-2025
Backend engineer at Arrakis
5-2023 - 9-2023
Head of Engineering Web3 at SmartMedia Technologies
5-2022 - 3-2023
Senior DeFi Engineer at Zilliqa
4-2021 - 1-2022
Senior IT / Development at Portofino Technologies

Education

1991 - 1996
Master from INSA Lyon - Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon
9-1995 - 6-1996
Master Sc from Trinity College Dublin

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Insights For Selling To Philippe

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • During followups, use phone or text if needed, they should be fine
  • You can spend time on BANT (or other qualification methodology) but keep it to the point
  • Let them know of potential risks but suggest mitigation methods alongside

DONT's

  • Avoid putting conscious effort into relationship-building
  • Don't take their patience for granted, avoid long-winding sermons
  • Don't focus too much on mutual contacts or bother about other stakeholders, focus on them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Philippe is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Philippe

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Philippe move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Philippe take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Philippe

Personality Compatibility


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