Director Of DeFi Business Development

Summary

Join Centrifuge, a pioneering force in on-chain real-world assets, as their Director of DeFi Business Development. You will lead the DeFi go-to-market strategy, forging strategic partnerships, developing pipelines, and ensuring the success of DeFi relationships. This role demands a strong executive presence and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced startup environment. You will stay abreast of DeFi market trends, translating insights into actionable opportunities. Success in this position requires a deep understanding of DAO treasury management, portfolio diversification, and RWA allocation. Centrifuge offers a fully distributed team environment with transparency, autonomy, and freedom.

Requirements

• 7+ years of business development experience, with at least 3 in crypto, preferably DeFi
• Strong leader and individual contributor
• High EQ and interpersonal skills
• Willingness to learn and develop intuition for the fast-moving and sophisticated trends within DeFi
• Ability to delve deeply into topics about DAO treasury management, portfolio diversification and the importance of a RWA allocation
• Comfort working independently, within a small team, and in a fast-paced startup environment
• Excitement to hit the ground running on day one and passionate to help lead and shape the future of RWA

Responsibilities

• Build pipeline, manage governance processes and close deals with DAO treasuries, DeFi protocols and stablecoins
• Work closely with legal, ops and product to own and scale our Centrifuge Prime product offering
• Ideate and spearhead key strategic relationships with ecosystem partners including custodians, exchanges and protocols
• Stay up-to-date with the latest developments in DeFi and bring new ideas and opportunities to the team
• Contribute to the growth and success of the project and the DeFi ecosystem

Benefits

• With a fully distributed team spanning 5+ time zones, we're committed to maintaining transparency, autonomy and freedom in the workplace
• Our global team of 30 people cultivates trusted relationships through regular offsites, principles of shared responsibility and genuine interest in one another
• We believe in breaking boundaries to nurture intellectual exploration, promoting independence while upholding true ownership and prioritizing knowledge sharing