Head of Corporate Development

Summary

Join Ondo Finance, a leading blockchain-enabled investment firm, as their VP of Corporate Development. You will be responsible for driving strategic investments and acquisitions across blockchain, finance, and technology sectors. This impactful leadership role involves identifying and executing key opportunities to accelerate business growth through partnerships, investments, and acquisitions. You will lead financial and operational diligence, build a robust network of partners, and execute complex transactions. The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience in corporate development, M&A, and VC/PE investing, with a deep understanding of the blockchain and crypto industries. Ondo Finance offers competitive compensation, full benefits, a flexible vacation policy, and the opportunity to be an early team member in a rapidly growing company.

Requirements

• 10+ years of relevant professional experience, including 3+ years across corporate development, M&A investment banking, and VC/PE investing
• 3+ years of corporate deal experience structuring deals with both equity and token components across complex transaction types (partnerships, joint ventures, M&A) in the digital assets space
• Extensive client-facing experience interfacing directly with executives and investors, leading cross-functional teams, and managing external advisors (bankers, counsel, etc.)
• Deep understanding of the blockchain and crypto industries overall, especially RWA tokenization
• Bachelor’s degree required with an Economics, Finance, Business or related discipline preferred

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Founder & Chief Strategy Officer to identify and execute on key opportunities to accelerate Ondo’s business growth through strategic partnerships, investments, and acquisitions
• Lead financial, operational, legal, and regulatory diligence of the competitive landscape and of potential target companies to form unique perspectives on gaps and opportunities across the evolving crypto, tokenization, and financial services industries
• Build a robust network of partners across both blockchain and traditional finance, including entrepreneurs, financial institutions, investors, and advisors to develop high-impact initiatives that advance Ondo’s long-term vision
• Lead end-to-end execution of complex transactions (e.g. joint ventures, investments, M&A), including sourcing, diligence, structuring, negotiation, closing and integration processes
• Own and manage relationships with investors and advisors (e.g. bankers, counsel, consultants) to drive value creation and alignment with Ondo’s strategy and business needs
• Collaborate cross-functionally with key stakeholders internally and externally across partners, targets, and portfolio companies to maximize financial, operational, and regulatory synergies

Preferred Qualifications

Masters of Business Administration (MBA) or related advanced degrees are a plus

Benefits

• Competitive compensation including salary, future token rights, and/or equity (according to your preferences) — we're well-funded and believe that great talent deserves great compensation
• Full benefits (medical, vision, and dental) and flexible vacation policy (PTO)
• Small remote-first team across many countries — you'll be an early team member helping shape our vision, culture, and design practices
• A+ colleagues — our team includes alumni from: Goldman Sachs, Blackrock, Two Sigma, Bridgewater, SpaceX, AWS, Meta, Google, McKinsey, Circle, Uniswap
• Best-in-class investors — we are proud to be backed by leading crypto experts and VCs, including Pantera Capital, Founders Fund and Coinbase Ventures