VP of Business Development

Summary

Join Kadena Labs as their VP of Business Development and lead the growth of their institutional business. You will develop and implement strategic plans, manage a team, and build key partnerships within the Web3 and tokenization sectors. This role requires extensive experience in finance, business development, and blockchain technology. You will collaborate with various departments, cultivate strong relationships, and ensure the team exceeds its quotas. Kadena offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a remote-work environment.

Requirements

• 7+ years of financial and/or business development experience
• 7+ years of experience in complex business operations and planning
• 5+ years of experience mentoring individuals on business and management aspect
• Experience and strong market knowledge of both the blockchain space and the traditional finance markets
• Experience working with legal documents, negotiations, technical groups and cross sectors
• A strong network of industry players
• Excellent communications skills and a team oriented approach
• Passion for relentless improvement and delivering high quality business documents that can be used internally and externally
• Kadena requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Kadena considers requests for reasonable accommodations for medical or religious reasons pursuant to applicable law

Responsibilities

• Manage the Kadena Labs team and develop growth strategy
• Research, develop, and partner with institutional Web3 and tokenization clients
• Interface directly with Kadena’s leadership and iterate on business strategies
• Source, manage, and close key partnerships for Kadena
• Actively recruit, manage, mentor, and train members of the Business Development team and ensure that the team is exceeding its quota (lead generation, qualifications, opportunities)
• Cultivate strong relationships while actively prospecting new business opportunities
• Expected to cover any arising business or operational need that may arise within Kadena or Kadena-related companies
• Interface with marketing department for community and communications
• Interface with engineering department for technical review of grants and partnerships
• Maintain up-to-date docs of goal progress and timelines
• Liaise with Kadena ecosystem companies and assist with business and managerial needs

Preferred Qualifications

B.S. or M.S. in Business/Finance

Benefits

• Fully paid medical, vision, and dental insurance for full-time employees
• 16 weeks of paid parental leave
• Flexible savings accounts
• Company coin options
• 4% 401k match
• Unlimited PTO (and a culture of taking time off) + 13 holidays
• Company wide closure between Christmas and New Years
• Remote company with annual in-person offsite
• Home office setup stipend
• Health & wellness benefit through Wellhub