Partnership Growth Lead

We are partnering with a leading digital asset institution in Asia that is looking for a seasoned Ecosystem Manager (DeFi & Staking) to drive its strategic engagement across Layer 1 and Layer 2 ecosystems. This is a pivotal role that sits at the crossroads of DeFi, staking infrastructure, and institutional capital deployment.

You will shape ecosystem strategy end‑to‑end — from forging high‑value partnerships to overseeing complex staking and DeFi integrations. The ideal candidate is highly commercial, deeply technical, and thrives in fast‑moving blockchain environments.

🌐 What You’ll Be Responsible For

• Develop and own the firm’s ecosystem strategy/Canton Network across key L1/L2 networks.
• Design and implement staking, LST, restaking, and yield‑generating DeFi strategies.
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with protocol foundations, validator teams, and infrastructure providers.
• Lead negotiations on validator mandates, delegation structures, and revenue‑sharing agreements.
• Manage full lifecycle execution of staking integrations and DeFi deployments.
• Work closely with internal teams — Trading, Risk, Legal, Compliance, Ops — to ensure seamless execution.
• Assess and monitor ecosystem‑wide risks, including slashing, smart‑contract vulnerabilities, liquidity, and counterparty exposure.
• Track developments in governance, tokenomics, protocol upgrades, and translate insights into actionable strategy.
• Define, monitor, and report on KPIs covering yield performance, capital efficiency, and risk levels.
• Produce strategic briefs and ecosystem insights for senior leadership.

🎯 What You Bring

• 5+ years of experience in digital assets, ecosystem strategy, DeFi, staking, Canton Network or structured products.
• Deep familiarity with staking infrastructure, liquid staking derivatives, and restaking mechanisms.
• Demonstrated success managing stakeholders and negotiating commercial terms in crypto ecosystems.
• Ability to interpret technical protocol changes and articulate their financial, risk, and strategic implications.
• Strong analytical toolkit — Excel required, Python preferred.
• A self‑starter mindset with the ability to own initiatives from strategy through execution.

🚀 Why This Role Matters

You will directly influence how the organisation expands its footprint across some of the most important blockchain ecosystems today. Your work will shape capital deployment, staking presence, and DeFi engagement at an institutional scale — in a firm that values innovation, autonomy, and long‑term strategic thinking.

📩 Interested? Apply now or reach out for a confidential conversation.