Payments Lead, Ava Labs
$159.2-199k
Smart contracts platform for dApps
Open for applications
Smart contracts platform for dApps
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$159.2-199k
201-500 employees
Company mission
To build an open, simple, and democratic internet of finance that enables the world to have a more prosperous future.
Role
Who you are
- 7+ years in payments, fintech, or Web3 - preferably in roles spanning business development, partnerships, or product strategy
- Deep understanding of the payments stack: PSPs, stablecoins, wallets, acquiring/issuing, on/off-ramps, compliance
- Proven success in launching integrations and scaling adoption in cross-functional environments
- Strong network in fintech, crypto, and traditional payments industries
- Excellent communicator with the ability to synthesize technical and commercial priorities
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment with a high degree of ownership
- Bonus: Experience with stablecoins, embedded payments, cross-border remittances, or Web3 developer ecosystems
What the job involves
- Ava Labs is seeking a Payments Lead to drive real-world adoption of blockchain-based payments through the Avalanche network
- This is a strategic, hands-on leadership role focused on launching and scaling meaningful applications and initiatives—including remittances, merchant settlement, and B2B transfers—through partnerships with PSPs, stablecoin issuers, Web3 wallets, fintechs, global institutions, and more
- You’ll be responsible for shaping Avalanche’s payments strategy, closing and executing high-impact integrations, and growing payment volume and ecosystem activity
- Your work will help cement Avalanche’s reputation as the Layer 1 platform of choice for scalable, low-cost, and composable payment infrastructure
- Own the end-to-end payments strategy, identifying and prioritizing high-potential partners across traditional and crypto-native payments
- Lead strategic integrations with partners such as stablecoin issuers, wallets, PSPs, and fintech platforms—targeting at least 2–3 within the first 6 months
- Launch at least one live, production-grade payment use case (e.g., B2B transfers, cross-border remittances, or on-chain merchant settlement) within the first 12 months
- Scale payment flows and drive adoption, targeting measurable transaction volume and revenue impact
- Expand into new verticals including embedded finance, cross-border SMB payment networks, remittance capabilities, and more
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Blockchain Infrastructure teams to advise on and help shape Avalanche-native payment primitives
- Create a repeatable technical and commercial engagement model for partners—including integration playbooks and GTM support
- Position Avalanche in the global payments dialogue by engaging with industry forums, regulatory bodies, and thought leadership opportunities
Application process
- Please provide us with any information that can help supplement your resume/application and highlight why you are the best person for this opportunity!
Our take
The highly secure and decentralized nature of blockchain technology makes it an attractive prospect for financial projects - but historically, this has come with a compromise on transaction speed and scalability, with Ethereum and Blockchain speeds barely breaking into double digits per second.
Ava Labs’ open-source platform Avalanche enables companies to launch decentralized applications with all the benefits of blockchain, whilst processing a record-smashing 4,500 transactions per second. The company's strategy has been to tailor its blockchain to specific applications, establishing a reputation in the sector through efficient hard-and-fast use cases with low fees. This has allowed it to operate alongside blockchain giants like Ethereum that hoard large amounts of the DeFi market.
In answering the strong appetite for a cheaper and more scalable blockchain consensus, Ava Labs has found a keen audience, and secured the ability to pursue its goal of opening the space up to more users. The Avalanche platform has become the first to partner with Amazon Web Services, becoming part of a project to bring blockchain technology to government and enterprises. The company also partnered with digital identity verification provider Blockpass, to collaborate towards furthering the safety, security and capabilities of the ecosystem.
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Insights
61% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Apr 2022
$350m
LATE VC
Sep 2021
$230m
LATE VC
Total funding: $586m
Company benefits
- 401k (non-matching)
- Commuter Benefits
- Comprehensive Insurance
- Short-term/long-term Disability
- Life Insurance
- Happy Hour Fridays
- Team Activities
- Remote-friendly Networking
- Unlimited PTO
- Remote Friendly
- Volunteer Time-Off
Company HQ
Hell's Kitchen, New York, NY
Leadership
Kevin Sekniqi
(COO & Chief Protocol Architect)Former Researcher and Software Engineer at Microsoft and NASA, with a PhD in Computer Science from Cornell.
Emin Gun Sirer
(CEO)Founder of Bloxroute Labs and professor at Cornell for 20 years with a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Washington.
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