Director of DeFi Business Development, Centrifuge
Decentralized asset finance
Job no longer available
Decentralized asset finance
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
21-100 employees
Company mission
Centrifuge is unlocking economic opportunity for all by connecting people to borrow and lend money transparently and cost-effectively.
Role
Who you are
- 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
What the job involves
- You will own the DeFi go-to-market strategy, including strategic partnerships, pipeline development, closing and the overall success of our DeFi relationships
- You will have your finger on the pulse of what’s happening in the DeFi markets and be able to synthesize insights into actionable opportunities for product and marketing
- You should be a degen that loves solving problems, connecting the dots across people and projects and creating something truly new and unique with the potential to change the world
- 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
Our take
Cash flow gaps represent a real threat to many large-scale businesses and manufacturers. Centrifuge minimizes that threat by leveraging blockchain to ensure businesses always get paid on time.
The company was founded by leading supply-chain financing provider Taulia, which moves billions of dollars every day. Their expertise and enviable track record has lent the company considerable status and credibility. The option to finance real-world assets without the involvement of a bank, and with the openness of blockchain, has had broad appeal.
Centrifuge won a spot on Polkadot's parachain in 2022. These sorts of partnerships and developments will allow the company to successfully compete with other decentralized financing solutions. Series A funding awarded in 2024 is being used to accelerate the widespread adoption of DeFi solutions.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
55% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Apr 2024
$15m
SERIES A
Nov 2022
$4m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $30.8m
Company benefits
- Flexible work hours
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Lucas Vogelsang
(CEO)Previously worked as Engineering Manager at Taulia, and as a Freelance Software Developer at Close.io.
Martin Quensel
(COO)Previously served as CTO of ReadSoft, and also co-founded BayBrain and Taulia.
Markus Ament
(Board Member)Was ReadSoft project supervisor at Apple, and then CTO of ReadSoft. Co-founded Taulia.
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