Executive Director, Keyrock
Corporate Sales
Cryptocurrency market makers
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Cryptocurrency market makers
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
201-500 employees
Company mission
To enable the adoption of tokenised economies.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years of experience in institutional sales, business development or strategic partnerships within financial services or digital asset markets
- Strong understanding of derivatives, trading concepts, and market structure, ideally gained through direct exposure to trading desks or derivatives products
- Deep familiarity with digital asset markets, including token ecosystems, liquidity dynamics and the needs of token issuers or blockchain foundations
- Demonstrated experience engaging with token issuers, foundations, exchanges, or corporate crypto market participants
- Proven ability to originate and close complex commercial agreements in fast-moving market environments
- Strong analytical capability, including the ability to assess token economics, liquidity requirements, and market positioning of digital assets
- Ability to operate autonomously in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship management skills
What the job involves
- Identify and engage high-value corporate counterparties including token issuers, blockchain foundations, funds, exchanges and institutional market participants
- Build and maintain a structured pipeline of opportunities across derivatives, liquidity provision and market-making partnerships
- Lead complex commercial discussions from initial engagement through structuring and closing
- Strategic Account Ownership
- Act as the primary relationship owner for a portfolio of key corporate clients
- Develop long-term partnerships by understanding client objectives and aligning them with tailored trading and liquidity solutions
- Maintain ongoing dialogue with clients to anticipate needs, identify expansion opportunities and ensure strong client satisfaction
- Collaborate closely with trading, research and product teams to design bespoke solutions for corporate clients
- Identify opportunities to expand existing relationships through derivatives offerings, liquidity programs and customised market-making models
- Contribute to the development of new commercial initiatives aligned with evolving market demand
- Conduct fundamental analysis on blockchain projects, token economics and emerging ecosystems to evaluate partnership opportunities
- Leverage financial, on-chain and market data to assess the strategic relevance of potential counterparties
- Provide insights and recommendations that inform commercial strategy and partnership decisions
- Act as a strategic partner to the MD of GlobalCorporate Sales in shaping go-to-market priorities, managing strategic accounts and developing the corporate sales function
- Support coordination across the sales organization by mentoring junior team members, sharing best practices,and helping structure complex deals
- Represent the corporate sales function in cross-functional initiatives and selected external engagements
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Digital assets and cryptocurrencies have huge potential; but the fragmented nature of the space, atop a lack of regulated infrastructure, results in poor liquidity – discouraging their adoption. Keyrock deploys scalable, adaptive algorithms for its clients to create unique financial markets for digital assets, an integral part of bringing liquidity to the space.
Keyrock is a leading global liquidity partner for digital assets, securing this position through a focus on data excellence and scalability. The company offers market making services, building the financial foundation for token economies, alongside offering businesses and individuals access to vetted digital asset spot markets.
Keyrock has seen substantial investment and support from industry experts, allowing it to accelerate development. It has leveraged funding to scale tool development and accelerate its search for regulatory licenses across Europe, Singapore, and the US, and in 2026 acquired fija in order to grow its onchain reach.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
85% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Nov 2022
$72m
SERIES B
Oct 2020
$5m
SERIES A
Total funding: $78.1m
Company benefits
- Flexible working hours
- Opportunity to work remotely
- Stock options from the first year
- Thriving and multicultural environment
- Regular team building activities
Company HQ
Kastelijn, Elsene, Brussel
Leadership
Kevin de Patoul
(CEO & Co-founder)Former Senior Consultant at Roland Berger. Previously a Quantitative Research Intern at Degroof Petercam.
Jeremy De Groodt
(CTO & Co-founder)Former Head Of Software Development at Eyecone. Founded Nibster. Previously a Hardware and Software Developer at Securandco.
Juan David Mendieta Villegas
(Co-founder)Co-Founded Elium. Co-founder and former CTO of Kiron Open Higher Education. Previously a Strategy Consultant at Stratco.
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