Blockchain Partnerships Development Manager

Posted 15 Days Ago
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Hiring Remotely in Berlin
Remote
Senior level
Blockchain • Internet of Things • Payments • Cryptocurrency • Web3
Chainlink Labs is building Chainlink, the industry-standard Web3 services platform.
The Role
The Blockchain Partnerships Development Manager will lead the negotiation and closure of high-value agreements with blockchain partners, ensuring a robust integration pipeline. They will engage with various partners, collaborate with internal teams across finance, legal, and engineering to align on execution, and assess opportunities for market adoption of Chainlink products.
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About Us 

Chainlink Labs is the primary contributing developer of Chainlink, the decentralized computing platform powering the verifiable web. Chainlink is the industry-standard platform for providing access to real-world data, offchain computation, and secure cross-chain interoperability across any blockchain. Chainlink Labs helps power verifiable applications for banking, DeFi, global trade, and gaming by collaborating with some of the world’s largest financial institutions, notably Swift, DTCC, and ANZ. Chainlink Labs also works with top Web3 teams, including Aave, Compound, GMX, Maker, and Synthetix. Chainlink Labs was ranked in Newsweek’s 100 Most Loved Workplaces 2023 in both the United States and United Kingdom.

You will be joining as a key member of our GTM (Go To Market) team, focusing on closing high value commercial agreements with blockchain partners seeking our services. You’ll be introduced to conversations with our blockchain partners to assess the opportunity for market adoption and lead the discussions for the integration of Chainlink product(s). On top of this, you’ll become a strategic interface between the GTM team, finance, legal and engineering to execute deal terms as well as delivery timelines.

Your Impact

  • Negotiate and close high-value multi-year agreements with blockchain partners seeking Chainlink services.

  • Engage with multiple partners simultaneously to ensure a healthy integration pipeline that will materialize into multiple long-term blockchain partnerships 

  • Work closely with the blockchain partner managers to help assess and quantify opportunities globally with our blockchain partners.

  • Drive internal alignment between GTM, finance, legal and engineering on integration agreement execution and delivery timelines 

Requirements

  • 5+ years of business development experience with excellent experience closing high-value deals and exceeding targets 

  • You have at least 1+ years of exposure in identifying, negotiating and closing deals in the Web3 domain 

  • You have strong opinions on high potential chains/ ecosystem projects and can explain your reasoning. 

  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills 

  • Strategically minded and able to develop and execute innovative solutions 

  • Experience working within international and geographically distributed teams 

  • Strong technical understanding of core blockchain concepts, allowing you to effectively communicate with technical stakeholders. 

Preferred Requirements

  • Track record of structuring and closing large deal sizes in the Web3 infrastructure domains. 

  • Previous experience within venture capital settings is a plus 

All roles with Chainlink Labs are global and remote-based. Unless otherwise stated, we ask that you try to overlap some working hours with Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Commitment to Equal Opportunity

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Top Skills

Blockchain

What the Team is Saying

Luis "Lou" Valencia Jr.
Jake Salerno
Lauren Halstead
Chuhan
The Company
650 Employees
Remote Workplace
Year Founded: 2017

What We Do

Chainlink Labs is the leading provider of secure and reliable Web3 services that have enabled trillions of dollars in transaction value across DeFi, insurance, gaming, NFTs, and other major industries. Chainlink Web3 services enhance smart contracts by connecting them to real-world data sources and off-chain computation across any blockchain and provide global enterprises with a universal gateway to all blockchains. Chainlink Labs is dedicated to the development and integration of Chainlink as the industry-standard Web3 services platform connecting the world to blockchains.

At Chainlink Labs, we empower the broader Chainlink community and build world-class Web3 solutions with global enterprises such as AWS, Google, T-Systems, and leading development teams at the forefront of the smart contract ecosystem, including Aave, Compound, Synthetix, GMX, and many more. Through a fusion of cutting-edge academic research and an industry focus on user needs, our mission is to enable the next generation of smart contracts and build a world powered by truth.

Why Work With Us

We offer employees the opportunity to help build a world-changing Web3 services platform. Smart contracts and blockchain technology are redefining major industries, from finance to gaming, and we're at the forefront of this global shift. As a remote-first workplace, you will be able to contribute from anywhere in the world.

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Chainlink Labs is a fully distributed company that provides the tools and resources you need to thrive in your remote work environment. Benefits include a monthly co-working space stipend and a generous hardware allowance.

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