The Solana Foundation is a non-profit based in Zug, Switzerland, dedicated to the adoption, decentralization, and security of the Solana network. Solana is a high performance blockchain that can deliver a fast and friendly user experience, without sacrificing security. The Solana Foundation is working to realize a world where individuals own their data, use permissionless networks, and transfer information and value freely around the world. We are looking for talented people who are willing to jump right in and use their expertise to help the ecosystem build.
The Opportunity
Solana Foundation is seeking a Head of Stablecoins to lead the strategy, growth, and ecosystem development of stablecoins on Solana.
This is not a traditional BD or product role. The right person will own the full picture — from forging partnerships with stablecoin issuers, exchanges, and DeFi protocols, to designing strategies that drive meaningful liquidity onto Solana, to working with product and engineering teams to remove friction and unlock new use cases.
The ideal candidate thinks like a founder: they can set a vision, build relationships at the highest levels, get deep into mechanism design and tokenomics, and execute relentlessly across multiple work-streams simultaneously. They understand that growing stablecoins on Solana requires a combination of strategic partnerships, smart commercial structures, product thinking, and ecosystem coordination. The mandate of this role is not to drive organic or marginal growth, rather it is to drive step function/breakthrough growth.
What You'll Do
Define and own Solana Foundation's stablecoin growth strategy end-to-end — from issuer relationships to on-chain distribution and utility
Build and manage relationships with major stablecoin issuers, exchanges, custodians, market makers, and DeFi protocols to deepen stablecoin supply and usage on Solana
Design and oversee commercial strategies, and liquidity initiatives that attract and retain stablecoin capital on-chain
Work closely with product and engineering teams to identify infrastructure gaps, improve developer tooling, and enable new stablecoin use cases (payments, treasury, remittances, DeFi)
Collaborate with ecosystem teams across DeFi, payments, and institutional adoption to ensure stablecoin growth compounds across verticals
Track competitive dynamics across chains, analyze what's working, and adapt strategy quickly
Represent Solana Foundation in executive conversations, industry working groups, and at major conferences
What We're Looking For
7+ years of experience spanning some combination of business development, product strategy, growth, or protocol/ecosystem leadership — ideally in crypto or fintech
A founder's mindset: high agency, comfortable with ambiguity, able to context-switch between a partnership negotiation, an incentive model, and a product spec in the same day
Strong understanding of stablecoin mechanics, DeFi liquidity dynamics, and on-chain incentive design
Proven ability to build and maintain senior relationships with issuers, protocols, and institutional partners
Sharp analytical thinking — comfortable working with data, modeling scenarios, and making trade-offs
Excellent communicator who can translate complex on-chain dynamics into clear strategic narratives for both crypto-native and traditional audiences
Comfortable operating autonomously in a fast-moving, lean, globally distributed team
Bonus Points
Direct experience at a stablecoin issuer, DeFi protocol, L1/L2, or crypto-native fund
Background in commercial strategies, tokenomics, or liquidity strategy
Existing relationships with major stablecoin issuers and key DeFi teams building on Solana or across chains
Experience in payments infrastructure or traditional capital markets
Skills Required
- 7+ years of experience in business development, product strategy, or ecosystem leadership
- Strong understanding of stablecoin mechanics and DeFi liquidity dynamics
- Proven ability to build and maintain senior relationships
- Excellent communicator with analytical thinking skills
What We Do
Solace helps large enterprises become modern and real-time by giving them everything they need to make their business operations and customer interactions event-driven. With PubSub+, the market’s first and only event management platform, the company provides a comprehensive way to create, document, discover and stream events from where they are produced to where they need to be consumed – securely, reliably, quickly, and guaranteed. Behind Solace technology is the world’s leading group of data movement experts, with over 20 years of experience helping global enterprises solve some of the most demanding challenges in a variety of industries – from capital markets, retail, and gaming to space, aviation, and automotive. Established enterprises such as SAP, Barclays and the Royal Bank of Canada, multinational automobile manufacturers such as Groupe Renault and Groupe PSA, and industry disruptors such as Jio use Solace’s advanced event broker technologies to modernize legacy applications, deploy modern microservices, and build an event mesh to support their hybrid cloud, multi-cloud and IoT architectures. Learn more at solace.com.
