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    Business Development Lead, Financial Institutions

    Monad Foundation
    New York City
    Hybrid
    Senior
    Full Time
    28 days ago
    business developmentfinancial institutionsblockchaincryptoinstitutional communications

    Requirements

    • 6-10 years of experience in financial institution partnerships, institutional business development, management consulting with financial services focus, or crypto infrastructure company experience.
    • Direct exposure to how large financial institutions evaluate, procure, and adopt new technology infrastructure.
    • Existing relationships within financial institutions, consulting firms, or the broader institutional crypto ecosystem.

    What You'll Do

    • Build and manage a structured pipeline of target financial institutions including banks, exchanges, clearing houses, asset managers, and market infrastructure providers.
    • Develop deep, trust-based relationships with senior decision-makers at major financial institutions focused on blockchain strategy, digital assets, and infrastructure decisions.
    • Cultivate internal champions within each target institution to build coalitions for institutional decisions.
    • Develop and execute an advisor and influencer strategy engaging consulting firms, advisors, and intermediaries influencing financial institutions' chain selection.
    • Maintain a real-time view of institutions evaluating competing chains and develop positioning for Monad as the better fit.
    • Build Monad's presence in forums, working groups, and industry bodies related to institutional blockchain strategy.
    • Develop and maintain Monad's institutional narrative articulating why Monad is the right infrastructure partner for financial institutions.
    • Own the operational cadence of institutional communications including drafting ecosystem updates, preparing materials, and maintaining outreach rhythm.
    • Monitor sentiment across institutional channels and surface shifts in perception with context and recommended responses.
    • Support development and refinement of Monad's institutional narrative for clear stakeholder understanding.
    • Manage logistics and follow-through of institutional relationships to prevent operational gaps.

    Nice to Have

    • Exceptional written communication skills for investor updates, institutional materials, and narrative documents.
    • Familiarity with token markets and institutional investor behavior.
    • Ability to manage multiple workstreams with different audiences and timelines simultaneously without dropping quality.
    • Analytical skills to track competitive dynamics across chains and synthesize institutional feedback into actionable intelligence.

    Benefits

    • Challenging problems with autonomy and impact.
    • Endless opportunity for impact in a game-changing blockchain technology.
    • Part of a world-class, highly motivated team.
    • Culture of collaboration, low ego, and high-quality output.
    • Strong ecosystem supported by leading investors, builders, and long-term contributors.

    About Monad Foundation

    Monad develops a blockchain protocol that streamlines Ethereum throughput via parallel transaction processing techniques.

    New York, NY, US
    10 - 50
    Blockchain & Cryptocurrency