Institutional Business Development Manager

Injective Foundation

$90K — $130K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years in business development, partnerships, or sales within a crypto exchange or market-making environment
  • Solid grasp of cryptocurrency exchanges, market structures, and liquidity provisioning
  • Familiarity with spot markets, perpetual futures, and token listings
  • Established network in exchanges, market makers, or trading firms is highly advantageous
  • Experience in launching liquidity programs or institutional partnerships
  • Strong negotiation and relationship management skills
  • Analytical mindset with an ability to identify and act on strategic opportunities

Responsibilities

  • Develop and manage relationships with centralized exchanges and institutional partners
  • Identify and negotiate strategic partnerships to enhance liquidity and trading activity
  • Lead initiatives for new exchange listings and liquidity programs
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams for market launches and integrations
  • Coordinate liquidity programs and incentive campaigns with market makers
  • Monitor trading activities and competitive landscapes to discover new business prospects
  • Nurture existing partner relationships while seeking collaboration expansion

Benefits

  • Competitive salary with INJ token award
  • Remote-friendly work with flexible hours
  • Comprehensive health insurance
  • Unlimited paid time off (PTO)
  • Home office equipment stipend
  • Opportunity to engage with advanced blockchain technology
  • Collaborative culture with growth and development opportunities
  • Global team meetups
Full Job Description


About the role

As part of our BD team, you will focus on expanding Injective's institutional network by building strategic relationships. You will play a critical role in growing liquidity across the Injective ecosystem, driving new institutional partnerships, and supporting the launch of new markets and training initiatives.

Responsibilities:
  • Develop and manage relationships with centralized exchanges (CEXs), market makers, trading firms, liquidity providers, and institutional partners to expand the Injective ecosystem
  • Identify, negotiate, and execute strategic partnerships that drive liquidity, trading activity, and ecosystem growth
  • Lead business development efforts for new exchange listings, trading integrations, liquidity initiatives, and institutional partnerships
  • Collaborate with product, engineering, and ecosystem teams to support exchange integrations, new market launches, and liquidity initiatives
  • Work closely with market makers and ecosystem partners to coordinate liquidity programs, incentive campaigns, and go-to-market strategies
  • Monitor market structure, trading activity, and competitive exchange landscapes to identify new business opportunities and optimize partnership strategies
  • Maintain strong relationships with existing partners while identifying opportunities to expand collaboration
Who you are:
  • 3+ years of business development, partnerships, or sales at a crypto exchange or market making business
  • Strong understanding of cryptocurrency exchanges, market structure, market making, liquidity provisioning, and institutional trading
  • Familiarity with spot markets, perpetual futures, derivatives, token listings, and exchange infrastructure
  • An existing network of relationships across exchanges, market makers, trading firms, or other institutional participants is highly desirable
  • Experience launching liquidity programs, institutional partnerships, or exchange integrations
  • Excellent negotiation, relationship management, and communication skills
  • Analytical mindset with the ability to identify strategic opportunities and execute independently
  • Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.
  • Based and eligible to work in the US without sponsorship
Why work with us?
  • Competitive salary and INJ token award
  • Remote-friendly work environment with flexible hours
  • Health Insurance
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Equipment
  • Home Office Stipend
  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge blockchain technology in the finance industry.
  • Collaborative team culture with opportunities for professional growth and development.
  • Global team meet ups.


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