Head of DeFi

TheMonad Foundationis a team of dedicated ecosystem and community builders who are on a mission to massively grow the impact of decentralized tech. We believe that theMonadblockchain--the performant and parallel EVM Layer 1--will help decentralized apps eat the world.

The Role

Monad Foundation, a core contributor to the Monad protocol, is looking for aHead of DeFito lead the strategy, relationships, and hands-on execution that grows DeFi across the Monad network. This is a player-coach role: you'll set the roadmapandget into the weeds, advising builders on protocol design, orchestrating asset onboarding, deploying incentives with discipline, and ensuring the DeFi stack on Monad is robust and capital-efficient.

You should be the person who can explain how any top protocol onDefiLlamamakes money, open a Monad-native protocol's frontend and produce a sharp assessment of what's working and what isn't, and then get on a call with a TradFi executive and explain why on-chain yield infrastructure matters. You hold the full DeFi picture in your head, and you turn that knowledge into TVL, volume, and fees.

What You Will Do

• Own DeFi growth strategy for the Monad network -Prioritize bets across lending, DEXs, stablecoins, RWAs, and yield infrastructure, measured by TVL, volume, stablecoin market cap, RWA market cap, and fees generated.
• Execute end-to-end asset and protocol onboarding-coordinating across oracles, liquidators, DEX pool setup, curators, and bridging providers.
• Advise DeFi builders deploying on the Monadnetwork - with high-conviction, actionable feedback on protocol mechanics, product gaps, and market positioning.
• Activate your network -of whales, liquid funds, curators, and blue-chip DeFi founders to kickstart early liquidity and protocol traction.
• Bridge DeFi and TradFi/Fintech -Represent the Foundation with senior institutional executives, translating yield generation opportunities (e.g., Morpho vaults on the Monad network) into strategic terms they act on.
• Drive incentive strategy- Form and defend opinions on which initiatives attract durable TVL per unit of spend versus which produce mercenary capital.
• Manage a team of 2–3 DeFi specialists -setting priorities, maintaining execution tempo, and building a culture of rigor and action bias.

Who You Are

• DeFi-fluent operatorwith a track record of driving measurable growth in TVL, liquidity, or protocol adoption. You understand value flows across lending (Aave, Morpho, Euler), CDPs, DEXs, and yield-bearing stablecoins — and can explain what each category needs to get right to win.
• Opinionated on asset quality and risk.You can research a new interest-bearing asset and quickly assess bridging mechanics, liquidity depth, redemption windows, reserve transparency, and issuer controls.
• Deep, pre-existing networkamong whales, liquid crypto-native funds, DeFi curators, and blue-chip protocol founders. You bring the rolodex on day one.
• Executive presence.Credible with TradFi/Fintech C-suite; able to make DeFi concepts legible to institutional decision-makers without dumbing them down.
• Strategic and organized.You see the full DeFi chessboard, prioritize ruthlessly, and know when to move fast versus when to build consensus.
• Proven leaderwith prior experience managing a small, high-output team with clear direction and high trust.
• Efficient communicator, written and verbal. You distill complexity into clarity without losing nuance.

Nice to Haves

• Strong knowledge of trading/markets; able to think in expected value (EV) terms.
• Experience deploying or managing liquidity across multiple chains.
• Comfort reading Solidity and understanding smart contract risk at a conceptual level.
• Experience working within a foundation, DAO, or decentralized contributor structure.

Why Work with Us

• Challenging problems.You’ll work on extremely challenging problems with massive impact.
• Huge opportunity.The Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) standard is ubiquitous, but existing EVM-compatible chains are slow and bandwidth-constrained. Monad’s core innovations offer developers the best of both worlds (portability and performance) and are a game-changer for mass user adoption in crypto.
• The right team.You’ll be part of an exceptional and highly-motivated team
• Culture. We’re a lean team working together to achieve very ambitious goals. We are united in our culture of collaboration, low ego, and high-quality output. As an early member of our team, you’ll help continue to shape our culture.