Senior Manager, Ecosystem Growth

Open to considering remote candidates in the US & Canada

Are you interested in helping us change the world of finance and payments forever? The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) is looking for a talented and experienced Senior Manager to join our Enterprise Ecosystem team. This role reports to the Sr. Director of Ecosystem. In this role, you will support large enterprises as they launch their products and services on Stellar, ensure the Stellar ecosystem has the right infrastructure, partners, and tooling in place to execute these product launches, serve as a primary point of communication between the SDF and major digital asset infrastructure and service providers, and help enable seamless onboarding of new Stellar assets. You will become an expert on Stellar and its enterprise ecosystem, and lead in developing a strategic vision for growing the Stellar ecosystem to better support enterprise users. Most importantly, you will grow the world of blockchain and support SDF’s mission of creating equitable access to the global financial system.

In this role you will:

• Drive forward major product launches on Stellar and support ecosystem integration and partnership needs, as well as the overall growth strategy for each project;
• Work with key ecosystem stakeholders to identify infrastructure and/or service gaps within the Stellar ecosystem;
• Develop proposals to close these gaps through strategic enterprise partnerships or through the development of in-house solutions;
• Communicate and collaborate cross-functionally within SDF to advocate for and drive forward Stellar ecosystem growth initiatives;
• Oversee and ensure execution of multi-stakeholder deals and projects
• Actively engage with the Stellar enterprise ecosystem to build relationships and develop a deep understanding of ecosystem needs and priorities
• Foster strong relationships within the broader digital asset ecosystem to support the launch and growth of new Stellar-based assets.

You have:

• 7+ years of product, partnerships, or growth experience.
• Experience and understanding of the cryptocurrency space and market infrastructure, including direct experience working on digital asset projects.
• Extensive cross-functional experience with internal and external stakeholders to execute projects.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• The ability to see projects through to completion and to communicate outcomes to stakeholders.
• Comfort with a high degree of accountability and autonomy.

Bonus Points:

• You have trading or markets experience.
• You have B2B experience building / launching products.

Benefits/Perks

• Competitive health, dental & vision coverage (estimate costs here)
• Flexible time off + 15 company holidays including a company-wide holiday break
• Parental leave (12 weeks)
• Life & ADD (up to $50K)
• Short & Long term disability
• FSA & Dependent Care Accounts
• 401K
• Employee Assistance Program
• L&D budget of $1,500/year
• Company Retreats

About Stellar

Stellar is a decentralized, fast, scalable, and uniquely sustainable network for financial products and services. It is both a cross-currency transaction system and a platform for digital asset issuance, designed to connect the world’s financial infrastructure. Dozens of financial institutions worldwide issue assets and settle payments on the Stellar network, which has grown to over 4 million accounts.

About the Stellar Development Foundation

The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) is a non-profit organization that supports the development and growth of Stellar, an open-source network that connects the world’s financial infrastructure. Founded in 2014, the Foundation helps maintain Stellar’s codebase, supports the technical and business communities building on the network, and serves as a voice to regulators and institutions. The Foundation seeks to create equitable access to the global financial system, using the Stellar network to unlock the world’s economic potential through blockchain technology.
We look forward to hearing from you!

SDF is committed to diversity in its workforce and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. SDF does not make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other basis protected by applicable local, state or federal law.