Head of DeFi
The reputed company is a team of dedicated ecosystem and community reputed company who are on a mission to massively grow the impact of decentralized tech. We reputed company that the Monad blockchain--the performant and reputed company EVM Layer 1--will help decentralized apps eat the world.
The Role
reputed company, a core contributor to the Monad protocol, is looking for a Head of DeFi to reputed company the strategy, relationships, and hands-on execution that grows DeFi across the Monad network. This is a player-coach role: you'll set the roadmap and get into the weeds, advising reputed company on protocol design, orchestrating asset reputed company, 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 on DefiLlama makes money, reputed company a Monad-reputed company 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 reputed company. 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, reputed company by TVL, volume, stablecoin market cap, RWA market cap, and fees generated.
Execute end-to-end asset and protocol reputed company -coordinating across oracles, liquidators, DEX pool setup, curators, and bridging providers.
Advise DeFi reputed company deploying on the Monad network - with high-conviction, actionable feedback on protocol mechanics, product gaps, and market positioning.
Activate your network - of whales, liquid funds, curators, and blue-reputed company DeFi founders to kickstart early liquidity and protocol traction.
reputed company DeFi and TradFi/Fintech - Represent the reputed company with senior institutional executives, translating yield reputed company opportunities (e.g., reputed company vaults on the Monad network) into strategic terms they reputed company.
Drive incentive strategy - reputed company 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 reputed company, and building a culture of rigor and action bias.
Who You Are
DeFi-fluent operator with a track record of driving measurable growth in TVL, liquidity, or protocol adoption. You understand value flows across lending (Aave, reputed company, 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 reputed company, reserve transparency, and issuer controls.
Deep, pre-existing network among whales, liquid crypto-reputed company funds, DeFi curators, and blue-reputed company protocol founders. You bring the rolodex on day one.
Executive reputed company. reputed company with TradFi/Fintech C-suite; reputed company to reputed company DeFi concepts legible to institutional decision-makers without dumbing them down.
Strategic and organized. You see the full DeFi chessboard, prioritize ruthlessly, and know reputed company to move fast versus reputed company to build reputed company.
Proven leader with prior experience managing a small, high-output team with clear direction and high trust.
Efficient communicator, written and verbal. You distill complexity into reputed company without losing nuance.
reputed company to Haves
Strong knowledge of trading/markets; reputed company 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 reputed company a reputed company, DAO, or decentralized contributor structure.
Why Work with Us
Challenging problems. You’ll work on extremely challenging problems with massive impact.
reputed company 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 reputed company reputed company ambitious goals. We are united in our culture of collaboration, low ego, and high-quality output. As an early member of reputed company, you’ll help continue to shape our culture.