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Business Development & Partnerships Director

Remote: 
Full Remote
Contract: 
Full time
Experience: 
Mid-level (2-5 years)
Work from: 
New York (USA)

Offer summary

Qualifications:

3+ years FICC sales experience, Experience in business development or B2B sales.

Key responsabilities:

  • Grow institutional OTC business globally
  • Build relationships with key ecosystem players
  • Execute business development strategies effectively
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Wintermute Financial Services SME https://wintermute.com/
51 - 200 Employees
About Wintermute
Wintermute is a hyper-growth algorithmic trading firm and one of the largest players in the global digital asset markets. We provide liquidity algorithmically across most cryptocurrency exchanges and trading platforms, as well as support high profile blockchain projects and traditional financial institutions moving into crypto. Culturally, we combine the best traits of both trading companies and technology startups. As a trading company, we manage hundreds of millions in assets, trade more than $5B+/day across dozens of trading platforms. As a technology startup, we build, innovate and move incredibly fast, we create best-in-class liquidity products that create more efficient markets. We believe that traditional finance has to change and we are on a mission to define and build the decentralized future of finance. Wintermute is a hyper-growth profitable proprietary trading business. We are backed by top tier global venture capital investors such as Lightspeed, Pantera Capital, Sino Global Capital, Blockchain.com Ventures, Avon Ventures by Fidelity Investments, DeFi Alliance and others. Learn more about our team and culture on our website and on Twitter.
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Job description

About Wintermute

Wintermute is one of the largest crypto-native algorithmic trading companies in digital assets. We provide liquidity algorithmically across most cryptocurrency exchanges and trading platforms, a broad range of OTC trading solutions as well as support high profile blockchain projects and traditional financial institutions moving into crypto. Wintermute also has a Wintermute Ventures arm that invests in early stage DeFi projects. 

Wintermute was founded in 2017 by industry leaders and has successfully navigated crypto industry cycles. Culturally, we combine the best of the two worlds: the technology standards of high-frequency trading firms in traditional markets and the innovative and entrepreneurial culture of technology startups. To Wintermute digital assets is not just another asset class, we believe in the innovative potential of blockchain, the fundamental innovations, we have a long-term view on the digital asset market and are taking a leadership position in building an innovative and compliant market. Read more here.

Business Development at Wintermute

We are looking for a Business Development & Partnerships Director in New York to support and continue our ambitious expansion in the region. We are looking for someone who knows the US financial services markets both from a traditional finance and digital assets perspective. You will be responsible for building new as well as growing Wintermute's existing businesses globally.

You will own opportunities in the region from end to end and develop your own strategic growth plan, while also getting advice and guidance from the team. We have the best liquidity products in the market, we work with many of the most prominent blockchain projects, we have many strategic growth opportunities in the pipeline, and a long line of counterparties wanting to develop relationships with us. We have no legacy processes, no corporate bureaucracy, no multiple levels of approvals, yet the highest standards of professionalism.

Responsibilities:
  • Grow institutional OTC business globally-  this includes developing and executing your own growth plan in the region where you will be responsible for. 
  • Work closely with other teams to bring new products (e.g. new derivatives products) to the market, this includes collecting customer feedback, testing products, launch plans, etc
  • Grow the crypto project Liquidity provision business - deepen and build relationships with high profile projects in the region, as well as local VCs and other important ecosystem players 
  • Growth partner relationships with important partners such as exchanges, custodians, lenders and other infrastructure providers
  • Execute a structured business development process and work with the teams to further improve operational efficiency (e.g. CRM, effectiveness of campaigns, etc)
  • Keep track of key launches and news in the crypto eco-system and proactively identify cooperation and business development opportunities

    • Hard Skills Requirements:
  • Experience in both traditional financial and digital assets services from high performing teams. 
  • 3+ years of FICC sales experience (voice or electronic), working with institutional clients
  • eCommerce experience would also be advantageous.
  • Experience with spot and derivatives OTC products, especially options is required.
  • Experience in business development, partnerships or any client-facing role (B2B sales, investment banking, etc)
  • Experience delivering business results - be ready to talk about numbers/quota achievement, etc
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written; the role is more around providing education to counterparties about our services rather than a standard sales pitch. Therefore it's important to come across convincing, concise, precise and a good listener whilst also being clear on the next steps as well as ensuring timely follow ups. 
  • Trading knowledge or crypto knowledge - is a strong advantage; willingness, aptitude and curiosity to understand the fundamentals of blockchain technologies, algorithmic trading and Liquidity provision is crucial
  • BSc/MSc in Business/Economics/Finance or any related degree

    • Join our dynamic team and benefit from:
  • Working at one of the most innovative trading firms globally. 
  • Engaging projects offering accelerated responsibilities and ownership compared to traditional finance environments. 
  • Great company culture: informal, non-hierarchical, ambitious, highly professional with a startup vibe, collaborative and entrepreneurial.

    • Note
  • Please ensure you have eligibility to work in the US without a visa.

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    • Required profile

    Experience

    Level of experience: Mid-level (2-5 years)
    Industry :
    Private Equity & Venture Capital
    Spoken language(s):
    English
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    Hard Skills

    Product KnowledgeFinancial Sales

    Other Skills

    • Analytical Thinking
    • Verbal Communication Skills
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