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Strategic Account Executive, Financial Institutions, Brazil

Role overview

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in financial services, fintech, consulting, technology or infrastructure sales, serving financial institutions in Brazil
  • An established, active network at C-level and senior management in Brazilian banks and financial institutions
  • A track record of closing and expanding enterprise relationships with long cycles and multiple stakeholders
  • Solid understanding of the Brazilian regulatory landscape (BCB, CVM) and how institutions handle compliance

Responsibilities

  • Build, deepen and manage relationships with banks, brokers, asset managers, payment institutions and fintechs entering digital assets in Brazil and LATAM
  • Map each institution's digital asset roadmap and regulatory obligations, and position CertiK's solutions accordingly
  • Lead complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles with CISOs, CTOs, compliance, risk, innovation and legal teams through to close
  • Represent CertiK at industry events, associations and executive forums; speak on panels when relevant

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Relationship Management
  • Negotiation
  • Consulting
  • Business Acumen
  • Communication

About the company

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CertiK

Blockchain, Crypto & Web3

CertiK is a pioneer in blockchain security, leveraging best-in-class AI technology to protect and monitor blockchain protocols and smart contracts. Founded in 2018 by professors from Yale University and Columbia University, CertiK’s mission is to secure the web3 world. CertiK applies cutting-edge innovations from academia to enterprise, enabling mission-critical applications to scale with safety and correctness. One of the fastest-growing and most trusted companies in blockchain security, CertiK is a true market leader. To date, CertiK has worked with nearly 4,000 Enterprise clients, secured over $360 billion worth of digital assets, and has detected nearly 70,000 vulnerabilities in blockchain code. Our clients include leading projects such as Aave, Polygon, Binance Smart Chain, Terra, Yearn, and Chiliz. ​​CertiK is backed by Insight, Partners, Sequoia, Tiger Global, Coatue Management, Lightspeed, Advent International, SoftBank, Hillhouse Capital, Goldman Sachs, Coinbase Ventures, Binance, Shunwei Capital, IDG Capital, Wing, Legend Star, Danhua Capital and other investors.

Company details

Company typeScaleup
IndustryBlockchain, Crypto & Web3
Company size201 - 500

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Job description

About CertiK
Born from groundbreaking research at Columbia and Yale, CertiK has grown to become the largest Web3 security platform, combining proprietary models with comprehensive security solutions and end-to-end toolkits to support the full lifecycle of Web3 development. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in New York City, CertiK provides a wide range of services including smart contract audits, penetration testing, on-chain monitoring, incident response, and compliance solutions for some of the largest projects and institutions in the digital asset ecosystem.  
Responsibilities
  • Build, deepen and manage relationships with banks, brokers, asset managers, payment institutions and fintechs entering digital assets in Brazil and LATAM
  • Map each institution's digital asset roadmap and regulatory obligations, and position CertiK's solutions accordingly. These include security assessments, custody and infrastructure audits, penetration testing, monitoring, and compliance tooling
  • Lead complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles with CISOs, CTOs, compliance, risk, innovation and legal teams through to close
  • Represent CertiK at industry events, associations (e.g. Febraban, ABBC, ABFintechs, ABToken, ANBIMA) and executive forums; speak on panels when relevant
  • Navigate institutional politics: understand who decides, who influences and how procurement actually works
  • Work with CertiK's technical, advisory and product teams to shape proposals that fit institutional requirements
  • Share market intelligence to inform CertiK's regional strategy and product roadmap

  • Requirements
  • 10+ years in financial services, fintech, consulting, technology or infrastructure sales, serving financial institutions in Brazil
  • An established, active network at C-level and senior management in Brazilian banks and financial institutions. You can get a meeting in weeks, not months
  • A track record of closing and expanding enterprise relationships with long cycles and multiple stakeholders
  • Executive presence: comfortable in boardrooms, with regulators and on stage
  • Political acumen and the patience to build relationships over time
  • Solid understanding of the Brazilian regulatory landscape (BCB, CVM) and how institutions handle compliance
  • Fluent Portuguese and professional English; Spanish is a plus
  • Web3 or cybersecurity experience is not required. Curiosity and willingness to learn are. We will give you the technical backing

  • Bonus Points
  • Experience selling to CISOs, risk or compliance functions (GRC, cybersecurity, audit, regtech, core banking, payments)
  • Background at a Big Four firm, bank, core banking/payments vendor, or regulatory consultancy
  • Network across other LATAM markets (Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Argentina)
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