Strategy & Operations Senior Manager

You will be at the heart of the evolution of the XRP Ledger ecosystem, working directly with the Head of Ecosystem Growth, Product, and Partnerships to drive critical initiatives, operational rigor, and cross-functional alignment. You'll thrive in a fast-paced environment, bringing strong strategic, analytical, operational, and executional skills to help establish the XRPL as the go-to blockchain for Institutional DeFi.

Responsibilities

• Lead operational orchestration of DeFi and EVM sidechain initiatives, including governance frameworks, fund deployment mechanisms, and collaboration models with internal teams and third-party partners
• Develop and maintain a multi-year ecosystem growth framework in tandem with product and partnerships teams, anchored to the "Utility, Liquidity and Trust" North Star
• Define shared, measurable metrics for all external hubs and ecosystem programs including RWA grants, startup programs, hackathons, and developer relations with clear success criteria and decision checkpoints
• Coordinate cross-functional projects to activate key use cases such as stablecoin payments, credit and capital markets, and RWA tokenization
• Support the VP of Partnerships in developing quarterly and annual planning cycles, including pipeline review and management for prospects and existing partners
• Collaborate with product and partnership teams to identify and expand on-chain yield use cases across the XRP Ledger ecosystem
• Partner with PMM and product teams to deliver actionable go-to-market plans for key product launches
• Design decision-making frameworks that accelerate choices, increase transparency, and drive go/no-go alignment across leadership
• Establish operating rhythm, run key leadership meetings, and structure strategic questions for decision-making
• Build and maintain structured workflows for core processes including partner onboarding, risk response, and delivery management

Requirements

• 6 to 10 years of experience in strategy and operations within Web3, fintech, technology, or consulting
• Proven track record of operational support for Sales, BD, and/or Delivery teams
• Strong understanding of crypto ecosystems, with a bonus for experience with L1 protocols, tokenization, stablecoins, or DeFi
• Strong problem-solving, collaboration, and project execution skills
• Outstanding communication skills, with experience presenting to senior stakeholders
• Proficiency with dashboards and data tools, and comfort operating in rapidly changing environments

Benefits

• Professional development budget
• Flexible in-office collaboration schedule
• Bi-weekly all-company meeting
• Team offsites, team bonding activities, and happy hours
• Competitive bonuses and equity
• Health, retirement, family forming, and family support benefits
• Employee giving match
• Mobile phone stipend
• R&R days
• Wellness reimbursement and onsite & virtual wellness programming
• Generous vacation policy
• Parental leave policies
• Catered lunches and fully-stocked kitchens