Strategy & Operations Senior Manager

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

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, driving regulated asset and institutional activity on-chain
• 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, measuring success by counterparty deployment and engagement
• 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, tracking and reporting progress on key cross-functional initiatives to senior leadership

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 meetings
• Team offsites, team bonding activities, happy hours
• Competitive bonuses and equity
• Competitive benefits covering physical and mental healthcare, retirement, family forming, and family support
• Employee giving match
• Mobile phone stipend
• R&R days
• Wellness reimbursement and weekly onsite & virtual programming
• Generous vacation policy
• Parental leave policies and family planning benefits
• Catered lunches and fully-stocked kitchens