Job description
Aptos is a people-first blockchain on a mission to help billions of people achieve universal and fair access to decentralized assets in a safe and scalable way.
Founded by some of the original creators and maintainers that researched, designed, and built the Diem blockchain to serve this purpose, we have dedicated several years toward this mission. We believe the open-source Diem technology we have developed is an important foundation of a safe and scalable web3 world where everyone has more equitable opportunities to grow and access financial assets with lower fees and fewer intermediaries.
Aptos (Ohlone for “The People”) encompasses our mission and ethos for why we build.
Role Overview:
We are seeking a dynamic DeFi Liquidity Lead to join our team. This role will be critical to growing liquidity on Aptos through a range of strategies, including managing partnerships with onchain liquidity providers in the Aptos ecosystem. The ideal candidate will have deep domain expertise in digital asset markets, DeFi broadly and onchain liquidity specifically.
This role reports to the Aptos Foundation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Maintain and develop relationships with onchain liquidity providers in order to grow strategic liquidity in the Aptos DeFi ecosystem
- Work directly with the most prominent DeFi protocols on Aptos to help them develop relationships with liquidity providers and achieve their product roadmaps
- Ideate and execute on new DeFi growth strategies alongside the rest of the DeFi and Liquidity teams at Aptos
Qualifications:
- 2+ years of experience in a professional digital asset trading, yield farming, liquidity provisioning, or similar role
- Deep expertise in DeFi primitives and onchain liquidity
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapt to changing priorities
- Strong analytical, relationship-management, and deal structuring skills
Our Benefits
- 100% insurance premium coverage for medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents (US Employees)
- Equipment of your choice
- Flexible vacation time, 11 holidays, and floating company days off
- Competitive Salary
- Equity (RSUs) (US employees)
- Protocol Token Grants
- 401k matching (US Employees)
- Fun and inclusive in-person and digital events
Aptos is committed to diversity in the workplace, and we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not hire on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by local, state or federal law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.
We are committed to providing a safe and secure hiring process for all applicants. Unfortunately, there are individuals who may attempt to impersonate Aptos or our employees for fraudulent purposes.
To protect yourself, please be aware of the following:
- We will never ask you for payment of any kind during the application or onboarding process, including fees for background checks, training, or equipment.
- We will always communicate with you using our official company email domain.
- We will never request your personal financial information, such as your social security number or bank account details, during the initial application stages or via email or a video/voice call when onboarding.
If you encounter any suspicious activity or requests that seem out of the ordinary, please do not hesitate to report it to us at [email protected].
