Associate, Ecosystem Growth & BD

Work with the Best Orderly Network is a combination of an orderbook-based trading infrastructure and a robust liquidity layer offering spot and perpetual futures orderbooks. Unlike traditional platforms, Orderly doesn’t have a front end; instead, it operates at the core of the ecosystem, providing essential services to projects built on top of it. Our DEX white-label solution is carefully crafted to save builders time and capital while granting access to our bootstrapped liquidity. Picture having the best features of CEXs while keeping settlements on-chain and maintaining full self-custody. With Orderly, anyone can create a trading application thanks to our seamless plug-and-play experience leveraging our liquidity and composability. Looking ahead, our grand vision is to create an omnichain protocol, connecting traders from both EVM and non-EVM chains within the same orderbook. A Glimpse into Your Future at Orderly Network Orderly's Partnership team accelerates the growth of Orderly's ecosystem and business development by supporting committed teams that build ambitious products on top of Orderly. As Associate, Eco & BD, you’ll conceptualize, implement, and manage growth initiatives for early- to mid-stage builders across all verticals (DeFi, gaming, NFTs, etc) to become thriving ecosystem projects. You will use creativity and data-driven evidence to identify which strategies and support verticals to prioritize. You will manage, maintain, and improve internal and externally-facing systems and processes. You are ready and willing to tackle any challenge, no problem too small. You are self-sufficient, organized, and ambitious, with existing experience in L1/L2 ecosystem development. What will you be working on? You’ll develop and execute new initiatives that grow our ecosystem You’ll work alongside Business Development, DevRel, Marketing, and Operations teams to execute initiatives You’ll collaborate with a range of counterparties, builders, investors, exchanges, infrastructure providers—to promote the growth of our ecosystem You’ll manage initiatives like grants programs and hackathons that bring builders to Orderly and encourage them to compose with other ecosystem apps You'll research new defi protocols, work with L1/2 ecosystems, support in driving more utility for our token Who will you be working with? Maintain close collaboration with Marketing, Operations, Product & BD Teams. About you Two or more years of experience in ecosystem growth/BD at an L1/L2 blockchain or similar (e.g. portfolio support at a venture firm), onboarding and growing successful projects from the ground up You are biased toward action while respecting team-oriented priorities You are no-ego, adaptable, entrepreneurial, detail-oriented You are an excellent speaker and writer You are personable and able to manage expectations across many stakeholders and multiple on-going relationships Interested in Learning More? Our hiring process begins by meeting with our People Team, who help facilitate the process of placing you in your new role. You can expect to share your experience and ideas in online video interviews with our hiring team, made up of management and potential new colleagues. If you have experience in developing trading systems or financial-related products is a plus. You can prepare for this interview by mentally organizing your strategies and opinions on topics such as Web3, cryptocurrency trading platforms, and your vision of how to succeed. Share this! Don’t be afraid of friends or co-workers stealing this job! If you are amazing and smart we will find a place for you. Check out our External Referral Incentives Program as well.