Founding Business Development Lead

Today over 90% of crypto is traded on centralized exchanges ($12T/yr in spot). This is because assets users want to trade are fragmented across chains, making it impossible to do without middlemen. The protocols that attempt to solve this today have much worse rates, swap amounts, asset selection, and UX compared to their centralized alternatives. We solved this by creating a multichain trading protocol that allows for trading native assets in size, with verifiably lowest price execution. This is possible with a new primitive: multichain smart contracts (protocol nodes run inside TEEs), unlocking previously impossible onchain actions which we re just scratching the surface of. We recently raised a seed round from the top fund in crypto (Paradigm), are live on Ethereum and Base with the best rate BTC trading, and just went live with our first integrators. We are expanding to every major chain in the coming weeks.

As our first Business Development hire, you will lead partnerships at Rift. - Own the entire customer integration lifecycle: from sourcing a pipeline, to building relationships and supporting once they’re live. - Work directly with the CEO to strategize and close deals. - Be the primary company representative for the majority of interactions. - Conduct 20+ external calls/meetings per week.

You must be elite at: - Being a charismatic, high energy representative of the company. - Building relationships with decision makers at DeFi and TradFi companies. - Explaining a protocol’s unique benefits vs competitors simply. - Maximizing your productivity with the latest AI tools. Bonus points if you’re: - Crypto native - self custody crypto and regularly use popular protocols. - A high school or college dropout. - The most locked in person you know.

Rift is a sales platform that automates administrative tasks for salespeople, enabling them to focus on selling. Founded in 2022, it helps sales teams accomplish deal-closing activities including email, sequences, cold calling, and meeting booking, while automating data cleaning and lead identification.