Venture Lead - Payments

RootstockLabs builds **Bitcoin-secured DeFi infrastructure** that enables companies and financial institutions to offer borrowing, lending, investment, and payment solutions at global scale. - Market: Companies, financial institutions, and their customers - Product: Bitcoin-secured DeFi financial products - Distribution: B2B2C through regulated financial institutions We operate at the intersection of crypto infrastructure and institutional finance, enabling compliant, scalable access to decentralized financial services powered by Bitcoin.

### KEY RESPONSIBILITIES - Define and execute the product portfolio roadmap across multiple payment verticals - Validate product-market fit through customer discovery, pilots, and design partnerships - Build, structure, and lead a dedicated product-engineering squad - Represent the venture externally - conferences, partner meetings, ecosystem conversations - Align with R&D on underlying protocol capabilities and upcoming rollouts - Deliver several foundational platform launches within 6–18 months - Drive commercial traction — early partners, distribution channels, revenue paths

### WHAT YOU BRING - 3–7 years in payments/remittances/fintech; crypto experience is a must, traditional rails a plus - Hands-on experience building crypto payment products — you have been in the room, not watching from the side - Strong understanding of Bitcoin/EVM ecosystems - Fluent across product strategy, customer discovery, and partnerships - Familiarity with agentic/AI-driven payment flows or programmable money - Experience in incubating and scaling a product - Startup speed — ships fast, prioritizes ruthlessly, comfortable with ambiguity - Eager to step up — this is your chance to own and lead a venture, not just contribute to one - Comfortable as the external face — present, visible, and active in the ecosystem

### **ROOTIES BENEFITS** At RootstockLabs, we don’t just offer a job, we offer a community. Here’s what you can expect when you join us: - **Competitive compensation package** and unique benefits designed to support your growth and well-being. - **100% Remote Work from Europe / South America,** with access to global CoWorking spaces. - **Work-Life Balance:** Up to 35 vacation days, 30 sick days and parental leave - **Continuous Learning:** Access to training programs, language courses, and learning sponsorship annually. - **Unique Projects:** Work with cutting-edge blockchain technology in a global, diverse team. - **Monthly Allowance** for Contractors to support your connectivity and well-being.

RootstockLabs builds infrastructure for Bitcoin-secured finance, contributing to Rootstock, the largest and longest-running Bitcoin sidechain that enables smart contracts, decentralized applications, and financial services on Bitcoin. They partner with developers, fintechs, and institutions to enable onchain capital markets, lending, borrowing, investment, and cross-border payments. Since 2017, they have focused on extending Bitcoin's functionality for scalable, secure decentralized technologies.