About the role
We are looking for a highly driven Strategy & BD Associate to work closely with Aave Labs’ leadership team on high-impact strategic initiatives across ecosystem growth, product expansion, and institutional adoption. This unique opportunity operates at the intersection of strategy, business development, and execution within one of the most influential organizations in decentralized finance. The role is designed for someone who thrives in fast-moving environments, enjoys solving complex problems, and is excited to help shape the future of on‑chain finance.
You will support and help drive a broad range of initiatives across Aave Labs, reporting to the Chief Strategy & Business Officer, and working cross‑functionally with product, engineering, legal, marketing, ecosystem, and external partners. This role provides broad exposure across strategy, ecosystem growth, and execution, and offers significant opportunities to grow within Aave Labs’ business development and strategic functions over time.
How you can make an impact
- Support the development and execution of strategic growth initiatives across Aave Labs’ ecosystem and products.
- Work closely with leadership to help identify and evaluate new market opportunities and expansion strategies.
- Coordinate cross-functional initiatives across product, engineering, legal, marketing, and ecosystem teams to drive execution and alignment.
- Assist in developing and managing strategic partnerships across DeFi, fintech, infrastructure, and institutional ecosystems.
- Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and ecosystem mapping to support business and strategic decision‑making.
- Help prepare strategic materials including partnership proposals, market overviews, presentations, and ecosystem analyses.
- Support business development efforts including outreach coordination, pipeline management, partner tracking, and stakeholder communication.
- Monitor trends across DeFi, stablecoins, tokenization, institutional adoption, and digital asset infrastructure to identify emerging opportunities.
- Contribute to internal strategic planning and operational initiatives as Aave Labs continues to scale globally.
Qualifications
- 3–5 years of experience in strategy, business development, or partnerships, and digital assets.
- Strong understanding of crypto, DeFi, and the evolving digital asset ecosystem.
- Intellectual curiosity and a genuine passion for decentralized finance and emerging financial infrastructure.
- Exceptional communication, organizational, and project management skills.
- Ability to operate autonomously and manage multiple workstreams in fast-moving environments.
- Strong analytical and strategic thinking capabilities with high attention to detail.
- Comfortable working cross-functionally with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- High-agency mindset with a willingness to take ownership and drive initiatives forward.
- Strong team player who thrives in collaborative and globally distributed environments.
Equal Opportunities Statement
Aave Labs celebrates diversity and views each and every team member as a separate individual with their own unique identity. No matter your race, religion, gender, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, or other characteristic, we welcome you at Aave Labs. As an equal opportunities employer, we take accountability and believe in everyone’s potential to build, create and inspire changes. With a mission to build a diverse workforce, we are proud to foster a working environment in which everyone can feel safe and valued for who they are.
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