Perena
Business Development Lead
NEW💰 USD 81,000 - 107,000/yr
Job Description
2h ago
Perena
We believe that stablecoins are more than a payment tool — they’re a better form of banking. Perena is building the Stablebank Network: an ecosystem that connects stablecoin infrastructure, liquidity rails, yield strategies, and payments into one protocol.
To date, we’ve built:
- Numéraire, the largest stableswap on Solana, with over $2B in cumulative volume
- USD, Solana’s yield-integrated stable LP token, backed by assets like USDC, USDT, PYUSD — and soon, U.S. Treasury exposure via Franklin Templeton
- Perena Studio — a cultural lab for craft, design, and expression. It's where we share work, playfulness, and growth — and where aesthetics meet systems thinking.
We’re backed by some of the best in the world, including:
- Solana co-founders Anatoly Yakovenko and Raj Gokal
- Investors from Citadel, Jane Street, IMC, and Susquehanna
- Borderless Capital, Binance Labs, Primitive Ventures, Maelstrom, Anagram, Breed, and others
What You’ll do
Distribution & Integration Partnerships
- Identify, negotiate, and close wallet integrations that embed USD natively
- Land yield aggregator and dashboard listings
- Own the protocol-to-protocol partnership pipeline
- Drive exchange and on-ramp integrations that bring capital flows directly into Perena vaults
- Build and manage a pipeline of institutional allocators and fintech companies deploying stablecoins
- Structure creative deal formats — revenue share, boosted yield tiers, co-marketing — that make integration economically obvious for partners
- Cultivate relationships with $100K+ depositors as part of broader BD motion
- Support the Perena Purple program: white-glove onboarding, direct access, priority vault allocation
- Convert warm inbound and referrals from partner integrations into large, sticky deposits
- Track competitor moves and identify whitespace before they do
- Report weekly on pipeline health, partnership status, and TVL attribution by channel
- Work closely with the CEO on fundraising narrative
What We’re Looking For
- 3+ years in BD, partnerships, or growth — ideally at a fintech or DeFi company
- You've closed real deals: integrations, distribution agreements, or enterprise partnerships with meaningful revenue or TVL impact
- Solana-native is a strong plus. You know the ecosystem, have relationships, and understand how protocols talk to each other
- Fintech fluency matters too. You can hold a credible conversation with an institutional allocator and a DeFi native in the same afternoon
- You treat the BD pipeline like an engineer treats a codebase — structured, versioned, no loose ends
- You're a self-starter who doesn't need a playbook. You write the playbook
Why Perena?
Stablecoins are transforming how the world stores, moves, and grows value — and we’re still early. This is a once-in-a-generation shift: from legacy money to programmable, accessible, internet-native finance. Building here isn’t just technically interesting — it’s globally meaningful.**
We own our future — we trust each other to take initiative. Voices are heard and outcomes matter.
We treat our work as craft — thoughtful, opinionated, and precise.Many of us come from design, art, or cultural backgrounds.
We think from first principles — Perena is a reimagining of financial infrastructure. That starts with reimagining how we build.
We work in public** — we value clarity, writing, and sharing progress openly within the team and with our community.
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Compensation: $81k - $107k estimated
Location: International Falls, MN, USA
Benefits: Medical Insurance, Pay In Crypto
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