How you can make an impact:

• Support the execution of Aave V4’s growth strategy through research, partner outreach, and coordination of integrations across DeFi, CeFi, and RWA verticals.
• Identify, prioritize, and lead high-impact integrations that unlock new use cases and grow usage on Aave V4.
• Support the leadership team with business development operations across these verticals - streamlining partner pipelines, coordination, materials, research and project management.
• Collaborate with product and engineering to support partners integrating with Aave or building on top of it. Providing both hands-on project integration support and structured product feedback.
• Monitor DeFi governance forums, market activity, and competitor developments to surface trends and opportunities.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders in the DeFi ecosystem. Represent Aave Labs at major industry events, fostering new opportunities and strengthening existing relationships.
• Work closely with cross-functional team leads, including product, engineering, and marketing, to introduce new offerings to the market.

Let’s connect if you have:

• 3–4 years of professional experience in DeFi, fintech, startups, venture, crypto-native projects, or other strategic/operational roles.
• Curiosity and motivation to deeply understand DeFi protocols, stablecoins, and the broader crypto ecosystem.
• Strong organizational and communication skills; comfortable managing multiple workstreams.
• Analytical mindset and the ability to distill technical or strategic complexity into clear next steps.
• Self-starter mentality, with a willingness to roll up your sleeves and grow into new responsibilities.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Must have a positive, team-oriented attitude.

Nice to haves:

• Exposure to smart contract ecosystems and developer tools.
• Demonstrated product thinking or experience contributing to product strategy, solution design etc.