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About Helius
Helius is the leading developer platform for Solana. We build the infrastructure that powers many of the most widely used crypto applications. Teams like Coinbase, Phantom, and Jupiter rely on Helius to access blockchain data, run production-grade infrastructure, and build real-time applications on Solana.
Helius has raised $34M+ from top investors including Haun Ventures, Founders Fund, Foundation Capital, 6th Man Ventures, and Reciprocal Ventures along with angels including Anatoly Yakovenko, Raj Gokal, and Balaji Srinivasan.
Our team has previously built mission-critical infrastructure at AWS, Coinbase, Stripe, Google, and DigitalOcean.
Read our Helius Manifesto to see how we work and what we value.
About the Role
As Business Development Lead, you’ll play a key role in expanding Helius’ presence across the Solana ecosystem and broader crypto industry. You’ll work closely with our Chief Revenue Officer and collaborate with our Revenue, Engineering and Product teams to drive adoption of Helius across top trading, infrastructure, and fintech teams. This is a high impact role where you’ll be one of our founding GTM hires and help shape the function from the ground up.
This is a highly strategic and hands-on role — you’ll close high-value deals and help shape how Helius brings new infrastructure products to market.
About the Team
As Business Development Lead, you'll join our growing team as we enter our next phase of growth after growing revenue 10x in 2025. You’ll work directly with our Chief Revenue Officer in addition to working cross functionally with our Engineering, Product, and Operations teams.
What You’ll Do:
Own the full sales lifecycle — from sourcing and discovery through negotiation and closing
Identify and pursue strategic partnerships that accelerate adoption of Helius across the Solana ecosystem
Become a deep product expert and guide customers through technical evaluations and integrations
Work closely with Engineering and Product to inform roadmap priorities and remove customer adoption blockers
Collaborate with Product and Engineering to develop go-to-market strategies for new Helius products and infrastructure offerings
Outbound to key accounts, verticals, and funds
Meet and exceed quarterly revenue targets
What You'll Bring:
5+ years of work experience in sales, business development or partnerships roles
1+ years of prior work experience in crypto
Experience selling to a technical audience
High degree of ownership and agency, eager to take charge of projects with undefined process
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to adapt to new technologies quickly
Comfortable working and adapting in a fast-paced and scrappy environment
Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and business stakeholders
Comfortable working with AI-powered GTM tools and eager to adopt new technology
Open to travel when needed
Benefits:
Competitive salary, commission, and equity package
Flexible work hours and remote-friendly environment
Generous vacation and time-off policy
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
Wellness and education budget
Opportunities to shape the future of crypto infrastructure
If you're excited about helping developers build the next generation of crypto applications and want to work at the center of the Solana ecosystem, we’d love to hear from you.