Global Crypto-as-a-Service Partnership- Senior Specialist/Lead
Hong Kong
Business Development – Business Development /
Remote
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Responsibilities
End-to-end own the partnership pipeline from sourcing, identification, qualification, pitching, commercial structuring, negotiation, and deal closure, ensuring strong execution across the full partnership lifecycle.
Identify, prioritize, and engage high-value partners across key markets and strategic verticals, and lead tailored partnership pitches aligned with business objectives.
Lead commercial negotiations and drive partnership execution, including onboarding, launch planning, technical integration coordination, and post-signing implementation.
Work closely with the Product and Operations team to ensure necessary product features, capabilities, or integration requirements are built and delivered to enable signed partnerships and commercial success.
Build and maintain strong relationships with senior-level executives and key decision-makers at strategic partner organizations to drive long-term collaboration and business growth.
Partner closely with internal stakeholders across product, marketing, tech, compliance, legal, finance, and operations teams to ensure effective alignment, governance, and execution of partnership initiatives.
Oversee complex partnership projects across multiple workstreams, ensuring timely delivery, issue resolution, and strong stakeholder communication throughout the process.
Monitor market trends, competitor activity, and ecosystem developments to identify new partnership opportunities and inform strategic decision-making.
Drive continuous improvement of partnership processes, frameworks, and internal ways of working to enhance scalability, efficiency, and execution quality.
Requirements
Significant experience in business development, strategic partnerships, commercial strategy, or ecosystem development, preferably in crypto, fintech, payments, technology, or related industries.
Proven track record of independently owning and closing complex partnership deals from sourcing through negotiation and execution.
Strong understanding of relevant local market(s), with the ability to identify, access, and engage key industry players and decision-makers. Sharp business sense and strong strategic and analytical skills to identify partnership and growth opportunities across specific regions and jurisdictions.
Strong interest in and solid understanding of cryptocurrency, blockchain technology, and the broader digital asset ecosystem.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively across product, tech, legal, compliance, operations, and commercial teams in a fast-paced environment.
Good understanding of APIs, integrations, and product collaboration processes; ability to translate commercial partnership needs into product and technical requirements.
Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence both internal and external senior stakeholders.
Professional fluency in English is required to coordinate with overseas partners and stakeholders. Mandarin is also required. Additional languages would be a strong advantage.
Highly disciplined, entrepreneurial, and able to work independently with strong ownership and execution capabilities.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.