Posted 2w ago•Remote
Director of Payments Venture
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Job Description
ABOUT THE ROLE
We're about to launch a payments venture on top of Rootstock, Bitcoin's EVM-compatible sidechain. This is a 0 → 1 role — you'll take proven protocol-level technology and shape it into a portfolio of payment products, such as remittances, merchant pay, or agentic transactions. You'll operate at startup speed, supported by some of the best engineers in crypto, shape your own squad, and be the external face of this venture. You will report to the CTO/Head of Core INFRA with high autonomy and support from the wider organisation. This is a breakout role for someone who's been in the engine room of a crypto payments project and is ready to lead one.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Define and execute the product portfolio roadmap across multiple payment verticals
- Validate product-market fit through customer discovery, pilots, and design partnerships
- Build, structure, and lead a dedicated product-engineering squad
- Represent the venture externally - conferences, partner meetings, ecosystem conversations
- Align with R&D on underlying protocol capabilities and upcoming rollouts
- Deliver several foundational platform launches within 6–18 months
- Drive commercial traction — early p
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