Responsibilities:

📍Opportunity Assessment 📍Partner with the Founder & Chief Strategy Officer to identify and execute on key opportunities to accelerate Ondo’s business growth through strategic partnerships, investments, and acquisitions. 📍Lead financial, operational, legal, and regulatory diligence of the competitive landscape and of potential target companies to form unique perspectives on gaps and opportunities across the evolving crypto, tokenization, and financial services industries. 📍Build a robust network of partners across both blockchain and traditional finance, including entrepreneurs, financial institutions, investors, and advisors to develop high-impact initiatives that advance Ondo’s long-term vision. 📍Sourcing & Execution 📍Lead end-to-end execution of complex transactions (e.g. joint ventures, investments, M&A), including sourcing, diligence, structuring, negotiation, closing and integration processes. 📍Own and manage relationships with investors and advisors (e.g. bankers, counsel, consultants) to drive value creation and alignment with Ondo’s strategy and business needs. 📍Collaborate cross-functionally with key stakeholders internally and externally across partners, targets, and portfolio companies to maximize financial, operational, and regulatory synergies.

Requirements:

📍10+ years of relevant professional experience, including 3+ years across corporate development, M&A investment banking, and VC/PE investing. 📍3+ years of corporate deal experience structuring deals with both equity and token components across complex transaction types (partnerships, joint ventures, M&A) in the digital assets space. 📍Extensive client-facing experience interfacing directly with executives and investors, leading cross-functional teams, and managing external advisors (bankers, counsel, etc.). 📍Deep understanding of the blockchain and crypto industries overall, especially RWA tokenization. 📍Bachelor’s degree required with an Economics, Finance, Business or related discipline preferred. Masters of Business •Administration (MBA) or related advanced degrees are a plus.