About the company
Kiln is the leading enterprise-grade staking platform, enabling institutional customers to stake assets, and to whitelabel staking functionality into their offering. Our platform is API-first and enables fully automated validators, rewards, and data and commission management. With over $4+ billion crypto assets being programmatically staked, Kiln has a particularly strong track record on Ethereum as we run over 4% of the network; this includes 30,000+ validators with 0 slashing events. The team is made up of over 52 ecosystem enthusiasts formerly at Google, Circle, Ledger, Chainalysis, and other leading technology and cryptocurrency companies. Join Kiln and help us make the web more secure, stable, decentralized, and fair!
Job Summary
Responsibilities
š Strategic Research & Analysis Map and monitor emerging Fintechs, DeFi protocols, Onāchain trends, and regulatory developments to identify high-impact business development opportunities. šConduct comprehensive competitor analyses and landscape assessments to inform product strategy and competitive positioning. šUnderstand and create financial scenarios to evaluate product-market fit, revenue projections, and risk exposure. (low level of modelization, simple Excel and maths needed) šSynthesize quantitative and qualitative findings into executive-ready briefs and strategic playbooks. šPartnership Development & Enablement Identify, prioritize, and cultivate relationships with protocol teams, ecosystem integrators, institutional partners, and key stakeholders. šCoordinate end-to-end executive engagements: draft agendas, develop briefing decks, and drive follow-up action plans. šMaintain and optimize internal CRM and tracking systems for partner pipelines, engagement reports, and knowledge repositories. š. CrossāFunctional Collaboration Collaborate with Product, Legal, Compliance, and Engineering teams to translate research insights into product requirements, compliance frameworks, and pilot scopes. šLead and facilitate stakeholder working groups to scope proofs-of-concept, pilot programs, and go-to-market activations. šContent Development & Thought Leadership Craft educational and sales-enablement materials on DeFi topics, including market dynamics analyses, protocol deep-dives, whitepapers, and blog articles. šDevelop high-impact presentations, internal memos, and newsletters that articulate market trends, strategic imperatives, and performance metrics. šParticipate in business trips and on-site meetings to engage with protocol teams, emerging startups, existing clients, and potential partners.
Requirements
š3+ years experience: šBusiness Analyst: Able to map an entire ecosystem (listing of key and emerging actors + segmenting them into specific categories), understanding business correlations between segmented actors, and able to evaluate the financial potential of a segment. This should lead to shaping a strategy of : šWho should we target? šWhat could be the new bets Kiln shall make? šDetect new opportunities
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