Business Development Strategic Lead
Algorand Foundation supports and grows the Algorand ecosystem through developer tooling, core infrastructure and standards, builder support, decentralized governance, and global ecosystem development.
Maintainer signals as of 8/29/2026
Funding history
About Algorand Foundation
The current canonical site identifies The Algorand Foundation US, Inc. as a Delaware corporation. The Foundation operates protocol engineering and ecosystem functions for Algorand, supports builders and infrastructure, maintains governance and transparency programs, and develops or supports ecosystem products including AlgoKit, xGov, Liquid Auth, and Algorand Ventures.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will define and execute the commercial strategy for agentic payments. You will identify and close strategic partnerships across AI platforms wallets stablecoin issuers payment providers custody providers exchanges and enterprises. You will manage opportunities from initial contact through launch develop executive-level proposals track market developments and represent the role in partner discussions and industry forums.
Requirements
- Significant business development partnerships or strategic commercial experience
- Proven experience sourcing negotiating and closing enterprise deals in payments fintech technology or AI
- Strong understanding of payments or fintech including settlement stablecoins payment rails wallets or money movement
- Familiarity with blockchain and digital assets
- Understanding of AI and agentic systems
- Excellent negotiation relationship-building and executive communication skills
- Ability to define markets and operate in ambiguity
- Ability to work in a fast-moving global cross-functional environment
- Network across AI agent platforms payments stablecoins or digital-asset infrastructure
- Experience launching products or partnerships in emerging categories
- Familiarity with agentic payment standards protocols and on-chain stablecoin settlement
- Understanding of payments and digital-asset regulation
- Familiarity with Algorand and its ecosystem
Responsibilities
- Define the business development and commercial strategy for agentic payments
- Identify source negotiate and close strategic partnerships
- Build and manage a pipeline from first contact through successful launch
- Translate partner and market needs into platform priorities
- Develop commercial narratives business cases and proposals
- Track emerging standards protocols competitors and regulation
- Represent Algorand at partner conversations events and ecosystem forums
Benefits
- Excellent retention program
- Supportive and flexible work arrangement
- Monthly wellness budget
- Computer and tech accessories
