Senior Business Development Manager
Ripple provides payments, custody and stablecoin solutions that help financial institutions integrate blockchain and digital assets.
Maintainer signals as of 9/2/2026
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About Ripple
Ripple helps financial institutions transform global payments by providing blockchain-powered infrastructure for cross-border payments, digital asset custody, and stablecoin solutions. With it, users can enable instant settlements, reduce costs, and access new markets. The company was originally founded as OpenCoin in 2012 and rebranded to Ripple in 2015.
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About the Role
You will drive regional growth for stablecoin and real-world asset tokenization initiatives. You will develop strategic partnerships with financial and crypto-native organizations, lead complex deals from sourcing through implementation, coordinate cross-functional execution, manage regional partners and prospects, and represent the business at industry events.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in business development partnerships or sales
- Experience in Banking Finance Tech Consulting or Crypto
- Experience in traditional finance FinTech and digital assets
- In-depth knowledge of blockchain technologies tokenization and stablecoins
- Success developing first-of-a-kind partnerships and closing complex deals
- Extensive network in financial services payments and crypto
- Strong negotiation and relationship-building skills
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Ability to work independently with ambiguity and change
- Proactive problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Bachelor's degree required
- MBA or equivalent is helpful
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute business development strategy for stablecoin and real-world asset initiatives
- Develop strategic partnerships with banks financial institutions exchanges PSPs enterprises and crypto-native companies
- Lead deals from sourcing through analysis negotiation and leadership presentation
- Negotiate commercial contracts
- Coordinate with Product Customer Success Compliance Legal and Finance
- Serve as the primary liaison for Middle East and Africa partners and prospects
- Represent Ripple at industry events and conferences
Benefits
- Competitive benefits covering physical and mental healthcare retirement family forming and family support
- Employee giving match
- Mobile phone stipend
- R&R days
- Wellness reimbursement
- Weekly onsite and virtual wellness programming
- Generous vacation policy
- Parental leave and family planning benefits
- Catered lunches
- Fully stocked kitchens with premium snacks and beverages
- Team offsites team bonding activities happy hours and other events
