Head of DeFi

Particula is the prime ratings provider for digital assets now bringing trusted data-driven ratings on-chain. As DeFi matures and converges with TradFi were building the rails that help institutions protocols and builders use ratings to unlock safer more efficient capital flows.

Were hiring a Head of DeFi to lead our on-chain strategy - shaping the product technical integrations and go-to-market with leading ecosystems and protocols. If you have a strong DeFi network a track record of building and shipping in crypto and the ability to bridge TradFi and DeFi this role offers the chance to define how ratings become a foundational primitive for the on-chain economy.

Tasks

• Own the end-to-end DeFi strategy for bringing Particulas ratings on-chain: architecture product roadmap integration pipeline revenue models commercialization and market positioning.
• Design on-chain product primitives that make ratings composable across protocols chains and ecosystems.
• Architect cross-chain rating infrastructure: message verification systems oracle data feeds multi-chain deployment patterns across 5 EVM chains.
• Lead cross-chain messaging protocol integrations for rating data propagation and consumption; design security models and assess cross-chain attack vectors.
• Lead technical integrations with L1/L2s oracles indexers risk platforms lending markets vault operators asset managers exchanges and custodians.
• Coordinate with protocol engineering teams on rating consumer interface implementation and smart contract integration patterns.
• Partner with BD to source structure negotiate and close strategic partnerships; establish joint GTMs with ecosystems infrastructure providers and protocols.
• Navigate governance forums technical working groups and standards bodies to drive adoption and ecosystem alignment.
• Define and validate business cases for ratings usage (pricing risk parameters collateral eligibility governance automation compliance tooling) to drive revenue growth.
• Own market intelligence: track ecosystem evolution regulatory dynamics protocol trends and risk developments to inform strategic priorities.
• Collaborate with engineering to ship secure production-grade smart contracts and robust APIs; set engineering standards for gas efficiency data freshness reliability auditability and SLAs.
• Manage integration lifecycle from technical design through audit completion to mainnet deployment; coordinate audit processes and security configuration.
• Own incident response monitoring infrastructure and operational reliability across multi-chain deployments.
• Represent Particula publicly: conferences governance forums ecosystem calls and thought leadership.
• Build and mentor a high-performing team across product solutions engineering and partnerships; drive technical decisions and guide the team on protocol mechanics security patterns and integration architecture.

Requirements

• 5 years in crypto/DeFi with a deep active network across protocols L1/L2s oracles market makers asset managers and infrastructure providers.
• Proven track record shipping technical DeFi products: smart contracts (Solidity/Vyper) oracle integrations data pipelines indexers and/or risk tooling.
• Multi-chain deployment experience across EVM ecosystems with understanding of bridge security models verification mechanisms latency trade-offs and cross-chain data integrity patterns.
• Strong product sensibility: translate market needs into technical specs prioritize roadmaps deliver iterative value and architect protocol integration patterns that drive adoption.
• Commercial acumen: demonstrable BD/partnership success - structuring deals negotiating integrations designing monetization models and closing revenue-generating partnerships.
• Deep fluency in DeFi mechanisms: collateralization models risk parameters liquidation systems governance frameworks MEV considerations cross-chain bridges staking economics yield strategies and liquidity incentives.
• Understanding of oracle security patterns ZK proof verification data feed consumption and cross-chain messaging protocol evaluation (security assumptions verification models gas optimization failure modes).
• Comfort with reliability engineering: SLAs data integrity monitoring incident response protocols audit coordination and operational excellence.
• Excellent stakeholder management: operate effectively from C-suite executives to protocol engineers; lead technical architecture discussions while translating complexity for business stakeholders.
• Highly practical problem solver who drives execution to completion across technical and commercial workstreams.
• High integrity low ego execution-focused; willing to dive into code documentation governance proposals and community channels as needed.
• Bonus: TradFi experience (credit ratings risk analytics structured products asset servicing)

Benefits

• Offsites with the team in exciting locations
• Flexible working hours in a company that relies on remote work
• Exciting product in a very dynamic market environment as well as founding-level ownership of a key growth function.
• Values-based start-up culture
• Many opportunities to develop further and network with committed people
• Flat hierarchy
• Cash salary: gross annual salary & potential share options and bonus for outstanding performance

How to Apply

Shoot us a quick intro with your CV and LinkedIn profile. Bonus if you can share a deal partnership or GTM strategy youre proud of.

Lets build the next layer of trust for digital assets - together!