Strategy & Operations Senior Manager

THE WORK

RippleX (Rx) is on a mission to establish the XRP Ledger (XRPL) as the go-to blockchain for Institutional DeFi. As a decentralized, public, and enterprise-grade layer-1, the XRPL is uniquely positioned to bridge traditional finance with the digital asset economy. The Rx team's efforts will center around Institutional DeFi adoption, ecosystem growth, and strengthening XRPL ledger fundamentals.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Lead operational orchestration of DeFi and EVM sidechain initiatives, including governance frameworks, fund deployment mechanisms, and collaboration models with internal teams and third-party partners
• Develop and maintain a multi-year ecosystem growth framework in tandem with product and partnerships teams, anchored to the "Utility, Liquidity and Trust" North Star
• Define shared, measurable metrics for all external hubs and ecosystem programs - including RWA grants, startup programs, hackathons, and developer relations - with clear success criteria and decision checkpoints
• Collaborate with product and partnership teams to identify and expand on-chain yield use cases across the XRP Ledger ecosystem, measuring success by counterparty deployment and engagement
• Partner with PMM and product teams to deliver actionable go-to-market plans for key product launches
• Design decision-making frameworks that accelerate choices, increase transparency, and drive go/no-go alignment across leadership
• Build and maintain structured workflows for core processes including partner onboarding, risk response, and delivery management — tracking and reporting progress on key cross-functional initiatives to senior leadership

QUALIFICATIONS

• 6 to 10 years of experience in strategy and operations within Web3, fintech, technology, or consulting
• Proven track record of operational support for Sales, BD, and/or Delivery teams
• Strong understanding of crypto ecosystems, with a bonus for experience with L1 protocols, tokenization, stablecoins, or DeFi
• Strong problem-solving, collaboration, and project execution skills
• Outstanding communication skills, with experience presenting to senior stakeholders
• Proficiency with dashboards and data tools, and comfort operating in rapidly changing environments