VP, Corporate Development

THE WORK

The Corporate Development team is responsible for strategically deploying capital to accelerate Ripple’s growth through high-impact partnerships, investments and acquisitions. We are seeking a seasoned, high-caliber professional to lead the execution of this global mandate and help to shape the future of the digital asset ecosystem.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Strategic Market Intelligence: Develop unique perspectives on key categories within the crypto ecosystem; curate research and market intelligence to identify critical shifts and communicate their strategic implications to leadership.
• Cross-Functional Orchestration: Engage with Product, Engineering, and Go-to-Market teams to qualify opportunities and refine Ripple’s areas of strategic interest.
• Competitive Analysis: Develop perspectives on key competitors - evaluating relative strengths and weaknesses - to inform our broader business strategy.
• End-to-End M&A and Investment Leadership: Lead the execution of acquisitions and investments by defining business needs, mapping market landscapes, engaging prospects, and developing robust business cases.
• Due Diligence & Integration: Partner with Finance, Legal, Tax, and People teams to drive due diligence and ensure seamless post-deal integration.
• Ecosystem Engagement: Establish and maintain strong relationships with the global community of blockchain entrepreneurs and investors to source new opportunities and manage a high-velocity pipeline.
• Strategic Partnership: Collaborate with the Business Development team to forge alliances that promote Ripple’s core product and service offerings.
• Operational Excellence: Develop internal processes and artifacts for the corporate development function, including data-driven backtesting of acquisition performance against the original investment thesis.
• Qualitative and Quantitative Analyses: Ad-hoc analyses for planning strategy, investing and integration efforts.

WHO WE ARE

• Do Your Best Work: The opportunity to build in a fast-paced start-up environment with experienced industry leaders
• Take Control of Your Finances: Competitive salary, bonuses, and equity; competitive benefits that cover physical and mental healthcare, retirement, family forming, and family support; employee giving match
• Take Care of Yourself: R&R days so you can rest and recharge; generous wellness reimbursement and weekly onsite & virtual programming; generous vacation policy; industry-leading parental leave policies; catered lunches, fully-stocked kitchens with premium snacks/beverages, and plenty of fun events