Common Prefix is seeking a full-time Business Development Lead.

Applying

Please submit your application here.

We are not accepting outreach from recruiters or staffing agencies. Direct applications only.

Location

Remote worldwide or on-site in Athens, Greece. Significant international travel expected (conferences, partner meetings, on-sites across the US, Europe, and Asia).

About us

Common Prefix is a blockchain research & development company. Blockchain technologies enable large-scale economic coordination through shared, programmable ledgers. Our mission is to solve the foundational scientific and engineering challenges that stand in the way of mainstream adoption, particularly in interoperability, scalability, and usability.

We combine formal scientific research with production-grade engineering. Our team publishes in top-tier peer-reviewed venues and builds open-source infrastructure used across major blockchain ecosystems. We have contributed to advanced systems including Axelar, XRPL, Sui, and Flashbots, and are trusted partners to protocols building critical infrastructure.

You can learn more about our company on our website.

Description

This is a full-time Business Development Lead position. You will play a pivotal role in helping us expand our business so that we can reach more partnerships that fit our mission and vision, as we establish ourselves as the technology leader in the blockchain-powered global economy.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will split your time between the following responsibilities as needed:

• Keep up with the latest developments in the blockchain ecosystem
  • Know all the important and influential companies and people in the space, and what they are building
  • Keep up with the trends in the space
  • Develop a deep understanding of the details of what people are building and explain it to the rest of the team
• Keep up with the blockchain market
  • Learn the ins and outs of the current market trends in blockchain technology
  • Stay abreast with the important investors in the field (a16z, Paradigm, Bain Capital Crypto, etc.), where they are investing, and their theses
  • Read the blogs of influential companies and people in the field (Vitalik, Paradigm, etc.)
  • Keep track of the investments taking place in the field, how much money companies are raising, and their purpose
• Understand our products
  • Talk to our scientists and engineers to understand our product strengths and weaknesses
  • Use our products day-to-day to understand their strengths and weaknesses
• Help us scale our existing partnerships
  • Talk to our partners to understand their needs
  • Understand our partners’ priorities and how they are using our products
  • Understand how our products help realize the broader vision and mission of each of our partners
  • In case a partnership is lost, understand why and how we can do better, and effect the changes within the product and team to ensure we learn and grow