Venture Lead - Payments
You will take proven protocol-level technology on Rootstock, Bitcoin's EVM-compatible sidechain, and shape it into a portfolio of payment products such as remittances, merchant pay, or agentic transactions. You will operate at startup speed, shape your own squad, and act as the external face of the venture. You will report to the CTO/Head of Core INFRA with high autonomy, deliver several foundational platform launches within 6-18 months, and drive commercial traction through early partners, distribution channels, and revenue paths.
Responsibilities
- Define and execute the product portfolio roadmap across multiple payment verticals
- Validate product-market fit through customer discovery, pilots, and design partnerships
- Build, structure, and lead a dedicated product-engineering squad
- Represent the venture externally at conferences, partner meetings, and ecosystem conversations
- Align with R&D on underlying protocol capabilities and upcoming rollouts
- Deliver several foundational platform launches within 6-18 months
- Drive commercial traction through early partners, distribution channels, and revenue paths
Requirements
- 3-7 years in payments, remittances, or fintech
- Crypto experience required; traditional rails a plus
- Hands-on experience building crypto payment products
- Strong understanding of Bitcoin/EVM ecosystems
- Fluent across product strategy, customer discovery, and partnerships
- Familiarity with agentic/AI-driven payment flows or programmable money
- Experience incubating and scaling a product
- Startup speed - ships fast, prioritizes ruthlessly, comfortable with ambiguity
- Comfortable as the external face of the venture
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package and unique benefits
- 100% remote work from Europe / South America with access to global CoWorking spaces
- Up to 35 vacation days, 30 sick days and parental leave
- Access to training programs, language courses, and annual learning sponsorship
- Monthly allowance for contractors to support connectivity and well-being