Business Development Director

Who We Are:

Our mission is to provide integrity for the world’s information. Founded in 2019, Horizen Labs harnesses zero-knowledge technology to preserve data privacy on a highly secure decentralized network. Our platform enables builders, makers and enterprises to create blockchains and applications that are fast, secure and truly decentralized.

Our company is creating a culture of empowered individuals, who aren’t afraid to bring their ideas to life. We are looking for creative, hard-working individuals to join our team of the best and brightest minds in the blockchain space. You will experience the exhilaration of joining a seed-stage startup with support from some of the industry’s top thought leaders, including Digital Currency Group and Liberty City Ventures.

We believe diversity drives the innovation and engagement necessary to build a truly remarkable product. We operate on a hybrid model with a distributed global workforce who works in partnership with our satellite offices in Milan, Italy, and in New York City. This allows us the flexibility to go to where the talent is. Are you ready to help us change the future of businesses with blockchain technology? Join us!

The Role:

Horizen Labs is growing and we are looking for a growth-oriented leader to join the Business Development Team as Director of Business Development. The Business Development Team is responsible for identifying and exploring new business opportunities and securing key partner relationships. As a senior leader, you will set team strategy, manage deal-makers, and source and secure strategic relationships with other ecosystem participants, including blockchain projects, third-party developers, and enterprise partners.

The ideal candidate will be an entrepreneurial and experienced leader whose core skill sets are in business development and sales. Working as part of a fast-moving global team, candidates will need to be self-starters with the ability to work independently with limited daily direction. As a team leader, the candidate should possess passion, empathy, motivation, and demonstrated success managing a distributed high-performing team. Additionally, they should have a relevant network in the industry with important touchpoints in blockchain and cryptocurrencies. A strong interest, curiosity, and experience in blockchain and cryptocurrencies are required. Lastly, candidates should be comfortable working up and down organizations and with multiple stakeholders, internally and externally, and be capable of building strong relationships with partners and customers.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Demonstrate a track record in successfully launching and growing new businesses and services and building strategic and commercial relationships with key partners and customers in the blockchain industry.
• Have proven experience delivering transformative results and driving innovative deals/partnerships.
• Have a deep understanding of blockchain and cryptocurrencies.
• Have experience and be motivated to grow teams and talent.
• 12+ years of experience in business development and/or sales.
• 5+ years of experience working in business development and/or sales at a technology company (e.g., Software as a Service).
• 3+ years of experience working in blockchain.