
Head of BD at GRVT TECHNOLOGIES (Hong Kong)
GRVT TECHNOLOGIES· Hong Kong·
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About GRVT
GRVT is the only exchange architected on its own yield-generating, tokenized deposit layer — where every dollar is instantly transformed into a productive, yield-bearing asset. Capital compounds continuously across trading, investing, and spending, without ever leaving self-custody or going idle. Where traditional exchanges force a tradeoff between yield generation and capital deployment, GRVT eliminates that constraint entirely. Tokenized deposits function simultaneously as margin, yield instruments, and liquidity primitives — compounding across the full lifecycle of capital, from fiat on-ramp to perpetuals trading, institutional vaults, and real-world spending. Built on a dedicated privacy chain powered by zkSync Prividium, GRVT delivers CEX-grade performance with on-chain settlement — fully self-custodial by design. The company is founded by alumni from Goldman Sachs, Meta, and DBS.
Key Responsibilities
🔹 Strategic BD Leadership
- Define and execute GRVT’s global business development strategy—from partnerships to user acquisition.
- Lead and scale a high-performing BD team, setting clear goals, OKRs, and performance metrics.
- Build and own the BD operating system (CRM, outreach tracking, KPI dashboards).
🔹 KOLs, Community & Growth Programs
- Own and expand a network of KOLs and influencers in crypto-native communities.
- Design, launch, and optimize KOL incentive programs, referral structures, and ambassador schemes.
- Manage KOL relationships end-to-end—from recruitment to activation to reporting.
🔹 Partnerships & GTM Strategy
- Identify and close strategic partnerships across exchanges, projects, funds, ecosystem enablers, and fintechs.
- Collaborate with marketing, product, and regional teams to align go-to-market and campaign plans.
- Track, forecast, and report the ROI of BD initiatives and partnerships.
🔹 Event & Program Innovation
- Design and execute creative BD-led campaigns, regional activations, and community events.
- Leverage storytelling and conversions to showcase BD impact—turning ideas into scalable, repeatable growth loops.
- Bring structured experimentation to program design and incentive planning.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- 8+ years of experience in business development, partnerships, or sales—ideally in crypto or Web3.
- Experience at a leading crypto exchange (CEX) or tokenized investment platform is strongly preferred.
- Proven track record leading BD teams and delivering against KPIs and revenue goals.
- Deep KOL network and relationships across Telegram, Twitter, Discord, and regional communities.
- Excellent with metrics, forecasts, ROI modeling, and goal tracking.
- Creative mindset—able to ideate and execute programs that break through the noise and deliver results.
- Comfortable owning partnership strategy, events, and regional execution simultaneously.
- Strong leadership, organizational, and project management skills.
- Fluent in crypto culture, community dynamics, and user motivations.
Why Join GRVT?
- Lead BD at one of the fastest-scaling, regulated hybrid exchanges in the world.
- Be part of redefining how the world accesses investments—on-chain, peer-powered, and borderless.
- Build from zero-to-one with a team that values speed, clarity, ownership, and ambition.
- Work directly with the CEO and executive team to shape the next phase of GRVT’s growth.
Why work at GRVT TECHNOLOGIES
- High-growth environment – Headcount grew nearly 50% in the last year, with 15+ open roles across engineering, marketing, BD, and operations.
- Talent density – Team includes veterans from Goldman Sachs, Meta, DBS, OKX, and Bybit. CTO Aaron Ong led privacy frameworks at Meta; CEO Hong Yea was an Executive Director at Goldman Sachs.
- Cutting-edge tech stack – Working with ZKsync, blockchain infrastructure, microservices, Kubernetes, React Native, and a wide range of modern tools (114 technologies detected). Strong emphasis on privacy engineering and high-performance trading systems.
- Remote-friendly culture? – Headquarters in Singapore but employees across 11 countries (including Hong Kong, South Korea, UAE, India). Job postings do not explicitly state remote policy, but the distributed team suggests flexibility.
- Mission-driven – Building an alternative to both centralized exchanges (like FTX failures) and traditional banking, with a clear value proposition: “profit with your users, not from them.”