Protocol Director
Core
Lead protocol teams (Solana, Chainlink, Ethereum) and strategy for a digital asset platform serving institutions and developers.
Role type
Senior IC Protocol Director (Blockchain Infrastructure)
Builds
Institutional digital asset platform (trading, investment banking, asset management, staking, self-custody, tokenization) and data center infrastructure for AI/HPC.
Domain
Finance + Blockchain/DeFi + Data Center Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Protocol depth (Ethereum/Solana/Chainlink), technical team management, operational fluency, technical communication, strategic planning, risk assessment
Preferred skills
Validator/RPC infrastructure at scale, Chainlink CCIP/Data Feeds, Solana runtime/validator architecture, tier-1 financial institution experience, staking economics/governance, scaling engineering functions
Technologies
Ethereum, Solana, Chainlink, Agave, Firedancer, CCIP, Data Feeds, Functions
Responsibilities
Lead protocol teams and manage leads of validators, Solana, and Chainlink teams; Provide protocol-level technical guidance to teams; Set operating rhythm across teams (planning, reviews, incident response); Own headcount health, retention, and performance; Own protocol strategy and forward-looking views; Connect protocol evolution to engineering teams; Advise leadership on protocol-level risk and opportunity; Identify emerging protocol developments as business opportunities/threats; Operate the function (staffing, sequencing, on-call, incident response); Coordinate across DIS, client-facing teams, and engagement leads; Support client and commercial work with technical depth; Translate protocol complexity for non-technical stakeholders
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership