MENA Senior Sales Executive - Banking & Capital Markets

P2P; Dubai; Remote; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Regional Senior Commercial Individual to foster relationships with TradFi customers. This role involves managing high-value accounts, driving pipeline generation, and acting as an evangelist for decentralized technologies. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in finance and strong relationship management skills, with a passion for decentralized solutions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years total experience in finance or related fields.
• 5+ years experience in institutional finance or business development.
• Strong understanding of decentralized technologies.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day relationships with TradFi accounts.
• Drive early-stage pipeline generation through proactive discovery.
• Liaise between clients and internal teams for seamless collaboration.

Skills

Relationship management

Business development

Understanding of TradFi markets

Knowledge of DeFi protocols

Job description

About Us

Chainlink Labs is the primary contributing developer of Chainlink, the decentralized computing platform powering the verifiable web. Chainlink is the industry-standard platform for providing access to real-world data, offchain computation, and secure cross-chain interoperability across any blockchain. Chainlink Labs helps power verifiable applications for banking, DeFi, global trade, and gaming by collaborating with some of the world’s largest financial institutions, notably Swift, DTCC, and ANZ. Chainlink Labs also works with top Web3 teams, including Aave, Compound, GMX, Maker, and Synthetix. Chainlink Labswas ranked as one of the Global Top 100 Most Loved Workplacesby Newsweek 2025.

About the Role

We are seeking a regional senior commercial individual to drive and cultivate deep relationships with TradFi customers. You will take ownership of major T1 customers & prospects, foster strong relationships internally with key decision makers and become an evangelist for the Chainlink Platform.

Your Impact:

• Own and manage day-to-day relationships with high-value TradFi accounts, ensuring consistent delivery of value and strategic alignment.

• Develop and execute stakeholder mapping strategies to identify, engage, and deepen relationships with key decision-makers and influencers across client organizations.

• Act as a trusted evangelist for Chainlink products and the broader platform, educating stakeholders on the strategic value of decentralized technologies.

• Drive early-stage pipeline generation through proactive discovery, qualification, and identification of high-impact opportunities based on deep understanding of client needs.

• Serve as the central liaison between clients and internal teams—including Deal Leads, Product, Legal, Marketing, and Technical Solutions—ensuring seamless communication and collaboration.

Skills & Qualifications:

• 10+ years total experience, with a minimum of 5+ years of experience in institutional finance, business development, or related fields, with a strong understanding of TradFi markets and infrastructure

• Experience working in a startup or fast-paced environment with evidence of converting high work ethic into stand out personal results

• Strong relationship management ability to build and maintain strong relationships with institutional clients and partners

• Demonstrated knowledge of DeFi protocols, tokenization, digital assets, blockchain technology, and the broader Web3 ecosystem

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years experience working in web3 environments or with decentralized applications (DApps), smart contracts, and blockchain technology.

• Tokenization industry expertise - have a strong understanding of the Institutional RWA landscape and/or digital asset management, including an understanding of potential barriers to scale

• Solid experience selling solutions to Financial Market Infrastructures

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