Strategic Growth & Partnerships Associate

ZZZ-WLSN-PROBE; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Aave Labs in London is seeking a highly driven Strategy & BD Associate to work with our leadership on high-impact initiatives across ecosystem growth, product expansion, and institutional adoption.

You will partner across product, engineering, legal, marketing, and ecosystem teams, shaping opportunities in DeFi and digital assets while reporting to the Chief Strategy & Business Officer.

Qualifications

• Strategy and business development experience relevant to digital assets and DeFi.
• Ability to analyze markets, identify opportunities, and propose partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and execution of strategic growth initiatives across Aave Labs’ ecosystem and products.
• Identify and evaluate new market opportunities and expansion strategies with leadership.
• Coordinate cross-functional initiatives across product, engineering, legal, marketing, and ecosystem teams.
• Assist in developing and managing strategic partnerships across DeFi, fintech, infrastructure, and institutional ecosystems.
• Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and ecosystem mapping to support decision-making.
• Prepare strategic materials including partnership proposals, market overviews, presentations, and ecosystem analyses.
• Support business development efforts including outreach coordination, pipeline management, partner tracking, and stakeholder communication.
• Monitor trends across DeFi, stablecoins, tokenization, institutional adoption, and digital asset infrastructure to identify opportunities.
• Contribute to internal strategic planning and operational initiatives as Aave Labs scales globally.

Skills

Strategy

Business development

Partnerships

Crypto & DeFi understanding

Project management

Job description

Aave Labs in London is seeking a highly driven Strategy & BD Associate to work with our leadership on high-impact initiatives across ecosystem growth, product expansion, and institutional adoption.

You will partner across product, engineering, legal, marketing, and ecosystem teams, shaping opportunities in DeFi and digital assets while reporting to the Chief Strategy & Business Officer.