Business Development Manager

SOLANA FOUNDATION; United States; Remote; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A blockchain development organization is looking for an experienced Business Development professional to join their team. You will work closely with the Chief Revenue Officer and collaborate with engineering and operations teams. The role involves optimizing sales strategies and building partnerships within the Solana ecosystem. The position offers a competitive salary ranging from $170K to $250K, flexible working hours, and a remote-first environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary, commission and equity package

Flexible work hours

Generous vacation policy

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Wellness and education budget

Opportunities for personal and professional growth

Qualifications

• 5+ years of work experience in business development or sales roles.
• Experience selling to a technical audience.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Optimize and drive our sales and partnerships strategy.
• Manage the full sales process, from initial discovery through negotiations.
• Become a product expert and help customers use Helius effectively.

Skills

Business development

Sales

Analytical skills

Communication

Problem-solving

Job description

Location

North America

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

Remote

Department

Go To Market

Compensation

• $170K – $250K • Offers Equity • Offers Commission

About Helius

Helius is a leading developer platform on the Solana blockchain, dedicated to inspiring and accelerating the creation of crypto-powered software. Customers like Coinbase, Jupiter, and Phantom use Helius to power their applications on Solana.

We’ve raised over $34m from Haun Ventures, Founders Fund, Foundation Capital, 6th Man Ventures, Reciprocal Ventures, Chapter One and angel investors including Solana co-founders Anatoly Yakovenko and Raj Gokal, and Balaji Srinivasan. Our team members have previously built mission-critical, scalable infrastructure at AWS, Coinbase, Stripe, Google, Digital Ocean, and more.

We are looking for an experienced Business Development professional to join our growing team as we enter our next phase of growth after raising our Series B in September and growing revenue 20x in 2024. You’ll work directly with our Chief Revenue Officer in addition to working cross functionally with our Engineering, Developer Relations, and Operations teams to lead our BD function.

Key Responsibilities

• Optimize and drive our sales and partnerships strategy, identify key areas of expansion

• Manage the full sales process, from initial discovery through negotiations with potential clients

• Become a product expert and help customers use Helius effectively; assist prospects through the trial and evaluation phase

• Meet quarterly sales revenue targets

• Outbound to key accounts, verticals, and funds

• Establish strategic partnerships within the Solana ecosystem

• Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to define go-to-market plans for new product launches along with surfacing product or adoption blockers to improve our customer experience

Qualifications

• 5+ years of work experience in business development or sales roles

• Based in North America

• Experience selling to a technical audience

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to adapt to new technologies quickly

• Comfortable working and adapting in a fast-paced and scrappy environment

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

• High degree of ownership and agency, eager to take charge of projects with undefined process

Nice to Have

• 1+ years of prior work experience in crypto

What We Offer

• Interesting and challenging work

• Competitive salary, commission and equity package

• Flexible work hours and remote-first work environment

• Generous vacation and time-off policy

• Health, dental, and vision insurance (US)

• Wellness and education budget

• Opportunities for personal and professional growth in a fast-paced, dynamic industry

• Collaborative and innovative team culture

Helius is an equal opportunity employer.

Compensation Range: $170K - $250K