Data Partnerships Manager

Chainlink Labs; Boston (MA); Remote; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Chainlink Labs is seeking a Senior Data Partnerships Manager to secure data sources for Chainlink Oracle Networks across various financial asset classes. The role involves engaging with data providers, optimizing partnerships, and delivering innovative data solutions to enhance product offerings. This position requires expertise in financial data and a proven track record in partnership development.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to structure data deals and optimize partner portfolios.
• Experience with traditional financial data as a customer or provider.
• Ability to analyze time series data and legal agreements.

Responsibilities

• Establish partnerships with top data providers for traditional asset classes.
• Partner with product and sales teams to identify data needs and negotiate terms.
• Manage the data partner relationship throughout its lifecycle.

Skills

Data deals structuring

Partnership portfolio optimization

Data product development

Coaching

Data analysis

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.

The Product Team

The Product Team at Chainlink Labs is dedicated to delivering cutting-edge solutions for the rapidly evolving world of DeFi, on-chain finance, gaming, NFTs, and other major verticals. Our team of experienced product managers, designers, and engineers work together to create innovative products and services that enable smart contracts to securely access off-chain data and systems.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Partnerships Manager to secure and maintain the best data sources for Chainlink Oracle Networks, focusing on traditional financial asset classes such as equities, foreign exchange, commodities futures, fixed income, and indices. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of structuring data deals, growing and optimizing partnership portfolios, developing data products through partnerships, and coaching and guiding colleagues to deliver and execute both internally and externally.

Objectives of this Role

• Establish yourself as a trusted partner to the top Data Providers for traditional (non-crypto) asset classes in our current portfolio

• Partner with product and sales teams to define data needs, identify new target data partners, negotiate partnership commercials and terms, and own and manage the data partner relationship over its life

• Work with our data partners to improve performance and innovate new data solutions for our customers

• Deliver the annual budget for Data Provider costs across Chainlink Networks

• Be a subject matter expert to the business on traditional financial data assets and market data

• Explore new types of partnerships and commercial approaches to support the evolving needs of the Chainlink ecosystem

Skills and Qualifications

• Proven ability to structure data deals, grow and optimize partnership portfolios

• Experience with traditional financial data and data services as a customer or provider

• Experience in developing data products internally or through partnerships

• Ability to coach and guide colleagues to deliver and execute both internally and externally

• Ability to analyze time series data and legal agreements

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with DeFi and Blockchain

• Market data purchasing, selling or partnership experience with a major market data vendor, major exchange / transaction venue, or global bank

• Ability to deliver detailed product requirements or code prototypes

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