Venture Lead - Payments
RootstockLabs
WorldwideremotePosted 29 days ago
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Key highlights
- 0 → 1 role shaping a payments venture on Rootstock (Bitcoin's EVM-compatible sidechain)
- 3–7 years in payments/remittances/fintech required; crypto experience is a must
- 100% Remote Work from Europe / South America
- Up to 35 vacation days, 30 sick days and parental leave
- Reporting to the CTO/Head of Core INFRA with high autonomy
- Competitive compensation package
Role overview
We're launching a payments venture on Rootstock, Bitcoin's EVM-compatible sidechain. This is a 0 → 1 role where you'll take proven protocol-level technology and shape it into a portfolio of payment products (e.g., remittances, merchant pay, agentic transactions). You'll operate at startup speed, lead your own squad, and serve as the external face of the venture, reporting to the CTO/Head of Core INFRA with high autonomy and organizational support. This is a breakout opportunity for someone with deep crypto payments experience ready to lead a venture.
Responsibilities
- Define and execute the product portfolio roadmap across multiple payment verticals
- Validate product-market fit through customer discovery, pilots, and design partnerships
- Build, structure, and lead a dedicated product-engineering squad
- Represent the venture externally - conferences, partner meetings, ecosystem conversations
- Align with R&D on underlying protocol capabilities and upcoming rollouts
- Deliver several foundational platform launches within 6–18 months
- Drive commercial traction — early partners, distribution channels, revenue paths
Requirements
- 3–7 years in payments/remittances/fintech; crypto experience is a must
- Hands-on experience building crypto payment products — you have been in the room, not watching from the side
- Strong understanding of Bitcoin/EVM ecosystems
- Fluent across product strategy, customer discovery, and partnerships
- Startup speed — ships fast, prioritizes ruthlessly, comfortable with ambiguity
- Eager to step up — this is your chance to own and lead a venture, not just contribute to one
- Comfortable as the external face — present, visible, and active in the ecosystem
Nice to have
- Traditional rails experience (payments/remittances/fintech)
- Familiarity with agentic/AI-driven payment flows or programmable money
- Experience in incubating and scaling a product
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package and unique benefits designed to support your growth and well-being
- 100% Remote Work from Europe / South America, with access to global CoWorking spaces
- Work-Life Balance: Up to 35 vacation days, 30 sick days and parental leave
- Continuous Learning: Access to training programs, language courses, and learning sponsorship annually
- Unique Projects: Work with cutting-edge blockchain technology in a global, diverse team
- Monthly Allowance for Contractors to support your connectivity and well-being
Additional details
- RootstockLabs builds Bitcoin-secured DeFi infrastructure that enables companies and financial institutions to offer borrowing, lending, investment, and payment solutions at global scale
- Market: Companies, financial institutions, and their customers
- Product: Bitcoin-secured DeFi financial products
- Distribution: B2B2C through regulated financial institutions
- We operate at the intersection of crypto infrastructure and institutional finance, enabling compliant, scalable access to decentralized financial services powered by Bitcoin