DeFi Strategist

DeFi Strategist at Daylight

Location: New York, NY. Daylight is seeking a DeFi Strategist to drive its decentralized finance strategy and liquidity initiatives from New York, NY. This role will define go-to-market plans for DeFi products, analyze on-chain data, evaluate protocols, and collaborate with product, research, and partnerships teams to execute strategic plans. You will build business cases for new opportunities, manage relationships with protocol teams and liquidity providers, and communicate findings and recommendations to senior leadership.

Role Overview

In this role you will define go-to-market plans for Daylight's DeFi products, analyze on-chain data, evaluate protocols, and collaborate with product, research, and partnerships teams to execute strategic plans. You will build business cases for new opportunities, manage relationships with protocol teams and liquidity providers, and communicate findings and recommendations to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement DeFi growth and liquidity strategies to support Daylight's product roadmap.
• Analyze on-chain data, market conditions, and protocol risk to inform decisions.
• Evaluate DeFi primitives (AMMs, lending, derivatives) and competing protocols.
• Design and optimize liquidity provisioning programs, incentives, and capital efficiency.
• Build and manage partnerships with blockchain projects, liquidity providers, and ecosystem participants.
• Collaborate with Product, Research, and Compliance teams to define requirements, roadmaps, and governance.
• Prepare business cases and investment theses for new initiatives.
• Monitor performance metrics and report findings to leadership.
• Represent Daylight in industry events and online communities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in DeFi/crypto strategy, product, or related roles.
• Deep understanding of DeFi primitives (AMMs, lending, derivatives, staking).
• Strong data analysis skills (on-chain analytics, SQL, Python or R).
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to influence across teams and senior leadership.
• Experience working cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field; advanced degree preferred.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and equity.
• Health, dental, and vision coverage.
• Flexible work environment with opportunities for remote collaboration when appropriate.
• Learning and professional development stipend.