Sr. Associate, Corporate Development

What is the role:

As the Corporate Development Sr. Associate at Offchain Labs, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of blockchain technology by identifying, acquiring, and building blockchain solutions at scale. This role requires a strategic thinker with a hands-on approach to identifying opportunities, evaluating them, and executing transactions that align with Offchain Labs' vision for decentralized infrastructure.

What you'll do:

• Support M&A and strategic investment activity end to end - screen and evaluate targets, lead market and operating diligence across engineering, product, legal, and finance, build valuation models, write investment memos, and support leadership on deal structuring and negotiation.
• Own post-merger integration planning and execution - define the integration thesis prior to signing, build the integration plan, and drive the workstreams required to realize deal objectives.
• Support in fundraising preparedness - maintain diligence-ready materials, data rooms, financial models, and KPI reporting, and manage process timelines and open items during live processes.
• Develop strategic business cases for new opportunities, including market and competitive analysis, target segments and use cases, deal or partnership economics, and execution roadmap.
• Be a strategic thinker to the leadership team - bring an informed external view on competitors, market structure, and emerging models into strategic planning, and translate it into clear recommendations.
• Drive internal strategy communications - synthesize company priorities into clear strategy memos, and support planning and execution tracking against the agreed strategy.
• Establish scalable processes and develop strategies that enhance Offchain Labs' corporate development capabilities, keeping pace with the rapidly evolving blockchain industry.
• Build relationships with blockchain founders, and industry leaders while maintaining a robust organic pipeline of opportunities.

What you’ll need:

• 4–6 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, venture capital, management consulting, or a corporate development or strategic finance function.
• Direct involvement in at least one M&A or fundraise process from start to close, with real ownership of workstreams rather than adjacent exposure.
• Genuine fluency in crypto, with crypto-native work experience strongly preferred.
• Strong financial modeling and market sizing skills, including in segments where public data is limited or inconsistent.
• Exceptional written and visual communication. You can build an executive-ready deck without hand-holding and write clearly for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Comfort with ambiguity and a high degree of ownership - small team, wide surface area, and constant movement between long-range strategy work and next-day turnarounds.
• Bachelor's degree.

Perks:

• Remote-first global workforce + NY office
• Professional reimbursement program (facilitates industry conference attendance, certifications, and more)
• Medical, dental & vision coverage (US + some other countries)
• 401k retirement plan + company match (US only)
• Wellness stipend
• Home office set up / ergonomic equipment program