Protocol Operations Lead

About the role

We are looking for an experienced operator to own protocol operations, product execution, DeFi integrations, and legal/compliance coordination. This person will work directly with the CEO and own the operating layer between DeFi partners, engineering, legal counsel, asset partners, and users.

Responsibilities

• Act as the internal owner to "make the machine work"
• Own product and protocol roadmap across Morpho, Pendle, Curve, vaults, collateral markets, and future integrations
• Translate commercial priorities into concrete product specs, integration plans, partner deliverables, and execution timelines
• Coordinate proof-of-reserves, portfolio transparency, risk disclosures, operational controls, and user-facing documentation
• Manage legal/compliance workflows with counsel, including token rights, user disclosures, product terms, jurisdictional considerations, and marketing claims
• Drive weekly execution cadence across engineering, partners, legal, and BD
• Build dashboards and reporting around TVL, utilization, liquidity, borrow demand, yield, wallet concentration, and retention
• Support fundraising and BD through data room preparation, investor materials, diligence responses, and partner case studies

Requirements

• Prior experience in product, operations, protocol ops, growth ops, or chief-of-staff role at a crypto/DeFi company
• Deep working knowledge of DeFi, especially lending, vaults, collateral, liquidity, APY mechanics, and tokenized assets
• Experience with RWA, stablecoins, credit, tokenized funds, or structured products
• Experience with Morpho, Pendle, Curve, Aave, Euler, or vault/curator infrastructure
• Familiarity with Singapore, Hong Kong, UAE, or offshore crypto structures
• Strong writing and documentation skills
• Comfortable working with lawyers, engineers, BD partners, and institutional counterparties
• High urgency, low ego, extreme ownership
• Able to operate with limited resources and incomplete information

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