Particula

DeFi

• Own the end-to-end DeFi strategy for bringing Particula's ratings on-chain: architecture, product roadmap, integration pipeline, revenue models, commercialization, and market positioning.
• Design on-chain product primitives that make ratings composable across protocols, chains, and ecosystems.
• Architect cross-chain rating infrastructure: message verification systems, oracle data feeds, multi-chain deployment patterns across 5+ EVM chains.
• Lead cross-chain messaging protocol integrations for rating data propagation and consumption; design security models and assess cross-chain attack vectors.
• Lead technical integrations with L1/L2s, oracles, indexers, risk platforms, lending markets, vault operators, asset managers, exchanges, and custodians.
• Coordinate with protocol engineering teams on rating consumer interface implementation and smart contract integration patterns.
• Partner with BD to source, structure, negotiate, and close strategic partnerships; establish joint GTMs with ecosystems, infrastructure providers, and protocols.
• Navigate governance forums, technical working groups, and standards bodies to drive adoption and ecosystem alignment.
• Define and validate business cases for ratings usage (pricing, risk parameters, collateral eligibility, governance automation, compliance tooling) to drive revenue growth.
• Own market intelligence: track ecosystem evolution, regulatory dynamics, protocol trends, and risk developments to inform strategic priorities.
• Collaborate with engineering to ship secure, production-grade smart contracts and robust APIs; set engineering standards for gas efficiency, data freshness, reliability, auditability, and SLAs.
• Manage integration lifecycle from technical design through audit completion to mainnet deployment; coordinate audit processes and security configuration.
• Own incident response, monitoring infrastructure, and operational reliability across multi-chain deployments.
• Represent Particula publicly: conferences, governance forums, ecosystem calls, and thought leadership.
• Build and mentor a high-performing team across product, solutions engineering, and partnerships; drive technical decisions and guide the team on protocol mechanics, security patterns, and integration architecture.

Head of DeFi

Research Analyst

• Aggregating and analyzing data to gain meaningful insights and ensuring the accuracy and reliability of the data.
• Prepare and write comprehensive rating reports, including conceptualization, data analysis and clear presentation of results.
• Coordinate internal requirements and constraints with developers, marketing, sales and external partners to ensure product alignment with business objectives and customer needs.
• Ensure that research activities and data aggregation meet the highest quality standards and comply with relevant laws and regulations.
• Seek opportunities to continuously improve data collection, automation, analytics and reporting processes.
• Keep ahead of industry best practices.
• Improve our holistic rating framework by ensuring the accuracy and relevance of metrics by analyzing market conditions and trends in digital assets.

Head of DeFi

Research Analyst, EMEA