Strategy & Business Development Associate

#### How you can make an impact:

• Support the development and execution of strategic growth initiatives across Aave Labs’ ecosystem and products

• Work closely with leadership to help identify and evaluate new market opportunities and expansion strategies

• Coordinate cross-functional initiatives across product, engineering, legal, marketing, and ecosystem teams to drive execution and alignment

• Assist in developing and managing strategic partnerships across DeFi, fintech, infrastructure, and institutional ecosystems

• Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and ecosystem mapping to support business and strategic decision-making

• Help prepare strategic materials including partnership proposals, market overviews, presentations, and ecosystem analyses

• Support business development efforts including outreach coordination, pipeline management, partner tracking, and stakeholder communication

• Monitor trends across DeFi, stablecoins, tokenization, institutional adoption, and digital asset infrastructure to identify emerging opportunities

• Contribute to internal strategic planning and operational initiatives as Aave Labs continues to scale globally

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#### Let's connect if you have:

• 3–5 years of experience in strategy, business development or partnerships, and digital assets

• Strong understanding of crypto, DeFi, and the evolving digital asset ecosystem

• Intellectual curiosity and a genuine passion for decentralized finance and emerging financial infrastructure

• Exceptional communication, organizational, and project management skills

• Ability to operate autonomously and manage multiple workstreams in fast-moving environments

• Strong analytical and strategic thinking capabilities with high attention to detail

• Comfortable working cross-functionally with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

• High-agency mindset with a willingness to take ownership and drive initiatives forward

• Strong team player who thrives in collaborative and globally distributed environments