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Head of Business and Corporate Development
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- USA
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- Business Development
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- Full Time
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- Director
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- 16 Nov 2026
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The role, at a glance.
Phantom seeks a senior business leader to own business development, strategic partnerships, corporate development, market intelligence, and M&A execution for its crypto and fintech platform. The role is responsible for building partnerships that support user growth, monetization, platform expansion, and foundational product capabilities. It will manage the full deal lifecycle, from opportunity sourcing and diligence through negotiation, closing, and integration, while advising executive leadership with actionable market perspectives. Success requires extensive crypto or fintech knowledge, a strong industry network, proven transaction experience, executive judgment, and cross-functional leadership across product, engineering, operations, marketing, and finance.
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Sample interview questions
I would explain the strategic problem, the partner-selection criteria, the commercial and technical structure, and my ownership of negotiations and execution. I would quantify the outcome using adoption, revenue, retention, cost savings, or time-to-market metrics and describe the lessons applied afterward.
I would use a structured framework covering strategic fit, user impact, revenue potential, execution complexity, regulatory risk, time to value, and defensibility. I would make the trade-offs explicit, identify the few opportunities that close critical capability gaps, and recommend a clear build, buy, or partner path.
A strong answer should specify the transaction thesis, diligence findings, negotiation issues, stakeholder alignment process, and final deal structure. It should also cover integration planning, realized outcomes, and what the candidate would change in a future transaction.
I would assess trends through their ability to improve user access, liquidity, trading utility, trust, and distribution rather than following narratives alone. I would present a prioritized view spanning onchain markets, stablecoin infrastructure, tokenized assets, protocol partnerships, consumer distribution, and relevant regulatory developments.
I use concise decision memos that separate facts, assumptions, risks, scenarios, and the recommended action. I make clear what must be true for success, identify leading indicators and decision gates, and provide leadership with an execution-ready recommendation rather than a broad research summary.
About this role.
Phantom is on a mission to connect the world to the freedom of open markets. Tens of millions of people all over the world use Phantom to access global markets that never close, including perpetuals, prediction markets, tokenized assets, stablecoins and memes. Phantom users are able to discover the markets that matter and the cultural moments that shape them, building conviction through real-time data and the verified performance of top traders. With self-custody and access to open networks at its core, Phantom lets them control their financial moves in the same app they use to safely store or spend money worldwide.
Phantom has reached #1 in Google Play’s finance category and consistently ranks in the top 50 apps across all categories. Check out our Forbes Fintech 50 and CNBC and Statista’s World’s Top Fintech Companies 2026!
We are around 180 people, fully remote, backed by a $150M Series C investment from a16z, Sequoia Capital and Paradigm.
Phantom is looking for a Head of Business & Corporate Development to lead our partnerships, strategic intelligence, and M&A functions. You will be Phantom’s outward-facing business leader, deepening and diversifying partnerships across crypto and traditional fintech to unlock and extend foundational capabilities, drive distribution and revenue, and develop the pipeline of inorganic opportunities that close capability gaps faster than we could build or hire. You’ll sit within the Ops Org alongside BizOps and Communications, the business layer of Phantom, and serve as the internal expert that leadership reaches out to for everything from market intelligence to deal execution.
Responsibilities
Business Development & Partnerships
Partner with Product to launch and scale major business lines, unlocking foundational capabilities through strategic partnerships
Lead business development strategy across user growth, monetization, and platform expansion
Own revenue targets, measuring impact and deepening integration across the product stack
Corporate Development & Strategic Intelligence
Map the competitive landscape and build market intelligence that provides a real point of view on where the space is heading
Build and maintain a pipeline of inorganic options that close capability gaps and accelerate key metrics
Own deal processes end to end, sourcing, diligence, negotiation, closing, and integration
Deliver execution-ready recommendations, not research reports
Qualifications
A leader with 10+ years of experience spanning business development, partnerships, corporate development, M&A, or strategy, or a combination of investing and operator backgrounds
Deep knowledge of the crypto and/or fintech ecosystem, with a strong network in Solana and beyond; you are plugged in, get calls from founders and investors, and have a genuine point of view on where things are heading
Demonstrated track record of making calls that influenced executive decision making or product direction
Meaningful deal experience across partnerships and/or M&A: you can speak to specific transactions, what you owned, and what you learned
A cross-functional operator who is comfortable collaborating across Product, Engineering, Ops, Marketing, and Finance
A strategic negotiator skilled at structuring deals with decentralized protocols, regulated financial players, and acquisition targets alike
Exceptional judgment and prioritization; ability to move at speed with 80/20 thinking; you know what to prioritize and what to deprioritize, and you don’t confuse activity with impact
Strong written and verbal communication: crisp memos, curated analysis, clear narratives
Experience managing a lean team, or a proven high performer who can take on management duties
Why Work With Us
Phantom’s journey to becoming a global trading app began with making crypto easier to use. Today, we’re building on that foundation to help people discover the markets that matter, make informed financial moves, and safely store or spend their money worldwide. Joining Phantom means helping shape that next chapter: building products that bring the freedom of open markets to more people.
Build for global impact: Create products used by tens of millions of people, making innovative financial markets more accessible to users around the world.
Make complexity feel simple: Solve meaningful challenges across design, engineering, and user experience to make discovering markets and managing money seamless.
Put users in control: Help build a future where people have greater freedom over their assets and financial decisions, with security and self-custody at the foundation.
Benefits (only available to full-time employees)
Competitive salary and equity
Comprehensive insurance (medical/dental/vision): base plan 100% covered
Flexible hours and a long-standing, supportive remote environment
Unlimited vacation: Take time when you need it (and we really mean it!)
401(k) retirement plan
Wellness stipend
Weekly meal stipend
Learning & Development stipend
Remote / WFH set-up stipend
We strongly encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply. We believe that our work is stronger with a variety of perspectives, and we’re eager to further diversify our company. If you have a background that you feel would make an impact at Phantom, please consider applying. We’re committed to building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best work of your career.
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