Director, Ecosystem Growth

Overview

As Director of Ecosystem Growth on the RippleX team, you will build and lead a team responsible for how builders, startups, VCs, and strategic partners discover, engage with, and adopt XRP Ledger. The main focus is growing real-world usage across tokenized assets—including stablecoin payments, trade finance, and collateral management—with a global focus. You will source and support high-quality startups, deepen institutional credibility in FinTech and TradFi, and activate a network of accelerators, VCs, and partners critical to scaling a financial ecosystem. This role is strategic and operational, requiring leadership across venture, business development, go-to-market, and growth with a deep understanding of institutional finance, Web3 fluency, and product-aligned ecosystem thinking.

Pay

Base pay range : $204,000.00 / yr - $250,000.00 / yr

CA Annual Base Salary Range : $204,000 USD - $250,000 USD

What you’ll do

• Develop and own the ecosystem growth strategy for XRPL across Americas and EMEA markets
• Lead and scale a distributed, high-performing team of ecosystem growth leads
• Coach and provide actionable feedback to team members; encourage upward feedback and continuous development
• Champion internal mobility and team development, identifying opportunities for growth, realignment, and retention
• Review and evaluate applications for grants and accelerator programs, assessing founder quality, product potential, and ecosystem fit
• Manage a portfolio of strategic partners (accelerators, VCs, service providers) to deliver growth results
• Drive founder and partner sourcing, building top-of-funnel pipelines via programs, grants, and direct outreach
• Guide startups from early-stage formation to mainnet deployment, ensuring technical and go-to-market readiness
• Collaborate cross-functionally with DevRel, Partner Engineering, Product, and PMM on strategy
• Expand XRPL’s ecosystem presence by identifying trends and activating new growth partners and institutional channels
• Support funded teams and partners by facilitating introductions, aligning resources, and accelerating growth
• Identify gaps and opportunities within the ecosystem and launch initiatives to unlock innovation and momentum
• Anticipate obstacles and drive scalable, innovative solutions; perform tradeoff analysis across teams
• Leverage insights and data to influence cross-functional stakeholders and executive leadership

What you’ll bring

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Benefits

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