About the job

Tether is seeking a DeFi Manager to scale the deployment of Tether assets—USDT, XAUT, and USAT—across the decentralized finance ecosystem. This role sits within the Blockchain Expansion function and reports directly to the Head of Blockchain Expansion.

The DeFi Manager is responsible for defining and executing Tether’s global DeFi strategy with a strong emphasis on financial inclusion, monetary freedom, and real‑world utility. The role has end‑to‑end accountability for protocol strategy, liquidity and incentive design, risk management, team leadership, and budget ownership.

Success is measured primarily against DeFi North Star metrics: active users and total net circulation.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Head of Blockchain Expansion and the DeFi team to define and execute Tether’s global DeFi strategy across USDT, XAUT, and USAT, prioritising use cases that drive active users and net circulation.
• Own the strategy...