Strategy & Operations Senior Manager

At Ripple, we’re building a world where value moves like information does today. Through our crypto solutions for financial institutions, businesses, governments and developers, we are improving the global financial system and creating greater economic fairness and opportunity for more people, in more places around the world.

RippleX (Rx) is on a mission to establish the XRP Ledger (XRPL) to make it the go-to blockchain for Institutional DeFi. As a decentralized, public, and enterprise-grade layer-1, the XRPL is uniquely positioned to bridge traditional finance with the digital asset economy. The Rx team's efforts will center around Institutional DeFi adoption, ecosystem growth and strengthening XRPL ledger fundamentals.

As Strategy and Operations Senior Manager, you will be at the heart of this evolution. Working directly with the Head of Ecosystem growth, Product and Partnerships to drive critical initiatives, operational rigor, and cross-functional alignment. This is a high-impact role for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments, is passionate about crypto/blockchain, and brings strong strategic, analytical, operational and executional skills.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Lead operational orchestration of DeFi and EVM sidechain initiatives, including governance frameworks, fund deployment mechanisms, and collaboration models with internal teams and third-party partners.
• Develop and maintain a multi-year ecosystem growth framework in tandem with product and partnerships teams, anchored to the 'Utility, Liquidity and Trust' North Star.
• Define shared, measurable metrics for all external hubs and ecosystem programs - including RWA grants, startup programs, hackathons, and developer relations - with clear success criteria and decision checkpoints.
• Coordinate cross-functional projects to activate key use cases such as stablecoin payments, credit and capital markets, and RWA tokenization, driving regulated asset and institutional activity on-chain.
• Support the VP of Partnerships in developing quarterly and annual planning cycles, including pipeline review and management for prospects and existing partners.
• Collaborate with product and partnership teams to identify and expand on-chain yield use cases across the XRP Ledger ecosystem, measuring success by counterparty deployment and engagement.
• Partner with PMM and product teams to deliver actionable go-to-market plans for key product launches.
• Design decision-making frameworks that accelerate choices, increase transparency, and drive go/no-go alignment across leadership.
• Establish operating rhythm, run key leadership meetings, and structure strategic questions for decision-making.
• Build and maintain structured workflows for core processes including partner onboarding, risk response, and delivery management — tracking and reporting progress on key cross-functional initiatives to senior leadership.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

• 6 to 10 years of experience in strategy and operations within Web3, fintech, technology, or consulting.
• Proven track record of operational support for Sales, BD, and/or Delivery teams.
• Strong understanding of crypto ecosystems, with a bonus for experience with L1 protocols, tokenization, stablecoins, or DeFi.
• Strong problem-solving, collaboration, and project execution skills.
• Outstanding communication skills, with experience presenting to senior stakeholders.
• Proficiency with dashboards and data tools, and comfort operating in rapidly changing environments.

WHO WE ARE:

• The opportunity to build in a fast-paced start-up environment with experienced industry leaders.
• A learning environment where you can dive deep into the latest technologies and make an impact.
• A professional development budget to support other modes of learning.
• Thrive in an environment where every employee is a respected, valued, and empowered part of the team.
• In-office collaboration for moments that matter is important to our culture, and we give managers and teams the flexibility to decide which 10+ days a month they come in.
• Bi-weekly all-company meeting - business updates and ask me anything style discussion with our Leadership Team.
• We come together for moments that matter which include team offsites, team bonding activities, happy hours and more!

Take Control of Your Finances:

• Competitive salary, bonuses, and equity.
• Competitive benefits that cover physical and mental healthcare, retirement, family forming, and family support.
• Employee giving match.
• Mobile phone stipend.

Take Care of Yourself:

• R&R days so you can rest and recharge.
• Generous wellness reimbursement and weekly onsite & virtual programming.
• Generous vacation policy - work with your manager to take time off when you need it.
• Industry-leading parental leave policies. Family planning benefits.
• Catered lunches, fully-stocked kitchens with premium snacks/beverages, and plenty of fun events.

Ripple is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We do not discriminate against qualified employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, military status, or any other characteristic protected by local law or ordinance.