Innovate with Tether

Tether Finance: Our innovative product suite features the world’s most trusted stablecoin, USDT, relied upon by hundreds of millions worldwide, alongside pioneering digital asset tokenization services.

But that’s just the beginning:

Tether Power: Driving sustainable growth, our energy solutions optimize excess power for Bitcoin mining using eco-friendly practices in state-of-the-art, geo-diverse facilities.

Tether Data: Fueling breakthroughs in AI and peer-to-peer technology, we reduce infrastructure costs and enhance global communications with cutting-edge solutions like KEET, our flagship app that redefines secure and private data sharing.

Tether Education: Democratizing access to top-tier digital learning, we empower individuals to thrive in the digital and gig economies, driving global growth and opportunity.

Tether Evolution: At the intersection of technology and human potential, we are pushing the boundaries of what is possible, crafting a future where innovation and human capabilities merge in powerful, unprecedented ways.

Why Join Us?

Our team is a global talent powerhouse, working remotely from every corner of the world. If you’re passionate about making a mark in the fintech space, this is your opportunity to collaborate with some of the brightest minds, pushing boundaries and setting new standards. We’ve grown fast, stayed lean, and secured our place as a leader in the industry.

If you have excellent English communication skills and are ready to contribute to the most innovative platform on the planet, Tether is the place for you.

Are you ready to be part of the future?

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 in this role is measured primarily against Tether’s North Star metrics for DeFi:

Active users.
Total net circulation, with a specific focus on expanding asset availability and usefulness on-chain.

This is a senior, high-impact role requiring deep DeFi expertise, strong leadership experience, and disciplined financial and operational execution.

Responsibilities

Working with the Head of Blockchain Expansion and the rest of the DeFi team, define and execute Tether’s global DeFi strategy across USDT, XAUT, and USAT, with clear prioritisation of use cases that drive active users and net circulation.
Own the strategy for expanding XAUT adoption and utility in DeFi, including its use as collateral, a store of value, and a real-world asset primitive.
Lead senior-level relationships with DeFi protocols, foundations, and ecosystem partners; negotiate integrations, incentives, and long-term strategic partnerships.
Design, deploy, and manage liquidity and incentive programmes with a focus on capital efficiency, sustainability, and measurable outcomes.
Own and manage a significant DeFi budget, including:
Budget creation and forecasting
Spend approval and tracking
ROI and performance reporting
Contribute towards and develop a high-performing DeFi team, setting clear objectives, accountability, and execution standards.
Establish robust frameworks for risk assessment, monitoring, escalation, and exit across supported DeFi protocols.
Produce regular, senior-management–ready reporting on:
Active users
Net circulation
Budget utilisation
Protocol concentration and risk
Work cross-functionally with Economics, Legal, Compliance, Treasury, Business Development, and Communications to ensure alignment with Tether’s broader objectives and risk posture.
Act as Tether’s internal authority on DeFi market structure, trends, and emerging risks.

Job requirements

3+ years of experience in crypto or digital assets, with deep hands-on DeFi experience (you are a “crypto native”).
Proven experience leading and managing teams in a DeFi, crypto, or adjacent financial environment.
Demonstrated ability to own and manage material budgets, including building reporting and accountability frameworks.
Strong understanding of DeFi primitives, including:
Lending and borrowing markets
AMMs and liquidity provisioning
RWAs and tokenised assets
Incentive and yield mechanisms
Strong commercial judgement with the ability to balance growth, risk, and capital efficiency.
Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
Comfortable operating in a high-autonomy, high-responsibility global role.

Preferred

Prior leadership role at a major DeFi protocol, foundation, or liquidity provider.
Experience managing stablecoin or commodity-backed asset strategies.
Familiarity with on-chain analytics, performance attribution, and risk monitoring tools.

DeFi Manager

Anywhere in the world

Remote

Senior

Tether.io