Principal Solutions Architect - Banking & Capital Markets

About Us 

Chainlink Labs is the primary contributing developer of Chainlink, the decentralized computing platform powering the verifiable web. Chainlink is the industry-standard platform for providing access to real-world data, offchain computation, and secure cross-chain interoperability across any blockchain. Chainlink Labs helps power verifiable applications for banking, DeFi, global trade, and gaming by collaborating with some of the world’s largest financial institutions, notably Swift, DTCC, and ANZ. Chainlink Labs also works with top Web3 teams, including Aave, Compound, GMX, Maker, and Synthetix. Chainlink Labs was ranked in Newsweek’s 100 Most Loved Workplaces 2023 in both the United States and United Kingdom.

About the Role

This is a strategic role responsible for driving the adoption of Chainlink products within the capital markets industry. This role entails collaborating with Sales and Marketing teams to promote Chainlink technology, working closely with major institutions to gather requirements and deliver innovative solutions, and contributing significantly to the development of the Chainlink capital markets product strategy. The Solution Architect will leverage their deep expertise in the Chainlink product suite and their technical pre/post-sales experience to establish relationships with key stakeholders, successfully deliver client projects/proofs of concept, and position Chainlink as the preferred choice for decentralized oracle solutions in the finance sector.

Your Impact

• Drive the successful adoption of Chainlink products in the capital markets industry by establishing strong relationships with key stakeholders, including major financial institutions, and providing technical expertise and guidance throughout the sales and implementation process

• Lead and actively participate in gathering requirements, scoping projects, and designing innovative solutions that leverage Chainlink products to address specific use cases and challenges within the capital markets industry

• Make a significant contribution to the successful delivery to multiple projects/proofs of concept (POCs)

• Contribute significantly to the development of the Chainlink capital markets product strategy by providing valuable insights, market feedback, and technical expertise, thereby influencing the direction and roadmap of the product suite

• Collaborate closely with internal technical teams, including developers and engineers, to provide feedback and guidance on product enhancements, bug fixes, and new feature development, ensuring that the capital markets requirements are effectively addressed

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive understanding of the capital markets industry, including market trends, challenges, and emerging technologies, to effectively position and promote Chainlink products

Requirements

• Technical pre/postsales technology experience, working with major institutions, ideally in the Buy side asset management space 

• Experience with, and strong knowledge of blockchain technology and associated areas (e.g. DeFi, tokenisation / digital assets, digital identity etc)

• Hands on experience with middleware, integration architecture patterns, web services technologies, and APIs

• Experience building and delivering Proofs of Concept (PoCs) and responding to functional and technical elements of proposals independently and effectively

• Ability to establish trust with users and ability to influence key decision makers in the sales cycle

• Excellent verbal communication, written communication, and presentation skills in front of all audiences

• Located in or within close proximity to New York City. Boston is also a possible location for us.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in any of the following: Solidity, Golang, Rust, JS, Java, Python, C/C++

• Experience of networking protocols, private IP environments, cloud infrastructure, and the implementation of SSL/TLS security measures

• Knowledge of capital markets concepts, financial instruments and trading processes including Corporate actions, PMS, OMS, Exchanges, FMIs, Clearing houses etc

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