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    Head of Strategic Institutions

    OKX
    London, England, United Kingdom•London, England
    Remote
    Senior
    Full Time
    cryptobusiness developmentinstitutional salessenior roleteam management

    Requirements

    • •10+ years of Business Development experience
    • •Active institutional network with C-suite decision-makers at banks, asset managers, and funds within last 18 months
    • •Personal deal closing experience with institutional partnerships
    • •Deep crypto product fluency including custody models, trading infrastructure, FIX connectivity, settlement mechanics, and regulatory frameworks
    • •Senior team management experience, leading through influence and partnership

    What You'll Do

    • •Curate, expand, and monetize personal network of C-suite relationships at largest global financial institutions
    • •Carry consolidated institutional revenue target across all segments
    • •Own the number, forecast, and pipeline health
    • •Determine vertical strategy and segment prioritization balancing long-cycle bank partnerships with shorter-cycle fund and asset manager clients
    • •Originate and close tier 1 deals, structure partnerships, negotiate terms
    • •Translate institutional client product requirements into business cases and advocate internally
    • •Articulate OKX's regulatory standing to client compliance committees, boards, and risk teams
    • •Shape external positioning and institutional marketing narrative, oversee development of sales and marketing collateral and thought leadership content

    Nice to Have

    • •Existing network of institutional contacts in banks, asset managers, and funds
    • •Experience selling to both banks (complex, long-cycle, integration-heavy) and funds (shorter-cycle, standardized) simultaneously
    • •Track record of building institutional sales teams and playbooks in high-growth environment
    • •Experience developing sales collateral, thought leadership content, or institutional marketing narratives
    • •Experience with CRMs, pipeline building and tool management, sales intelligence platforms for institutional prospecting
    • •Proficient in use of AI tooling (e.g. Claude) for workflow automation and productivity enhancement

    Benefits

    • •Competitive total compensation package
    • •L&D programs and Education subsidy for employees' growth and development
    • •Various team building programs and company events
    • •Additional benefits disclosed during hiring process

    About OKX

    OKX is the second largest global crypto exchange by trading volume and a leading Web3 ecosystem.

    Victoria, Seychelles
    1000 - 5000
    Blockchain & Cryptocurrency