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Corporate Development Portfolio Manager (Fintech & Digital Assets)
Join Tether as a Corporate Development Portfolio Manager to drive value creation and strategic partnerships in the fintech and digital assets space.
Join Tether and Shape the Future of Digital Finance At Tether, we’re not just building products, we’re pioneering a global financial revolution. Our cutting-edge solutions empower businesses—from exchanges and wallets to payment processors and ATMs—to seamlessly integrate reserve-backed tokens across blockchains. By harnessing the power of blockchain technology, Tether enables you to store, send, and receive digital tokens instantly, securely, and globally, all at a fraction of the cost. Transparency is the bedrock of everything we do, ensuring trust in every transaction. 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. 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.
Portfolio Value Creation & Strategic Partnerships
- Serve as the primary relationship owner for a portfolio of strategic (majority) investments across multiple sectors and geographies.
- Identify, develop, and execute commercial partnerships between portfolio companies and Tether business units.
- Drive measurable strategic outcomes including revenue generation, customer acquisition, product integrations, distribution agreements, infrastructure partnerships, regulatory cooperation, and ecosystem expansion.
- Act as a trusted advisor to founders and executive teams, helping them leverage Tether's network, resources, and global footprint.
- Build and maintain a systematic value-creation framework, tracking strategic initiatives and measuring realized impact across the portfolio.
- Coordinate introductions across Tether's operating businesses, executive leadership, customers, partners, regulators, and strategic stakeholders.
- Support portfolio companies on strategic planning, organizational development, fundraising, market expansion, and major commercial initiatives.
Corporate Development & Strategic Execution
- Evaluate strategic partnership opportunities, acquisitions, mergers, joint ventures, and other transactions involving portfolio companies and the broader Tether ecosystem.
- Develop strategic theses around emerging market opportunities, competitive dynamics, and industry trends.
- Identify opportunities where portfolio companies can strengthen Tether’s long-term strategic positioning.
- Support integration planning and execution for acquisitions, strategic investments, and partnership initiatives.
- Provide regular market intelligence and strategic recommendations to Tether leadership regarding industry developments, competitive threats, and emerging opportunities.
Governance & Portfolio Oversight
- Represent Tether as a board director, board observer, or shareholder representative where appropriate.
- Provide governance oversight and ensure portfolio companies maintain strong operational, financial, and strategic discipline.
- Review company performance, budgets, forecasts, fundraising plans, and key strategic decisions.
- Support management teams through critical growth milestones including expansion initiatives, financings, acquisitions, and organizational scaling.
- Monitor portfolio company performance and provide regular updates to senior leadership and the Investment Committee.
Portfolio Management
- Maintain comprehensive oversight of portfolio company performance, strategic initiatives, and key risks.
- Lead portfolio review processes, board preparation, KPI monitoring, and strategic reporting.
- Support follow-on investment decisions, capital allocation recommendations, and liquidity planning.
- Partner with investment teams to ensure continuity between investment underwriting and post-investment value creation.
- Develop and maintain portfolio management frameworks, governance processes, and reporting systems that scale with the platform.
Investment Support
- Assist investment professionals during diligence processes by evaluating strategic fit, value-creation opportunities, and post-investment operating plans.
- Assess potential synergy opportunities prior to investment and develop actionable post-close execution plans.
- Support transaction structuring and negotiation from a governance and strategic perspective.
- Contribute to investment recommendations and Investment Committee materials where relevant.
Requirements
- 7–15 years of experience in corporate development, private equity, growth equity, strategic investing, management consulting, operating leadership, or value creation roles.
- Knowledge of digital assets & strong understanding of Tether’s ecosystem is mandatory.
- Strong track record of driving commercial partnerships, strategic initiatives, and measurable business outcomes.
- Experience managing portfolio companies, subsidiaries, business units, or strategic investments.
- Strong understanding of corporate governance, board processes, and shareholder oversight.
- Exceptional relationship-building skills with the ability to influence senior executives across multiple organizations.
- Experience evaluating business models, growth strategies, competitive positioning, and operational performance.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management capabilities.
- Ability to operate independently in a highly entrepreneurial and fast-moving environment.