Foundation CEO

About the role

The CHIP Foundation is looking for a CEO, the public face of the protocol and accountable for driving value to it. The Foundation is a small, senior team working alongside the protocol's service providers and an active governance community, with no middle managers. The CEO sets the Foundation's strategy, leads its key partnerships and represents the protocol to DeFi protocols, exchanges, institutional allocators, AI infrastructure partners, token holders and the wider community. It is an external, relationship-led role spent mostly with partners, investors, press and the community.

Key responsibilities

• Represent the Foundation publicly on stage, in the press, on podcasts and across social channels, telling a clear story about GPU-backed credit on-chain.
• Own the strategy that grows protocol usage and value accrual, from sUSDai supply and integrations to revenue flowing to CHIP holders, and set and report the right metrics.
• Source and close integrations with lending markets, yield protocols, exchanges, wallets, market makers and AI infrastructure partners.
• Act as main contact for holders, crypto funds, exchanges, research analysts and institutional allocators.
• Lead governance: set the agenda, sponsor major proposals and ensure decisions are well reasoned and executed.
• Work with Permian Labs and others on the roadmap, including new products, chains, markets and tokenized real-world assets.
• Lead communications, events and ecosystem programs such as grants and incentives.
• Oversee treasury, service providers and legal and compliance partners, and build out the Foundation team.

Required profile

• 10+ years in business development, partnerships or executive roles, including senior experience at a crypto protocol, foundation, exchange or crypto-native financial company.
• Strong experience in finance, investment banking or similar.
• Track record of partnerships that grew usage, liquidity or token value.
• Established network across DeFi protocols, exchanges, market makers, crypto funds and institutional investors.
• Proven public presence and comfort on stage and with press.
• Sound judgment on regulatory and legal matters relevant to foundations, tokens and public communications.
• High integrity and discretion.

Nice to have

• Prior leadership of a foundation or DAO.
• Background in credit, structured finance or tokenized real-world assets.
• Familiarity with AI infrastructure, GPUs or data centers.
• An existing following or platform in the crypto community.