Business Development Director

Business Development Director

Role Overview

As Business Development Director, you will play a pivotal role in expanding Kronos Research’s presence across global digital asset markets. You will lead high-impact strategic initiatives, own key partner relationships, and collaborate closely with trading, product, and executive teams. This role offers the opportunity to directly influence the firm’s commercial trajectory at a senior level.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and drive the end-to-end business development strategy for key global markets, with an emphasis on institutional partnerships, exchange relationships, and strategic expansion opportunities.
• Lead high-level negotiations and relationship management with crypto exchanges, liquidity consumers, market makers, and ecosystem partners.
• Identify new markets, products, or asset classes where Kronos can scale its market-making, OTC, or algorithmic trading capabilities.
• Serve as a senior liaison between external partners and internal stakeholders, including trading, legal, product, and infrastructure teams.
• Partner with the executive team to define and execute long-term growth plans, including M&A evaluations, ecosystem investments, and go-to-market strategy.
• Represent Kronos at industry conferences, regulatory discussions, and major partner events to enhance thought leadership and visibility.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in business development, strategy, or partnerships, preferably in crypto, financial services, trading platforms, or venture capital.
• Proven leadership experience driving complex, high-value partnerships across global markets.
• Deep understanding of crypto trading infrastructure, liquidity dynamics, market making, and digital asset ecosystems.
• Strong commercial acumen and executive-level communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Highly analytical and strategic thinker with strong deal structuring and execution capability.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to operate autonomously and navigate ambiguity
• Prior experience leading cross-functional initiatives with high visibility and business impact.
• Fluent in English; additional language proficiency is a plus.
• Willingness to travel internationally as required.

At Kronos Research, we are not just a company. We are the architects of a new financial era. Join us in shaping the future of trading, one innovation at a time.

Kronos Research stands at the forefront of proprietary trading, elevating trading performance through its profound expertise in quantitative research. Driven by a fusion of rigorous research methodologies and advanced machine-learning techniques, we are revolutionizing the way trading is approached. 

We have 4 main business pillars, i.e. (i) High-Frequency Trading (HFT), particularly in the dynamic landscape of cryptocurrency trading, (ii) market-making, providing the best liquidity across CeFi and DeFi solutions, (iii) asset management services for institutions and brokers covering a wide range of asset classes, and (iv) ventures, identifying high growth potential projects to invest in, provide expertise and drive returns.

Our Achievement

Under the leadership of senior executives with backgrounds in Wall Street finance and top global high-frequency trading firms, Kronos Research has become a world-leading cryptocurrency trading team, achieving an average daily trading volume of $5 billion and a peak single-day trading volume of $23 billion. Starting from Taiwan, we have expanded globally, with employees from Singapore, the United States, Romania, Shanghai, and other locations.

Principle

▸Meritocracy - We value the best ideas and outcomes.
▸Urgency - We seize fleeting opportunities.
▸Team - We value each other’s effort.
▸Integrity - We act with integrity at every turn.
▸Innovation - We encourage ideas and challenge past assumptions.

Kronos values and encourages each team member to create their own value. We foster an open corporate culture, a flat organizational structure, and offer competitive compensation, hoping to attract more outstanding talent to join us in building a diverse and rich ecosystem for quantitative trading.

Business Philosophy

We are dedicated to meaningful goals and solving complex problems. Our team is united by a passion and curiosity for financial markets and technological innovation, operating on a foundation of high-performance culture that values teamwork and individual contributions. We embrace challenges and are willing to put in the hard work required.

At the same time, we are committed to enhancing global financial market liquidity and continuously expanding our business and team. We offer competitive compensation and employee-friendly benefits, creating an open, inclusive, and innovative work environment. We believe that only within a vibrant and creative corporate culture can each member reach their full potential.

Our goal is to build a better financial and employment environment, making this a workplace that is both enjoyable and a source of pride.

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