Role Overview
This role is highly execution-driven, focused on trading volume growth, liquidity onboarding, and key relationship management across the crypto ecosystem.
Key Responsibilities
Execute business development strategy to drive trading volume and liquidity growth
Manage and expand relationships with:
Market makers
Prop desks
Funds
HFT firms
Copy traders
High-volume VIPs
Projects with potential collaboration needs
Own and drive liquidity onboarding, including MM integration and ongoing relationship management
Work closely with product and technical teams to support partner integrations
(CEX futures and DEX differ technically, but strong understanding of one side and integration details is required)
Represent the company at industry events, conferences, and summits
Provide regular updates and reports to senior management on BD progress and results
Requirements
Highly self-motivated, results-driven, proactive, and hands-on
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
3+ years of business development experience in crypto / Web3 / related fields
Solid experience in:
Market maker / liquidity partnerships
VIP or institutional trading relationships
Commercial negotiations and partnerships
Strong understanding of derivatives / futures trading
Able to collaborate and attend meetings aligned with APAC time zones
Nice to Have
Experience working with early-stage or fast-growing teams
Prior exposure to both CEX and DEX trading environments
Existing network with MMs, quant funds, or liquidity institutions
Aster (often referred to as AsterDEX or Aster DEX) is a next-generation decentralized exchange (DEX) that specializes in perpetual futures and spot trading, designed to offer a centralized exchange (CEX) experience with the security of non-custodial, on-chain trading. It was formed in early 2025 following a merger of Astherus (a yield infrastructure protocol) and APX Finance (a perps DEX), heavily supported by YZi Labs.