BYOND Inc.
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About BYOND Inc.

Join the settlement layer for institutional Bitcoin.

BYOND is a private, members-only marketplace designed to provide institutional Bitcoin holders with the ultimate benefit: the ability to transfer ownership securely without moving the market, without exposing assets to counterparty risk, and without relying on a custodian. We offer a cleaner, superior settlement rail that allows institutions to trade with confidence and privacy. We are an AI-native organization, operating with extreme efficiency, where human judgment is amplified by artificial intelligence.

Open Positions

Vendor Services Lead — Institutional & Family Office Sales
Remote · Affiliate / Contractor
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The Role

The ideal candidate is the institutional face of BYOND, responsible for bringing banks, hedge funds, family offices, RIAs, OTC desks, and ETF issuers onto our private marketplace. This professional speaks the language of institutional finance—structures, risk mitigation, custody posture, compliance, and portfolio construction—and positions BYOND as a sophisticated settlement solution for an asset class they already hold or intend to hold.

Key Responsibilities

  • Identify and develop relationships with institutional investors, hedge funds, family offices, RIAs, and ETF issuers.
  • Spearhead sales efforts targeting key financial institutions and broker/dealers, maintaining a robust sales pipeline and documenting activities in CRM systems.
  • Translate the benefits of BYOND's non-custodial, off-ledger settlement into language that investment committees and CIOs understand and trust.
  • Drive applications, onboarding, and activation of institutional seats, coordinating seamlessly with compliance and product teams.
  • Operate as an AI-native professional, defaulting to AI for workflow automation, lead generation, and process optimization.
  • Maintain strategic oversight of all AI-assisted outputs, ensuring accuracy, compliance alignment, and brand integrity.

Job Requirements

  • Experience: 6-8+ years of enterprise sales experience, specifically within financial technology, infrastructure, or institutional sales.
  • Domain Knowledge: Deep understanding of financial markets, investment products, and institutional capital allocation. Familiarity with CRM software and financial platforms (e.g., Bloomberg).
  • AI Fluency: Proven ability to orchestrate AI tools to scale impact, automate workflows, and accelerate execution velocity.
  • Emotional Resilience & Change Management: The psychological flexibility to navigate complex sales cycles, unlearn outdated processes, and maintain momentum amidst constant flux.
  • Deep Human Connection & Empathy: Exceptional relationship-building skills, capable of forging genuine trust with sophisticated clients—a capability AI cannot replicate.
  • Critical Thinking & Problem Solving: The judgment to analyze complex situations, define parameters for AI tools, and ensure ethical stewardship of technology.
  • Learning Agility & Continuous Upskilling: A commitment to continuously evaluating and integrating new tools to maintain a competitive edge.
  • Certifications: Series 7, Series 63, or CFA preferred but not strictly required.
Private Client & Affiliations Specialist
Remote · Affiliate / Contractor
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The Role

The ideal candidate is a seasoned relationship manager who has spent their career developing trusted connections with ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family office principals, and their gatekeepers. This professional understands how to navigate complex, high-trust environments and has a proven track record of facilitating strategic introductions and venture recommendations. They are the connector who ensures the right people are in the right place at the right time.

Key Responsibilities

  • Leverage an established network to identify and cultivate warm introduction pathways to family offices and UHNW individuals considering institutional Bitcoin exposure.
  • Act as a trusted liaison, handing qualified relationships to the Vendor and Member teams with precise, actionable context.
  • Facilitate bespoke engagements and strategic conversations, ensuring interactions are relationship-driven and aligned with the client's long-term objectives.
  • Represent the platform with absolute discretion, maintaining the highest standards of confidentiality and professionalism.
  • Use AI tools to map networks, track relationship intelligence, and automate logistical aspects of scheduling and follow-ups.

Job Requirements

  • Experience: 5+ years of experience in private client relationship management, business development, or strategic affiliations, with a proven record of successful venture recommendations or strategic introductions within the UHNW space.
  • Domain Knowledge: Deep understanding of family office dynamics, estate planning, philanthropy, and the nuances of high-trust relationship management.
  • AI Fluency: Proven ability to orchestrate AI tools to scale impact, automate workflows, and accelerate execution velocity.
  • Emotional Resilience & Change Management: The psychological flexibility to navigate ambiguous social environments and adapt to evolving client expectations.
  • Deep Human Connection & Empathy: Exceptional interpersonal skills, capable of building enduring trust and acting as a discreet advisor—a capability AI cannot replicate.
  • Critical Thinking & Problem Solving: The judgment to analyze complex situations, define parameters for AI tools, and ensure ethical stewardship of technology.
  • Learning Agility & Continuous Upskilling: A commitment to continuously evaluating and integrating new tools to maintain a competitive edge.
Member Services Lead — Digital Asset Community & Capital
Remote · Affiliate / Contractor
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The Role

The ideal candidate is a respected professional within the digital asset ecosystem who understands the fundamental drivers and requirements of Bitcoin advocates and crypto-native allocators. This professional possesses deep, established relationships with high-conviction funds and family offices, and can effectively bridge the gap between digital asset philosophy and institutional-grade infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

  • Proactively source, pitch, and onboard institutional prospects, leveraging existing relationships with high-conviction Bitcoin funds, allocators, and crypto-fluent family offices.
  • Represent BYOND at key industry conferences and private gatherings, acting as an evangelist for off-ledger settlement solutions.
  • Translate the benefits of BYOND's non-custodial design to digital asset natives, demonstrating a deep understanding of their specific needs regarding security, privacy, and market impact.
  • Provide actionable market insights and feedback to product and strategy teams based on continuous engagement with the digital asset community.
  • Default to AI for community mapping, sentiment analysis, and outreach automation, scaling reach while keeping personal engagement focused on high-value relationships.

Job Requirements

  • Experience: 4-10 years of experience in institutional sales, business development, or community leadership, with a minimum of 2 years dedicated to the digital asset space and a proven network of relevant contacts.
  • Domain Knowledge: Solid understanding of crypto markets, digital asset trading, custodial workflows, and the specific concerns of Bitcoin advocates.
  • AI Fluency: Proven ability to orchestrate AI tools to scale impact, automate workflows, and accelerate execution velocity.
  • Emotional Resilience & Change Management: The psychological flexibility to navigate volatile markets, unlearn outdated processes, and maintain momentum amidst constant flux.
  • Deep Human Connection & Empathy: Exceptional relationship-building skills, capable of forging genuine trust within the crypto community—a capability AI cannot replicate.
  • Critical Thinking & Problem Solving: The judgment to analyze complex situations, define parameters for AI tools, and ensure ethical stewardship of technology.
  • Learning Agility & Continuous Upskilling: A commitment to continuously evaluating and integrating new tools to maintain a competitive edge.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Remote · Full-Time
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The Role

The ideal candidate is an exceptional executive leader with a verifiable track record of scaling complex businesses and driving value creation within the financial technology or digital asset infrastructure sectors. This professional brings established credibility with institutional investors and strategic partners, possessing the strategic vision and operational rigor required to guide an early-stage company through rapid growth and market adoption.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement the overall business strategy, driving growth, profitability, and enterprise value.
  • Build, lead, and manage a high-performing, agile senior team, setting a rigorous operating cadence and fostering a culture of excellence.
  • Leverage an undeniable track record to secure funding, manage financial health, and establish strategic partnerships with key institutional stakeholders.
  • Serve as the chief external spokesperson, representing BYOND with clarity, confidence, and composure to investors, regulators, and the broader market.
  • Proactively mitigate business, operational, and governance risks while ensuring the marketplace scales with institutional integrity.
  • Champion an AI-first culture, ensuring the organization defaults to AI for operational efficiency and strategic analysis, while maintaining ethical stewardship of AI use.

Job Requirements

  • Experience: 7-10+ years of proven executive leadership experience, with a history of consistently hitting or exceeding performance targets and successfully guiding high-growth companies in fintech, digital asset infrastructure, or capital markets.
  • Domain Knowledge: Expert knowledge of capital markets, liquidity mechanisms, and digital asset infrastructure, coupled with strong financial management and P&L oversight capabilities.
  • AI Fluency: Proven ability to orchestrate AI tools to scale impact, automate workflows, and accelerate execution velocity across the enterprise.
  • Emotional Resilience & Change Management: The psychological flexibility to lead an organization through rapid growth, unlearn outdated processes, and maintain momentum amidst constant flux.
  • Deep Human Connection & Empathy: Exceptional leadership and communication skills, capable of inspiring a team, forging genuine trust with stakeholders, and demonstrating both humility and gravitas.
  • Critical Thinking & Problem Solving: The judgment to analyze complex situations, make decisive bets in ambiguous moments, and ensure ethical stewardship of technology.
  • Learning Agility & Continuous Upskilling: A commitment to continuously evaluating and integrating new tools to maintain a competitive edge and foster a culture of learning.
Chief Compliance Officer (CCO)
Remote · Full-Time
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The Role

The ideal candidate is an exceptional compliance executive who understands how to build and scale institutional-grade compliance frameworks without stifling operational velocity. This professional possesses a deep understanding of the U.S. regulatory framework governing digital assets and institutional finance, and has a proven track record of managing regulatory relationships. They will oversee the compliance architecture of a private marketplace with a novel, non-custodial design, ensuring that BYOND maintains its rigorous standards for membership and peer-to-peer settlement.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and maintain comprehensive, institutional-grade compliance programs tailored to a private, non-custodial digital asset marketplace.
  • Monitor SEC, FINRA, NFA, CFTC, and FinCEN rulemaking, translating complex regulatory shifts into actionable policy updates and operational guardrails.
  • Assess compliance risk for new products, institutional onboarding processes, and enterprise enclave deployments, ensuring all operations align with the patent-protected Vescel binding method and peer-to-peer settlement architecture.
  • Oversee rigorous AML/KYC frameworks and vendor due diligence programs, maintaining the integrity of the members-only ecosystem.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for regulatory examinations, maintaining proactive relationships and audit-ready documentation.
  • Build and sustain a firm-wide culture of compliance, advising business stakeholders on complex risk scenarios while enabling business growth.
  • Champion an AI-first culture within the compliance function, ensuring the team defaults to AI for monitoring, reporting, and operational efficiency, while maintaining ethical stewardship of AI use.

Job Requirements

  • Experience: 15+ years of compliance experience in financial services, with significant tenure in senior compliance leadership roles involving direct management. A proven track record of building or significantly expanding compliance programs at high-growth fintech or digital asset infrastructure firms.
  • Domain Knowledge: Expert knowledge of the U.S. regulatory framework (Securities Act of 1933, Exchange Act of 1934, Investment Advisers Act of 1940), AML/KYC/BSA requirements, and the specific regulatory nuances of digital assets, cryptocurrency products, and blockchain technology. A thorough understanding of SEC enforcement posture toward digital assets — including the application of the Howey test, the SEC's treatment of crypto securities, and the evolving regulatory guidance from the SEC's Division of Enforcement and Division of Examinations — is required. Familiarity with banking regulators (OCC, Federal Reserve, FDIC) and their emerging frameworks for digital asset activities at federally chartered institutions is strongly preferred.
  • AI Fluency: Proven ability to orchestrate AI tools to scale compliance monitoring, automate reporting workflows, and accelerate execution velocity across the enterprise.
  • Emotional Resilience & Change Management: The psychological flexibility to lead an organization through rapid regulatory shifts, unlearn outdated processes, and maintain momentum amidst constant flux.
  • Deep Human Connection & Empathy: Exceptional leadership and communication skills, capable of inspiring a team, forging genuine trust with regulators and stakeholders, and acting as a commercially practical partner to the business.
  • Critical Thinking & Problem Solving: The judgment to analyze complex regulatory situations, deliver practical guidance under pressure, and ensure ethical stewardship of technology.
  • Learning Agility & Continuous Upskilling: A commitment to continuously evaluating and integrating new compliance technologies to maintain a competitive edge.
  • Credentials: FINRA Series 7 and Series 24 preferred. J.D. or advanced degree in a relevant discipline is highly valued.
Chief Legal Counsel (General Counsel)
Remote · Full-Time
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The Role

The ideal candidate is a strategic legal executive who has spent their career navigating the intersection of traditional financial regulation and novel digital asset infrastructure. This professional brings a deep understanding of IP protection, corporate governance, and regulatory legal strategy. They will serve as the chief legal architect for BYOND, protecting its core patent portfolio, advising on the legal structure of off-ledger settlement credits (OBs), and ensuring the company's non-custodial, peer-to-peer model remains structurally insulated from unnecessary regulatory perimeters.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the development of global legal and regulatory frameworks for BYOND's non-custodial marketplace, enterprise enclave contracts, and internal settlement credit (OB) issuance.
  • Manage and aggressively protect BYOND's core intellectual property, including the patent portfolio covering the Vescel cryptographic binding method and off-ledger title transfer.
  • Advise the executive team and board on U.S. and international regulations (SEC, CFTC, FinCEN, OCC) and emerging crypto/fintech legislation, balancing innovation with rigorous risk management.
  • Draft, review, and negotiate complex agreements for strategic institutional partnerships, enterprise deployments, and vendor contracts.
  • Establish and maintain robust corporate governance structures, overseeing dispute resolution, litigation strategy, and corporate insurance programs.
  • Identify, assess, and mitigate legal risks across product development, marketing, and market expansion initiatives.
  • Champion an AI-first culture within the legal function, ensuring the team defaults to AI for contract review, legal research, and operational efficiency, while maintaining ethical stewardship of AI use.

Job Requirements

  • Experience: 8-10+ years of progressive legal experience, with a significant focus (4+ years) on fintech, payments, digital assets, or financial services law. Prior experience as an in-house General Counsel, Head of Legal, or senior legal leader at a regulated financial institution or high-growth digital asset company is highly valued.
  • Domain Knowledge: Deep expertise in securities law compliance (Howey test, Reg D), digital asset regulations, IP law, contract negotiation, and corporate governance. A strong understanding of the regulatory distinctions between custodians, money transmitters, and technology infrastructure providers.
  • AI Fluency: Proven ability to orchestrate AI tools to scale legal review, automate workflows, and accelerate execution velocity across the enterprise.
  • Emotional Resilience & Change Management: The psychological flexibility to lead an organization through rapid regulatory shifts, unlearn outdated processes, and maintain momentum amidst constant flux.
  • Deep Human Connection & Empathy: Exceptional leadership and communication skills, capable of inspiring a team, forging genuine trust with stakeholders, and acting as a strategic partner to the CEO and board.
  • Critical Thinking & Problem Solving: The judgment to analyze complex legal situations, make decisive strategic bets in ambiguous regulatory environments, and ensure ethical stewardship of technology.
  • Learning Agility & Continuous Upskilling: A commitment to continuously evaluating and integrating new legal technologies to maintain a competitive edge.
  • Credentials: Juris Doctor (JD) from a top-tier law school and active bar membership in at least one US jurisdiction.