[Hiring] Foundation Director @Permian Labs

Role Description

The Foundation Director role calls for an experienced, high-agency leader to support, promote, and grow the USD.AI ecosystem. This role is primarily focused on:

• Business development and partnerships across the Web3 ecosystem and adjacent AI infrastructure stakeholders
• Service provider management, particularly overseeing the Foundation’s token reserve and protocol-support operations (liquidity, burn mechanics, treasury/cash management, market making, exchange relationships, and reporting)

The Director will work closely with partners, governance participants, and key vendors to ensure the Foundation executes reliably and credibly.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the Foundation’s ecosystem strategy: identify, cultivate, and close partnerships with DeFi protocols, wallets, exchanges, stablecoin platforms, infrastructure partners, and other relevant stakeholders
• Plan and lead events to connect relevant stakeholders in support of knowledge sharing and relationship building
• Represent the Foundation externally: speak at conferences, engage with key communities, and contribute to content that positions USD.AI as a credible, durable ecosystem
• Create and manage a cadence for announcements, ecosystem updates, and governance communications with strong transparency standards
• Support DAO governance processes with high integrity: ensure proposals are implementable and outcomes are communicated
• Manage service providers to maintain strong risk posture across treasury, liquidity, vendor access controls, and emergency procedures

Qualifications

• 7+ years in business development, partnerships, strategy, or operations in crypto/DeFi, fintech, or capital markets (Foundation/DAO ecosystem experience a plus)
• Demonstrated experience closing and managing partnerships with protocols, wallets, exchanges, custodians, or other Web3 infrastructure providers
• Strong working knowledge of stablecoins, on-chain liquidity, market structure, and common DeFi primitives
• Experience managing external service providers with measurable performance outcomes (SLAs, reporting, controls)
• High judgment and comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments with minimal oversight
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal), with ability to engage credibly with technical, legal, and institutional stakeholders
• Strong integrity and reliability—comfortable operating in roles that require trust, discretion, and operational rigor