# DeFi Strategist at Daylight

- Company: Daylight
- What the company does: Discover premium daylight lamps and magnifiers from Daylight. Since 1987, we've pioneered 95+ CRI specialist task lighting that delivers true colour accuracy, reduces eye strain, and provides precision lighting for crafting, reading, sewing, art, and... Backed by a16z.
- Company website: https://daylightcompany.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: New York, NY
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2025-07-22
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/daylight/jobs/4815076008
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/daylight-defi-strategist/

## About the role

We’re hiring a DeFi Strategist to lead DayFi’s business development and play a foundational role in the evolution of our energy-based yield products. You will be responsible for growing our strategic integrations across DeFi, deepening relationships with protocols and stablecoin issuers, and shaping product design and go-to-market strategy to ensure DayFi becomes a core building block in the emerging RWA DeFi stack.

## What they're looking for

- Demonstrated understanding of advanced DeFi strategies such as looping and fixed-rate interest products
- A strong rolodex of protocol teams and DeFi power users, specifically in the stablecoin, RWA, lending, infrastructure, and market making spaces
- Prior experience in business development or product strategy at a RWA protocol, lending protocol, stablecoin issuer, Layer 1, or Layer 2
- Comfortable thinking in smart contract logic and understanding the implications of EVM-level design decisions on go-to-market and integrations
- Strong strategic thinking and communication skills—you can move between technical discussions and ecosystem storytelling with ease

Tags: Business Development