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The Role
As BD Manager for our API product line, you’ll own the end-to-end sales cycle for CoinMarketCap’s data API offerings. You’ll work with exchanges, DeFi protocols, fintech apps, data aggregators, and institutional clients to help them leverage CMC’s market-leading crypto data through our API solutions.
What You’ll Do
- Own the full sales cycle for CMC’s API products — from prospecting and demo to close and expansion
- Identify and engage new API customers across exchanges, DeFi protocols, fintech platforms, data aggregators, and institutional/TradFi firms
- Build and maintain a healthy pipeline of qualified API opportunities, tracking progress and forecasting revenue
- Understand client data needs and propose the right API tier, endpoints, and integration approach
- Serve as the primary point of contact between API clients and internal teams (product, engineering, support) for onboarding and issue resolution
- Expand revenue from existing API clients by identifying upsell and cross-sell opportunities
- Stay current on competitor API offerings, pricing, and market trends to sharpen CMC’s positioning
- Collaborate with Product to relay client feedback and influence the API roadmap
What You Bring
- 3+ years of B2B sales or business development experience, ideally selling API/data/SaaS products
- Strong network within the crypto industry — exchanges, DeFi, fintech, or institutional crypto
- Solid understanding of APIs, data products, and how technical buyers evaluate them
- Proven track record of meeting or exceeding revenue targets
- Fluency in English (native level); additional languages are a bonus
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills across all organizational levels
- Strong organizational skills and comfort working in a fast-paced, remote-first environment
- BS/BA in business, marketing, computer science, or a related field
Nice to Have
- Experience selling crypto market data or financial data APIs specifically
- Familiarity with REST/WebSocket APIs and developer documentation
- Existing relationships with exchanges, trading desks, or institutional crypto firms
- Experience with CRM tools (HubSpot, Salesforce, etc.)
