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growth playbook · Oct 23, 2026

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OpenZeppelin growth playbook

Diagnosis

OpenZeppelin is the default standard for onchain finance, with libraries under 9 of the top 10 stablecoins and all top 10 tokenized money market funds, and S&P Global has agreed to acquire it.

Its hiring points to institutions: a product marketer for banks, asset managers and market infrastructures, an ecosystems seller and a customer success program manager tied to recurring revenue. The site is organized by buyer, but institutions buy by program: the six programs on the homepage have no pages, institution stories are thin, and headline numbers differ by page.

This playbook adds program pages, institution stories, consistent numbers and faster routing first, then design partners, network and regulation pages, developer-to-institution paths, and big bets on S&P Global distribution, an annual security report and a subscription risk library.

Growth Score

8/10

Biggest Opportunity

Meet institutions by program (stablecoins, tokenized funds, repo) with pages, proof and a fast first meeting, while S&P Global opens wider distribution.

Biggest Risk

Trail of Bits, Certora, Cantina, Halborn and Quantstamp compete for audits, and institutions may favor large consultancies they already use unless OpenZeppelin's institutional proof is easy to find.

01

Start here

The three moves to make first. Each one is written up in full below.

  1. 1

    Give each of the six onchain programs on the homepage its own page, starting with Stablecoins & Tokenized Deposits

    Draft the Stablecoins & Tokenized Deposits page from the homepage copy and the CACEIS story.

    High impact First result in 1 month
  2. 2

    Write the institution stories the customer-stories page already promises

    Rewrite the page description today and email the two clients.

    High impact First result in 2 quarters
  3. 3

    One dated set of headline numbers across the site, sales kits and job posts

    List every figure and where it appears.

    Medium impact First result in 2 weeks

02

Your idea portfolio

22 ideas, grouped by when to run them. Open any idea for how to run it: the steps, who to approach, copy you can use, and how to measure it.

  • 7 ideas are marked Unexpected: plays you are unlikely to have tried.

Every idea placed by the effort it takes against the impact it could have. Quick wins sit top left; select a number to open that idea. The filters below narrow the list by status, timing, category and what Programmable can build.

Effort vs impactEach number is an idea. Select one to open it.
Impact →
Quick wins · 3Big bets · 9Fill-ins · 5Reconsider · 5
Effort →

Showing 22 of 22 ideas

This week 7

Quick wins with a clear first action.

  • 01

    The new Senior Product Marketer for financial institutions is asked to "Build use-case and solution pages" and to know tokenized deposits, money market funds, repo and stablecoins. The homepage already names six programs, from Stablecoins & Tokenized Deposits to Collateral, Repo & Treasury, but each is one paragraph with no link and no page. A treasury or digital-assets lead searching "stablecoin security" or "tokenized deposit smart contract audit" finds pages organized by buyer type, not by the program they are running, although OpenZeppelin sits under 9 of the top 10 stablecoins and the CACEIS euro stablecoin story is ready proof.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 month Senior Product Marketer

    First action

    Draft the Stablecoins & Tokenized Deposits page from the homepage copy and the CACEIS story.

    How to measure it

    Requests tagged to a program page

    Now
    –
    Target
    25 a quarter
    By
    90 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick the order

      Stablecoins, tokenized funds, collateral and repo first.

      Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions 1 day

    2. 2

      Draft page one

      Risks, coverage, standards, proof, regulation.

      Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions 1 week

    3. 3

      Review with experts

      Security research and the CTO office check every claim.

      CTO Office 3 days

    4. 4

      Build in the CMS

      Template reused for all six.

      Web Developer (CMS) 3 days

    5. 5

      Link it

      From the homepage paragraph, Banks and Asset Managers pages.

      Web Developer (CMS) 1 day

    6. 6

      Tag the form

      Record the program on each request.

      Marketing Operations 1 day

    7. 7

      Repeat

      Two more programs each month.

      Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions monthly

    8. 8

      Measure

      Search entries and requests per page.

      Head of Marketing monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions

    Smallest test

    Publish the stablecoin page and link it from the homepage.

    Why it works

    Build one page per program, starting with Stablecoins & Tokenized Deposits, then Tokenized Funds and Collateral & Repo. Each page covers the risks in that program (minting and transfer controls, upgrade and key governance, reconciliation), what OpenZeppelin delivers at each stage, the relevant contract standards, a matching customer story (CACEIS for stablecoins, WisdomTree for funds), the regulations it maps to, and a "Talk to an expert" form that records the program. Link each homepage paragraph and the buyer pages to it.

    Institutions search and budget by program, not by vendor category, and a page per program meets them with proof that is already published.

    Ready to use

    ChecklistProgram page template

    [ ] H1 names the program (e.g. "Security for stablecoins and tokenized deposits")
    [ ] The program's main risks, in the buyer's words
    [ ] What OpenZeppelin does at design, build, review and after launch
    [ ] The contract standards it relies on
    [ ] One customer story with its numbers
    [ ] Regulations it maps to (e.g. MiCA, DORA)
    [ ] FAQ with three common questions
    [ ] Form that records the program
    [ ] Linked from the homepage paragraph and buyer pages

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Pages repeat the buyer pages

      Write from the program's risks and lifecycle; link to buyer pages for the rest.

    • Claims need approval

      Use only published stories and figures.

    Evidence

    • HiringSenior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions (posted October 21, 2026): will "own how we position, launch, and sell our solutions to banks, asset managers, and financial market infrastructures"; "Build use-case and solution pages directly in our CMS"; build "sales kits, pitch narratives, one-pagers, competitor comparisons, and evaluation materials built to be customized per account"; "Support early adopter and design partner programs"; and needs an understanding of "tokenized deposits, money market funds, repo, and stablecoins".Source
    • Your websiteHomepage (checked October 22, 2026): H1 "The security standard for onchain finance"; a live counter of "$39.0T" total value transferred via OpenZeppelin Contracts; a section of six programs (Tokenization & Asset Issuance; Stablecoins & Tokenized Deposits; Collateral, Repo & Treasury; Custody & Asset Servicing; Onchain Asset Management & Yield; Payments, Settlement & Cross-Border), each a short paragraph with no link and no page of its own; solutions are organized by buyer (Banks, Asset Managers, Payment Networks and others).Source
    • Your websiteSitemap (October 22, 2026): 10 solution pages by buyer type, 13 network pages, 9 customer stories, 6 FAQ pages, 2 stats pages and 713 news and research URLs; no page per use case such as stablecoins, tokenized deposits, tokenized funds or repo; no Solana network page, although the research section has Solana audits and research posts and two customer stories (WisdomTree, Across) cover Solana work.Source
    • Your websiteCustomer stories: the page description says "See how Uniswap, Aave, DTCC, Fidelity Digital Assets, ZKsync, and other leading institutions secured $250B+", but there are no DTCC, Fidelity or Aave stories; of the nine stories two are financial institutions: Crédit Agricole CACEIS ("0 Critical, High or Medium Severity Issues", "48 Hours From Review to Initial Report") and WisdomTree ("$790M in Tokenized Fund Assets Onchain"); the rest are protocols and networks.Source
    • HiringEvery OpenZeppelin job post: the Contracts Libraries "have facilitated over $35 trillion in onchain value and are used by 10 of the top 10 tokenized money market funds and 9 of the top 10 stablecoins by market cap"; clients named include "DTCC, Fidelity, Coinbase, Uniswap, Aave, the Ethereum Foundation".Source
  • 02

    The customer-stories page tells search engines it shows how "Uniswap, Aave, DTCC, Fidelity Digital Assets, ZKsync" secured value, but there are no DTCC, Fidelity or Aave stories, and only two of nine stories are financial institutions. Those are the names an asset manager or bank wants to read about.

    High impactLow effort First result in 2 quarters Senior Product Marketer

    First action

    Rewrite the page description today and email the two clients.

    How to measure it

    Financial-institution stories

    Now
    –
    Target
    4
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Fix the description

      Name only published stories.

      Web Developer (CMS) 1 hour

    2. 2

      Ask for stories

      DTCC, Fidelity Digital Assets and others.

      Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions 1 week

    3. 3

      Offer formats

      Story, quote or reference call.

      Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions 1 week

    4. 4

      Interview

      Three numbers and one quote.

      Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions 1 month

    5. 5

      Approve

      Client compliance review.

      Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions 1 month

    6. 6

      Publish and link

      From program and buyer pages.

      Web Developer (CMS) 1 week

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions

    Smallest test

    Get one approved quote from an institution.

    Why it works

    Ask DTCC and Fidelity Digital Assets for a short story, a quote or a named reference; until they agree, change the description to the stories that exist. Set a goal of one new institution story each quarter, using the CACEIS format (three numbers up top).

    Peer institutions are the strongest proof for a bank, and the description should not promise what the page does not have.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Long compliance approvals

      Start with a quote or anonymised story.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteCustomer stories: the page description says "See how Uniswap, Aave, DTCC, Fidelity Digital Assets, ZKsync, and other leading institutions secured $250B+", but there are no DTCC, Fidelity or Aave stories; of the nine stories two are financial institutions: Crédit Agricole CACEIS ("0 Critical, High or Medium Severity Issues", "48 Hours From Review to Initial Report") and WisdomTree ("$790M in Tokenized Fund Assets Onchain"); the rest are protocols and networks.Source
    • HiringEvery OpenZeppelin job post: the Contracts Libraries "have facilitated over $35 trillion in onchain value and are used by 10 of the top 10 tokenized money market funds and 9 of the top 10 stablecoins by market cap"; clients named include "DTCC, Fidelity, Coinbase, Uniswap, Aave, the Ethereum Foundation".Source
    • HiringSenior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions (posted October 21, 2026): will "own how we position, launch, and sell our solutions to banks, asset managers, and financial market infrastructures"; "Build use-case and solution pages directly in our CMS"; build "sales kits, pitch narratives, one-pagers, competitor comparisons, and evaluation materials built to be customized per account"; "Support early adopter and design partner programs"; and needs an understanding of "tokenized deposits, money market funds, repo, and stablecoins".Source
  • 03

    Value transferred appears as $39.0T on the homepage counter, $37 trillion in the S&P Global announcement and over $35 trillion in job posts; assets secured is $250B+ on two pages and $110B+ total value locked on the audit page. Each may be right for its date and definition, but an institutional buyer or analyst sees different numbers.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 2 weeks Head of Marketing

    First action

    List every figure and where it appears.

    How to measure it

    Key pages with current numbers

    Now
    –
    Target
    100%
    By
    30 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Inventory

      Site, decks and job posts.

      Head of Marketing 1 day

    2. 2

      Define

      Value transferred vs secured vs TVL.

      Data Analyst 1 day

    3. 3

      Publish

      On the stats pages.

      Web Developer (CMS) 1 day

    4. 4

      Update pages

      Audit, stories, programs.

      Web Developer (CMS) 1 day

    5. 5

      Update job template

      Live figure or date.

      People team 1 hour

    6. 6

      Review

      Monthly.

      Head of Marketing monthly

    First result
    2 weeks
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Head of Marketing

    Smallest test

    Fix the job-post template today.

    Why it works

    Publish the definitions and dates on the stats pages, point every page and job post at the live counter or the current figure, and give sales one numbers slide with the same sources.

    Institutions check numbers; consistent, defined figures build the credibility a security firm sells.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Figures move daily

      Show a date beside static numbers.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteHeadline numbers vary by page: "$39.0T" on the homepage counter, "$37 trillion" in the S&P Global announcement and "over $35 trillion" in job posts for value transferred; "$250B+ Digital Assets Secured" on the customer stories and Continuous Security pages but "$110B+ Total Value Locked secured" on the audit page.Source
    • Your websiteHomepage (checked October 22, 2026): H1 "The security standard for onchain finance"; a live counter of "$39.0T" total value transferred via OpenZeppelin Contracts; a section of six programs (Tokenization & Asset Issuance; Stablecoins & Tokenized Deposits; Collateral, Repo & Treasury; Custody & Asset Servicing; Onchain Asset Management & Yield; Payments, Settlement & Cross-Border), each a short paragraph with no link and no page of its own; solutions are organized by buyer (Banks, Asset Managers, Payment Networks and others).Source
    • Your websiteS&P Global announcement (September 17, 2026): "S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) has entered an agreement to acquire OpenZeppelin"; "more than 900 security engagements, and 10,000+ vulnerabilities surfaced before production"; S&P Global brings "institutional relationships, global distribution, and more than a century of trust in financial markets"; open source, services and team continue unchanged.Source
  • 04

    Every buyer, from a DeFi team to a central bank, uses one form that promises a reply "within a few business days", and the form needs JavaScript to load. Institutions usually expect a scheduled call and a named contact.

    High impactLow effort First result in 1 month Head of Marketing

    First action

    Measure today's time to first reply by buyer type.

    How to measure it

    Institutional requests reaching a call

    Now
    –
    Target
    +30%
    By
    60 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Measure

      Reply time and meetings by type.

      Marketing Operations 2 days

    2. 2

      Add the question

      Buyer type first.

      Marketing Operations 1 day

    3. 3

      Route

      To each team in HubSpot.

      Marketing Operations 2 days

    4. 4

      Calendar link

      For institutions.

      Sales team 1 day

    5. 5

      HTML fallback

      For script-blocking browsers.

      Web Developer (CMS) 2 days

    6. 6

      Review

      Meeting rates monthly.

      Head of Marketing monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Head of Marketing

    Smallest test

    Offer a calendar link to institutional requests for two weeks.

    Why it works

    Add a first question (financial institution, protocol or network, public sector) and route each to its team. Institutions get a calendar link for a 30-minute scoping call within one business day; others keep the current flow. Add a plain HTML fallback for browsers that block scripts.

    Faster, more personal first contact wins more high-value institutional deals.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • More low-quality calls

      Qualify with two more questions for institutions.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteTalk to an Expert page: "our team will respond within a few business days"; the form loads by script ("Loading form... This form needs JavaScript"), with an email fallback; one form for every buyer type.Source
    • HiringSenior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions (posted October 21, 2026): will "own how we position, launch, and sell our solutions to banks, asset managers, and financial market infrastructures"; "Build use-case and solution pages directly in our CMS"; build "sales kits, pitch narratives, one-pagers, competitor comparisons, and evaluation materials built to be customized per account"; "Support early adopter and design partner programs"; and needs an understanding of "tokenized deposits, money market funds, repo, and stablecoins".Source
    • HiringTechnical Sales Lead, Ecosystems: owns "a portfolio of ecosystem accounts (L1/L2 foundations, protocol teams, infrastructure providers)" through "renewals, expansion into new services, and multi-year partnerships", wins "six to seven-figure engagements" through "research-driven outreach", and should know "ecosystem funding mechanics: foundation budgets, grant programs, treasury-funded partnerships".Source
  • 05

    The Convergence page still says "The conversations crypto needs to have in 2025", and the readiness guide opens with a 2023 figure. Institutions read dates as a sign of upkeep.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 month Head of Marketing

    First action

    Change the Convergence headline.

    How to measure it

    Stale pages fixed

    Now
    –
    Target
    20
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      List stale pages

      Older than a year.

      Head of Marketing 1 day

    2. 2

      Convergence

      Evergreen library.

      Web Developer (CMS) 2 days

    3. 3

      Readiness guide

      Current data.

      Security Research Lead 1 week

    4. 4

      Other pages

      Update or redirect.

      Head of Marketing 1 month

    5. 5

      Add dates

      Last reviewed date.

      Web Developer (CMS) 1 day

    6. 6

      Repeat

      Twice a year.

      Head of Marketing 6 months

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Writing time
    Owner
    Head of Marketing

    Smallest test

    Fix the Convergence headline today.

    Why it works

    Turn Convergence into an evergreen recordings library with dates on each talk, refresh the readiness guide with current data, and review every page older than a year.

    Fresh pages signal care and rank better.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Lost links

      Keep URLs and redirect.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteDated pages: the Convergence event page still says "The conversations crypto needs to have in 2025" (launched at DevConnect Buenos Aires 2025); the audit readiness guide opens with a 2023 figure ("In 2023 alone ...").Source
    • Your websiteSitemap (October 22, 2026): 10 solution pages by buyer type, 13 network pages, 9 customer stories, 6 FAQ pages, 2 stats pages and 713 news and research URLs; no page per use case such as stablecoins, tokenized deposits, tokenized funds or repo; no Solana network page, although the research section has Solana audits and research posts and two customer stories (WisdomTree, Across) cover Solana work.Source
  • 06

    The S&P Global agreement brings "institutional relationships, global distribution" and says open source, services and team continue unchanged. Banks' vendor-risk teams will ask what the acquisition means for contracts, independence and data.

    High impactLow effort First result in 2 weeks Senior Product Marketer

    First action

    Collect the questions buyers have asked so far.

    How to measure it

    Deals stalled on acquisition questions

    Now
    –
    Target
    0
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Gather questions

      From sellers.

      Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions 2 days

    2. 2

      Draft answers

      Only what the announcement says.

      Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions 2 days

    3. 3

      Legal review

      Approval.

      Legal 3 days

    4. 4

      Publish

      Sales kit and buyer pages.

      Web Developer (CMS) 1 day

    5. 5

      Brief sellers

      Short call.

      Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions 1 hour

    6. 6

      Update

      As the deal progresses.

      Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions ongoing

    First result
    2 weeks
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions

    Smallest test

    Send the draft to five sellers.

    Why it works

    Write a short FAQ for buyers and procurement (what changes, what stays, who to contact), add it to the sales kit and the Banks and Asset Managers pages, and brief sellers.

    Clear answers stop the deal from stalling while procurement waits for clarification.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Answers change

      Date the FAQ and update it.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteS&P Global announcement (September 17, 2026): "S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) has entered an agreement to acquire OpenZeppelin"; "more than 900 security engagements, and 10,000+ vulnerabilities surfaced before production"; S&P Global brings "institutional relationships, global distribution, and more than a century of trust in financial markets"; open source, services and team continue unchanged.Source
    • HiringSenior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions (posted October 21, 2026): will "own how we position, launch, and sell our solutions to banks, asset managers, and financial market infrastructures"; "Build use-case and solution pages directly in our CMS"; build "sales kits, pitch narratives, one-pagers, competitor comparisons, and evaluation materials built to be customized per account"; "Support early adopter and design partner programs"; and needs an understanding of "tokenized deposits, money market funds, repo, and stablecoins".Source
  • 07

    The PMM is hired to build competitor comparisons and evaluation materials. Trail of Bits, Certora, Cantina, Halborn and Quantstamp all sell audits; an institution comparing them needs criteria, not slogans.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 month Senior Product Marketer

    First action

    Draft ten evaluation criteria.

    How to measure it

    RFP checklist downloads

    Now
    –
    Target
    300
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Draft criteria

      Ten questions.

      Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions 1 week

    2. 2

      Review

      Sales and research.

      CTO Office 1 week

    3. 3

      Design

      Page and PDF.

      Web Developer (CMS) 1 week

    4. 4

      Publish

      With a form.

      Web Developer (CMS) 1 day

    5. 5

      Promote

      Onchain Brief and sales.

      Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions 2 weeks

    6. 6

      Track

      Downloads to meetings.

      Marketing Operations monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Design time
    Owner
    Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions

    Smallest test

    Share a draft with two clients.

    Why it works

    Publish an evaluation guide with criteria (lifecycle coverage, standards authorship, regulatory mapping, continuous monitoring, references) and a downloadable RFP checklist. Keep competitor comparisons internal; the guide stays fair.

    Buyers who use your criteria tend to choose you, and the checklist becomes a lead magnet.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Looks self-serving

      Keep criteria vendor-neutral.

    Evidence

    • HiringSenior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions (posted October 21, 2026): will "own how we position, launch, and sell our solutions to banks, asset managers, and financial market infrastructures"; "Build use-case and solution pages directly in our CMS"; build "sales kits, pitch narratives, one-pagers, competitor comparisons, and evaluation materials built to be customized per account"; "Support early adopter and design partner programs"; and needs an understanding of "tokenized deposits, money market funds, repo, and stablecoins".Source
    • Competitor researchRivals' own homepages: Trail of Bits, "Security Research, Audits, and Tools" for "software, blockchains, and AI systems"; Certora, "formal verification tools and smart contract audits"; Cantina, an "agentic security platform"; Halborn, "Digital Asset and Blockchain Security Solutions"; Quantstamp, "Securing the Future of Web3".Source
    • Your websiteAudit page: "95% of our clients hire us again", "1M+ Lines of code reviewed", client tiles with audits performed and relationship start year (for example ZKsync, 46 audits since 2020); the Continuous Security Program is "an ongoing security program for institutions and enterprises operating onchain".Source

This quarter 9

The core plays for the next three months.

  • 08

    The PMM role supports "early adopter and design partner programs" to turn institutional interest into qualified opportunities.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Senior Product Marketer

    First action

    List ten institutions to invite.

    How to measure it

    Design partners

    Now
    –
    Target
    6
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick the solution

      One launch.

      Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions 1 week

    2. 2

      List invitees

      Ten institutions.

      Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions 1 week

    3. 3

      Design terms

      Access and asks.

      Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Sign six

      With sales.

      Sales team 1 quarter

    5. 5

      Run sessions

      Monthly.

      Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions monthly

    6. 6

      Launch with proof

      Joint case study.

      Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions 1 quarter

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Staff time
    Owner
    Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions

    Smallest test

    Invite two institutions.

    Why it works

    Invite six institutions to shape one new solution (for example a tokenized-deposit reference implementation): early access, roadmap input and a joint case study at launch.

    Design partners produce proof and references just when a launch needs them.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Partners expect custom work

      Set scope in writing.

    Evidence

    • HiringSenior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions (posted October 21, 2026): will "own how we position, launch, and sell our solutions to banks, asset managers, and financial market infrastructures"; "Build use-case and solution pages directly in our CMS"; build "sales kits, pitch narratives, one-pagers, competitor comparisons, and evaluation materials built to be customized per account"; "Support early adopter and design partner programs"; and needs an understanding of "tokenized deposits, money market funds, repo, and stablecoins".Source
    • Your websiteBanks page: covers Payments & Settlement, Treasury & Liquidity, Collateral & Repo, Custody & Asset Servicing and Tokenization & Issuance, and offers a "Technical Risk Assessment" for counterparty and onchain due diligence, "built to withstand scrutiny across MiCA, DORA, and Basel", with "custom monitoring" once live.Source
  • 09

    There are 13 network pages, but none for Solana, although the research section has Solana audits and research and the WisdomTree and Across stories cover Solana work. The ecosystems seller grows foundation and protocol accounts.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Technical Sales Lead

    First action

    Collect the Solana audits and posts.

    How to measure it

    Requests from new network pages

    Now
    –
    Target
    15 a quarter
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Collect content

      Audits, research, stories.

      Security Research Lead 1 week

    2. 2

      Write page

      Services for Solana.

      Technical Sales Lead, Ecosystems 1 week

    3. 3

      Build

      Network template.

      Web Developer (CMS) 2 days

    4. 4

      Find other gaps

      Chains with audits, no page.

      Technical Sales Lead, Ecosystems 1 week

    5. 5

      Use in outreach

      Foundation and teams.

      Technical Sales Lead, Ecosystems ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Requests per page.

      Marketing Operations monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Technical Sales Lead, Ecosystems

    Smallest test

    Publish the Solana page.

    Why it works

    Publish a Solana page with the audits, research posts, stories and services for Solana programs, then review other chains where audits exist without a page. Use each page in outreach to that chain's teams and foundation.

    Network pages capture teams searching for audits on their chain and back the ecosystems sales motion.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Implies a partnership

      Describe services, not a foundation partnership.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteSitemap (October 22, 2026): 10 solution pages by buyer type, 13 network pages, 9 customer stories, 6 FAQ pages, 2 stats pages and 713 news and research URLs; no page per use case such as stablecoins, tokenized deposits, tokenized funds or repo; no Solana network page, although the research section has Solana audits and research posts and two customer stories (WisdomTree, Across) cover Solana work.Source
    • HiringTechnical Sales Lead, Ecosystems: owns "a portfolio of ecosystem accounts (L1/L2 foundations, protocol teams, infrastructure providers)" through "renewals, expansion into new services, and multi-year partnerships", wins "six to seven-figure engagements" through "research-driven outreach", and should know "ecosystem funding mechanics: foundation budgets, grant programs, treasury-funded partnerships".Source
    • Your websiteCustomer stories: the page description says "See how Uniswap, Aave, DTCC, Fidelity Digital Assets, ZKsync, and other leading institutions secured $250B+", but there are no DTCC, Fidelity or Aave stories; of the nine stories two are financial institutions: Crédit Agricole CACEIS ("0 Critical, High or Medium Severity Issues", "48 Hours From Review to Initial Report") and WisdomTree ("$790M in Tokenized Fund Assets Onchain"); the rest are protocols and networks.Source
  • 10

    The customer success program manager builds "renewal narratives tied to value delivered", and 95% of clients hire OpenZeppelin again. A standard report makes that value visible before each renewal.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Program Manager

    First action

    Build the template from one account.

    How to measure it

    Continuous-security renewals

    Now
    –
    Target
    95%+
    By
    4 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Design template

      Five sections.

      Program Manager (Customer Success) 1 week

    2. 2

      Pull data

      From delivery tools.

      Program Manager (Customer Success) 1 week

    3. 3

      Pilot

      Three accounts.

      Program Manager (Customer Success) 1 month

    4. 4

      Roll out

      All accounts.

      Program Manager (Customer Success) 1 quarter

    5. 5

      Use in renewals

      Sales and success.

      Technical Sales Lead, Ecosystems ongoing

    6. 6

      Review

      Format each half-year.

      Program Manager (Customer Success) 6 months

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Program Manager (Customer Success)

    Smallest test

    Send one report to one client.

    Why it works

    Each quarter send clients a short report: reviews completed, issues found and fixed by severity, time to report, changes covered and upcoming risks. Use it in renewal and expansion talks.

    Clients renew what they can show their own leadership.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Confidential detail

      Share only with the client.

    Evidence

    • HiringProgram Manager (Customer Success) (posted September 11, 2026): owns strategic ecosystem accounts "from kickoff through delivery, renewal, and expansion", builds "renewal narratives tied to value delivered" and contributes "to the business unit's recurring revenue and subscription targets". OpenZeppelin is also hiring a Head of IT & Security and a Senior Blockchain Security Developer (Canton).Source
    • Your websiteAudit page: "95% of our clients hire us again", "1M+ Lines of code reviewed", client tiles with audits performed and relationship start year (for example ZKsync, 46 audits since 2020); the Continuous Security Program is "an ongoing security program for institutions and enterprises operating onchain".Source
  • 11

    The Contracts library has about 599,000 weekly npm downloads, and the Wizard and Contracts MCP help developers start. Some of those developers work at banks and tokenization platforms, but nothing in those tools invites them to talk to the institutional team.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Head of Marketing

    First action

    Pick three docs pages and the Wizard token options.

    How to measure it

    Leads from Wizard and docs

    Now
    –
    Target
    30 a quarter
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick placements

      Wizard and three docs pages.

      Head of Marketing 1 week

    2. 2

      Write prompts

      Opt-in, helpful.

      Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions 1 week

    3. 3

      Build

      Wizard and docs.

      Open Source Engineer 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Route leads

      To the institutional team.

      Marketing Operations 1 week

    5. 5

      Measure

      Leads and meetings.

      Marketing Operations monthly

    6. 6

      Adjust

      Copy and placement.

      Head of Marketing monthly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Engineering time
    Owner
    Head of Marketing

    Smallest test

    Add one prompt to one docs page.

    Why it works

    Add an opt-in "Building a regulated asset?" prompt in the Contracts Wizard and the relevant docs (tokens with compliance, upgrades, access control) that offers the program pages, the readiness guide and an expert call.

    Developers choosing a standard are early signals of an institutional program.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Developers dislike sales prompts

      Keep it opt-in and useful.

    Evidence

    • Public channelsDeveloper reach: @openzeppelin/contracts has about 599,000 weekly npm downloads (about 702,000 across 102 packages); the openzeppelin-contracts GitHub repo has about 27,000 stars; the site links the Contracts Wizard, Contracts MCP, Ethernaut CTF and a forum, and the RWA Wizard issues regulated real-world assets on Stellar.Source
    • Your websiteHomepage (checked October 22, 2026): H1 "The security standard for onchain finance"; a live counter of "$39.0T" total value transferred via OpenZeppelin Contracts; a section of six programs (Tokenization & Asset Issuance; Stablecoins & Tokenized Deposits; Collateral, Repo & Treasury; Custody & Asset Servicing; Onchain Asset Management & Yield; Payments, Settlement & Cross-Border), each a short paragraph with no link and no page of its own; solutions are organized by buyer (Banks, Asset Managers, Payment Networks and others).Source
    • HiringSenior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions (posted October 21, 2026): will "own how we position, launch, and sell our solutions to banks, asset managers, and financial market infrastructures"; "Build use-case and solution pages directly in our CMS"; build "sales kits, pitch narratives, one-pagers, competitor comparisons, and evaluation materials built to be customized per account"; "Support early adopter and design partner programs"; and needs an understanding of "tokenized deposits, money market funds, repo, and stablecoins".Source
  • 12

    The Onchain Brief is a monthly newsletter for institutional onchain teams, and the research section already has MiCA and DORA analysis.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Senior Product Marketer

    First action

    Tag current subscribers by buyer type.

    How to measure it

    Institutional track open rate

    Now
    –
    Target
    +10 points
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Tag subscribers

      By buyer type.

      Marketing Operations 1 week

    2. 2

      Plan tracks

      Two editions.

      Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions 1 week

    3. 3

      Regulation notes

      Monthly.

      Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions monthly

    4. 4

      AI-assisted drafting

      Research workflow.

      Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions monthly

    5. 5

      Promote

      Social and site.

      Head of Marketing monthly

    6. 6

      Measure

      Opens and meetings.

      Marketing Operations monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Writing time
    Owner
    Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions

    Smallest test

    Send the first institutional track.

    Why it works

    Split the newsletter into two tracks (financial institutions, protocols and networks) and add a monthly regulation note covering one jurisdiction from the homepage list (SEC, FCA, ACPR/AMF, SFC, HKMA).

    Relevant content keeps readers subscribed and gives sellers reasons to follow up.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Regulatory errors

      Expert review of every note.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteResearch and newsletter: the research section mixes audit reports (for example Uniswap, CACEIS EURXT, ONCHAINID) with insights such as "If You're Regulated Under MiCA, You're Also Regulated Under DORA" and "The Compliance Layer Is the Product"; "The Onchain Brief" is a monthly newsletter "for institutional onchain teams". The homepage lists regulatory engagement with the U.S. Treasury, SEC, UK FCA, French ACPR/AMF, Hong Kong SFC and HKMA.Source
    • HiringSenior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions (posted October 21, 2026): will "own how we position, launch, and sell our solutions to banks, asset managers, and financial market infrastructures"; "Build use-case and solution pages directly in our CMS"; build "sales kits, pitch narratives, one-pagers, competitor comparisons, and evaluation materials built to be customized per account"; "Support early adopter and design partner programs"; and needs an understanding of "tokenized deposits, money market funds, repo, and stablecoins".Source
  • 13

    The site lists engagement with the SEC, FCA, ACPR/AMF, SFC and HKMA, and the Banks page offers analysis built for MiCA, DORA and Basel. Compliance teams search by framework.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Senior Product Marketer

    First action

    Start with MiCA and DORA from existing posts.

    How to measure it

    Hub visits

    Now
    –
    Target
    3,000 a month
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick frameworks

      MiCA, DORA first.

      Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions 1 week

    2. 2

      Map controls

      With research.

      Security Research Lead 1 month

    3. 3

      Write pages

      One per framework.

      Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions 1 month

    4. 4

      Legal review

      Accuracy.

      Legal 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Link

      Programs and research.

      Web Developer (CMS) 1 week

    6. 6

      Update

      When rules change.

      Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions quarterly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions

    Smallest test

    Publish the MiCA page.

    Why it works

    Build a hub with one page per framework: what it asks of onchain systems, which controls cover it and how OpenZeppelin's services support them, linking to research posts and program pages.

    Compliance-led searches bring in buyers early, and the hub supports every institutional deal.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Reads as legal advice

      Add clear disclaimers.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteResearch and newsletter: the research section mixes audit reports (for example Uniswap, CACEIS EURXT, ONCHAINID) with insights such as "If You're Regulated Under MiCA, You're Also Regulated Under DORA" and "The Compliance Layer Is the Product"; "The Onchain Brief" is a monthly newsletter "for institutional onchain teams". The homepage lists regulatory engagement with the U.S. Treasury, SEC, UK FCA, French ACPR/AMF, Hong Kong SFC and HKMA.Source
    • Your websiteBanks page: covers Payments & Settlement, Treasury & Liquidity, Collateral & Repo, Custody & Asset Servicing and Tokenization & Issuance, and offers a "Technical Risk Assessment" for counterparty and onchain due diligence, "built to withstand scrutiny across MiCA, DORA, and Basel", with "custom monitoring" once live.Source
    • HiringSenior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions (posted October 21, 2026): will "own how we position, launch, and sell our solutions to banks, asset managers, and financial market infrastructures"; "Build use-case and solution pages directly in our CMS"; build "sales kits, pitch narratives, one-pagers, competitor comparisons, and evaluation materials built to be customized per account"; "Support early adopter and design partner programs"; and needs an understanding of "tokenized deposits, money market funds, repo, and stablecoins".Source
  • 14

    The Pacific Meta partnership brings OpenZeppelin to Japan, with Pacific Meta providing Japanese-language support, but openzeppelin.com has no Japanese pages.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Senior Product Marketer

    First action

    Agree four pages with Pacific Meta.

    How to measure it

    Requests from Japanese pages

    Now
    –
    Target
    10 a quarter
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Agree pages

      With Pacific Meta.

      Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions 1 week

    2. 2

      Translate

      Native review.

      Pacific Meta 1 month

    3. 3

      Build

      With hreflang.

      Web Developer (CMS) 1 week

    4. 4

      Route

      To the partnership.

      Marketing Operations 1 week

    5. 5

      Promote

      Partner channels.

      Pacific Meta 1 month

    6. 6

      Measure

      Requests.

      Marketing Operations monthly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Translation budget
    Owner
    Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions

    Smallest test

    Translate one page.

    Why it works

    Translate the Banks page, the stablecoin program page and two customer stories into Japanese with hreflang, co-branded with Pacific Meta, and route requests to the partnership.

    Local-language pages help Japanese institutions move from partner introduction to a meeting.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Translation errors

      Native expert review.

    Evidence

    • Your websitePartnership with Pacific Meta (August 26, 2026), "a blockchain consultancy supporting more than 300 enterprises and government organizations' projects", to bring OpenZeppelin security to Japan, with Pacific Meta providing "Japanese-language support"; openzeppelin.com has no Japanese pages or hreflang tags.Source
    • Your websiteHomepage (checked October 22, 2026): H1 "The security standard for onchain finance"; a live counter of "$39.0T" total value transferred via OpenZeppelin Contracts; a section of six programs (Tokenization & Asset Issuance; Stablecoins & Tokenized Deposits; Collateral, Repo & Treasury; Custody & Asset Servicing; Onchain Asset Management & Yield; Payments, Settlement & Cross-Border), each a short paragraph with no link and no page of its own; solutions are organized by buyer (Banks, Asset Managers, Payment Networks and others).Source
  • 15

    The research section publishes audit reports for clients such as Uniswap and CACEIS. These pages draw technical readers but end without a clear way to ask for similar work.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Senior Product Marketer

    First action

    Add the box to the ten newest reports.

    How to measure it

    Requests from report pages

    Now
    –
    Target
    +50%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Design the box

      Scope and system type.

      Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions 1 week

    2. 2

      Template

      In the CMS.

      Web Developer (CMS) 1 week

    3. 3

      Backfill

      Newest 50 reports.

      Security Research Lead 1 month

    4. 4

      Link programs

      Matching pages.

      Web Developer (CMS) 1 week

    5. 5

      Track

      Requests by report.

      Marketing Operations monthly

    6. 6

      Iterate

      Copy.

      Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions

    Smallest test

    Add the box to one report.

    Why it works

    Add a short box to each report (scope, languages, type of system) and a call to action for similar programs, linking to the matching program page.

    Readers of an audit report are often evaluating auditors for their own system.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Clients dislike sales copy

      Keep it factual and neutral.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteResearch and newsletter: the research section mixes audit reports (for example Uniswap, CACEIS EURXT, ONCHAINID) with insights such as "If You're Regulated Under MiCA, You're Also Regulated Under DORA" and "The Compliance Layer Is the Product"; "The Onchain Brief" is a monthly newsletter "for institutional onchain teams". The homepage lists regulatory engagement with the U.S. Treasury, SEC, UK FCA, French ACPR/AMF, Hong Kong SFC and HKMA.Source
    • Your websiteAudit page: "95% of our clients hire us again", "1M+ Lines of code reviewed", client tiles with audits performed and relationship start year (for example ZKsync, 46 audits since 2020); the Continuous Security Program is "an ongoing security program for institutions and enterprises operating onchain".Source
  • 16

    The ecosystems seller should know "foundation budgets, grant programs, treasury-funded partnerships" and win six- to seven-figure engagements. Foundations buy on budget cycles.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Technical Sales Lead

    First action

    Map the cycles for the top ten accounts.

    How to measure it

    Ecosystem pipeline value

    Now
    –
    Target
    +30%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Map cycles

      Top ten foundations.

      Technical Sales Lead, Ecosystems 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Plan

      Account plans.

      Technical Sales Lead, Ecosystems 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Propose

      Programs per cycle.

      Technical Sales Lead, Ecosystems ongoing

    4. 4

      Deliver

      With success.

      Program Manager (Customer Success) ongoing

    5. 5

      Report

      Value to the foundation.

      Program Manager (Customer Success) quarterly

    6. 6

      Review

      Win rates.

      Ecosystem Development Lead quarterly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Technical Sales Lead, Ecosystems

    Smallest test

    Build one account plan.

    Why it works

    For each target foundation, track its budget and grant calendar and roadmap, and propose ecosystem programs (audits for grantees, reference implementations) timed to those cycles.

    Proposals timed to budget cycles close faster and renew.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Governance delays

      Engage proposers early.

    Evidence

    • HiringTechnical Sales Lead, Ecosystems: owns "a portfolio of ecosystem accounts (L1/L2 foundations, protocol teams, infrastructure providers)" through "renewals, expansion into new services, and multi-year partnerships", wins "six to seven-figure engagements" through "research-driven outreach", and should know "ecosystem funding mechanics: foundation budgets, grant programs, treasury-funded partnerships".Source
    • HiringProgram Manager (Customer Success) (posted September 11, 2026): owns strategic ecosystem accounts "from kickoff through delivery, renewal, and expansion", builds "renewal narratives tied to value delivered" and contributes "to the business unit's recurring revenue and subscription targets". OpenZeppelin is also hiring a Head of IT & Security and a Senior Blockchain Security Developer (Canton).Source

Big bets 3

Larger plays that can change the trajectory.

  • 17

    The S&P Global announcement says it brings "institutional relationships, global distribution", and OpenZeppelin's Banks page already offers a Technical Risk Assessment for vendor-risk teams. Institutions already rely on S&P Global for market data and analysis.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 4 quarters CTO Office

    First action

    List the S&P Global client segments with onchain programs.

    How to measure it

    Joint institutional opportunities

    Now
    –
    Target
    20
    By
    4 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Wait for close

      Plan only until then.

      CTO Office until close

    2. 2

      Map segments

      Shared clients.

      Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions 1 month

    3. 3

      Design offer

      Assessment scope.

      CTO Office 1 quarter

    4. 4

      Governance

      Independence rules.

      Legal 1 quarter

    5. 5

      Pilot

      Three clients.

      Sales team 1 quarter

    6. 6

      Scale

      If proven.

      CTO Office 2 quarters

    First result
    4 quarters
    Cost
    Leadership time
    Owner
    CTO Office

    Smallest test

    Run one joint client conversation after close.

    Why it works

    Once the acquisition completes, design a joint offering in which OpenZeppelin's technical assessments of chains, protocols and tokenized assets reach S&P Global's institutional clients, with clear separation between assessment and any rating work.

    Distribution through a trusted financial brand reaches buyers OpenZeppelin cannot reach alone.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Conflict of interest concerns

      Keep assessment separate from any rating activity.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteS&P Global announcement (September 17, 2026): "S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) has entered an agreement to acquire OpenZeppelin"; "more than 900 security engagements, and 10,000+ vulnerabilities surfaced before production"; S&P Global brings "institutional relationships, global distribution, and more than a century of trust in financial markets"; open source, services and team continue unchanged.Source
    • Your websiteBanks page: covers Payments & Settlement, Treasury & Liquidity, Collateral & Repo, Custody & Asset Servicing and Tokenization & Issuance, and offers a "Technical Risk Assessment" for counterparty and onchain due diligence, "built to withstand scrutiny across MiCA, DORA, and Basel", with "custom monitoring" once live.Source
  • 18

    OpenZeppelin has completed more than 900 security engagements and surfaced 10,000+ vulnerabilities before production. No one else has that view across institutions, protocols and networks.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 3 quarters Security Research Lead

    First action

    Pick the ten questions institutions ask most.

    How to measure it

    Downloads

    Now
    –
    Target
    5,000
    By
    1 year

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick questions

      Ten.

      Security Research Lead 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Analyze

      Aggregated findings.

      Security Research Lead 2 months

    3. 3

      Anonymise

      No client identifiable.

      Legal 1 month

    4. 4

      Write

      Report and summary.

      Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions 1 month

    5. 5

      Launch

      Briefing and press.

      Head of Marketing 1 month

    6. 6

      Use in sales

      Talk tracks.

      Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions ongoing

    First result
    3 quarters
    Cost
    Research time
    Owner
    Security Research Lead

    Smallest test

    Publish one chart.

    Why it works

    Publish a yearly report on vulnerability classes, where they occur (design, code, operations), time to fix and how they differ by system type, all aggregated and anonymised. Launch it with an institutional briefing.

    Original data earns press, citations and a reason for sales to call.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Client confidentiality

      Aggregate and get sign-off.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteS&P Global announcement (September 17, 2026): "S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) has entered an agreement to acquire OpenZeppelin"; "more than 900 security engagements, and 10,000+ vulnerabilities surfaced before production"; S&P Global brings "institutional relationships, global distribution, and more than a century of trust in financial markets"; open source, services and team continue unchanged.Source
    • Your websiteAudit page: "95% of our clients hire us again", "1M+ Lines of code reviewed", client tiles with audits performed and relationship start year (for example ZKsync, 46 audits since 2020); the Continuous Security Program is "an ongoing security program for institutions and enterprises operating onchain".Source
  • 19

    The Banks page offers a Technical Risk Assessment for counterparties, chains and protocols, with custom monitoring once live. Every bank that relies on a chain or protocol needs that analysis again and again.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 4 quarters CTO Office

    First action

    List the ten chains and protocols banks ask about most.

    How to measure it

    Subscribers

    Now
    –
    Target
    15 institutions
    By
    4 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick coverage

      Ten assets.

      CTO Office 1 month

    2. 2

      Standardize

      Assessment format.

      Security Research Lead 1 quarter

    3. 3

      Price

      Per institution.

      Finance 1 month

    4. 4

      Pilot

      Three banks.

      Sales team 1 quarter

    5. 5

      Monitoring

      Alerts.

      Security Research Lead 1 quarter

    6. 6

      Scale

      More coverage.

      CTO Office 2 quarters

    First result
    4 quarters
    Cost
    Research time
    Owner
    CTO Office

    Smallest test

    Sell one assessment to two banks.

    Why it works

    Package assessments of the most-used chains and protocols as a subscription library, updated quarterly with monitoring alerts, sold per institution.

    Selling one assessment to many institutions turns services into recurring revenue.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Outdated assessments

      Quarterly updates and alerts.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteBanks page: covers Payments & Settlement, Treasury & Liquidity, Collateral & Repo, Custody & Asset Servicing and Tokenization & Issuance, and offers a "Technical Risk Assessment" for counterparty and onchain due diligence, "built to withstand scrutiny across MiCA, DORA, and Basel", with "custom monitoring" once live.Source
    • HiringProgram Manager (Customer Success) (posted September 11, 2026): owns strategic ecosystem accounts "from kickoff through delivery, renewal, and expansion", builds "renewal narratives tied to value delivered" and contributes "to the business unit's recurring revenue and subscription targets". OpenZeppelin is also hiring a Head of IT & Security and a Senior Blockchain Security Developer (Canton).Source

Wildcards 3

Unexpected experiments, each with a cheap way to test it.

  • 20

    The Banks page lists the decisions made before launch (architecture, governance, upgrade paths, key management). An institution cannot easily see where it stands.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Senior Product Marketer

    First action

    Write the 15 questions.

    How to measure it

    Completed assessments

    Now
    –
    Target
    200
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Write questions

      With research.

      Security Research Lead 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Score logic

      By program.

      Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions 1 week

    3. 3

      Build

      On the site.

      Web Developer (CMS) 1 month

    4. 4

      Launch

      Program pages.

      Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions 1 week

    5. 5

      Follow up

      Expert review offer.

      Sales team ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Meetings.

      Marketing Operations monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Build time
    Owner
    Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions

    Smallest test

    Run the questions in a spreadsheet with three clients.

    Why it works

    Build a 15-question self-assessment by program type that scores readiness and suggests next steps, with an optional expert review of the result.

    A score gives the buyer a reason to talk and the seller a starting point.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Mistaken for an audit

      Label it a self-check.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteBanks page: covers Payments & Settlement, Treasury & Liquidity, Collateral & Repo, Custody & Asset Servicing and Tokenization & Issuance, and offers a "Technical Risk Assessment" for counterparty and onchain due diligence, "built to withstand scrutiny across MiCA, DORA, and Basel", with "custom monitoring" once live.Source
    • HiringSenior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions (posted October 21, 2026): will "own how we position, launch, and sell our solutions to banks, asset managers, and financial market infrastructures"; "Build use-case and solution pages directly in our CMS"; build "sales kits, pitch narratives, one-pagers, competitor comparisons, and evaluation materials built to be customized per account"; "Support early adopter and design partner programs"; and needs an understanding of "tokenized deposits, money market funds, repo, and stablecoins".Source
    • Your websiteHomepage (checked October 22, 2026): H1 "The security standard for onchain finance"; a live counter of "$39.0T" total value transferred via OpenZeppelin Contracts; a section of six programs (Tokenization & Asset Issuance; Stablecoins & Tokenized Deposits; Collateral, Repo & Treasury; Custody & Asset Servicing; Onchain Asset Management & Yield; Payments, Settlement & Cross-Border), each a short paragraph with no link and no page of its own; solutions are organized by buyer (Banks, Asset Managers, Payment Networks and others).Source
  • 21

    The PMM role asks for AI-powered competitive and market intelligence that tracks regulation and industry news. The same tracker, edited for the public, is useful to every institutional reader.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Senior Product Marketer

    First action

    Publish the first month from the internal tracker.

    How to measure it

    Monthly tracker visitors

    Now
    –
    Target
    2,000
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Set format

      Ten items.

      Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions 1 week

    2. 2

      Build workflow

      AI-assisted.

      Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Expert review

      Accuracy.

      Security Research Lead monthly

    4. 4

      Publish

      Monthly.

      Web Developer (CMS) monthly

    5. 5

      Promote

      Newsletter.

      Head of Marketing monthly

    6. 6

      Measure

      Visitors.

      Marketing Operations monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions

    Smallest test

    Publish one edition.

    Why it works

    Each month, publish a page of the regulatory and standards developments that matter for onchain programs, with short analysis and links.

    A regular, trusted page builds habit and search traffic at almost no extra cost.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Errors

      Review before publishing.

    Evidence

    • HiringSenior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions (posted October 21, 2026): will "own how we position, launch, and sell our solutions to banks, asset managers, and financial market infrastructures"; "Build use-case and solution pages directly in our CMS"; build "sales kits, pitch narratives, one-pagers, competitor comparisons, and evaluation materials built to be customized per account"; "Support early adopter and design partner programs"; and needs an understanding of "tokenized deposits, money market funds, repo, and stablecoins".Source
    • Your websiteResearch and newsletter: the research section mixes audit reports (for example Uniswap, CACEIS EURXT, ONCHAINID) with insights such as "If You're Regulated Under MiCA, You're Also Regulated Under DORA" and "The Compliance Layer Is the Product"; "The Onchain Brief" is a monthly newsletter "for institutional onchain teams". The homepage lists regulatory engagement with the U.S. Treasury, SEC, UK FCA, French ACPR/AMF, Hong Kong SFC and HKMA.Source
  • 22

    The RWA Wizard issues regulated real-world assets on Stellar, and the main Contracts Wizard is widely used. Institutions building tokenized funds on other chains could use the same guided start.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Head of Marketing

    First action

    Spec the preset from the Stellar RWA Wizard.

    How to measure it

    Regulated preset uses

    Now
    –
    Target
    1,000 a quarter
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Spec

      From RWA Wizard.

      Open Source Engineer 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Build

      EVM preset.

      Open Source Engineer 1 month

    3. 3

      Review

      Security.

      Security Research Lead 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Launch

      Blog and docs.

      Head of Marketing 1 week

    5. 5

      Link

      Program page.

      Web Developer (CMS) 1 day

    6. 6

      Measure

      Uses and leads.

      Marketing Operations monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Engineering time
    Owner
    Head of Marketing

    Smallest test

    Ship the preset as a beta.

    Why it works

    Add a regulated-asset preset (transfer restrictions, eligibility, freeze and forced transfer) to the main Wizard for EVM chains, linking to the tokenized funds program page.

    A guided start shows institutions the standard before they need an audit.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Misuse without review

      Clear guidance to get a review before launch.

    Evidence

    • Public channelsDeveloper reach: @openzeppelin/contracts has about 599,000 weekly npm downloads (about 702,000 across 102 packages); the openzeppelin-contracts GitHub repo has about 27,000 stars; the site links the Contracts Wizard, Contracts MCP, Ethernaut CTF and a forum, and the RWA Wizard issues regulated real-world assets on Stellar.Source
    • HiringSenior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions (posted October 21, 2026): will "own how we position, launch, and sell our solutions to banks, asset managers, and financial market infrastructures"; "Build use-case and solution pages directly in our CMS"; build "sales kits, pitch narratives, one-pagers, competitor comparisons, and evaluation materials built to be customized per account"; "Support early adopter and design partner programs"; and needs an understanding of "tokenized deposits, money market funds, repo, and stablecoins".Source
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30/60/90 roadmap

What to focus on in each month, and the ideas that carry it.

  1. Days 1 to 307 ideas

    Program pages, institution stories, one set of numbers, routed requests, dated pages, the S&P Global FAQ and the buyer's guide.

  2. Days 31 to 6012 ideas

    Design partners, a Solana page, value reports, developer paths, newsletter tracks, the regulation hub, Japanese pages, audit report boxes and ecosystem plans; start the self-assessment, tracker and Wizard preset.

  3. Days 61 to 903 ideas

    Plan the big bets: S&P Global distribution, the annual security report and the subscription risk library.

The research behind the plan

3 research areas, each summarised in a few lines. Open any of them for the full detail.

Customers

What customers say

Customers value open, audited standards. The most cited problem: regulatory scrutiny.

  • Depth of security research
  • Risk beyond the contract (keys, oracles, bridges)
  • In their words: “production”

Market

Competitive landscape

5 competitors compared: Trail of Bits, Certora, Cantina, Halborn and 1 more.

  • Gap to exploit: Security content organized by institutional program
  • Trail of Bits: Less focused on onchain finance standards
  • Certora: Narrower institutional offer

Hiring signals

OpenZeppelin is putting institutions first.

  • Senior Product Marketer, Financial Institutions: Use-case pages, sales kits and design partners for institutions. Ideas 1, 2, 7, 8.
  • Technical Sales Lead, Ecosystems: Foundation and protocol accounts, grant cycles. Ideas 9, 16.
  • Program Manager (Customer Success): Renewals tied to value delivered. Idea 10.

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