After strict focus on developing our core technology, Monad blockchain is quickly approaching its Testnet v0 release. Ahead of that launch, we are excited to welcome our first business-focused hires to lead partnerships and engagement.

In Business Development, you will be a voice of the Monad blockchain to developer groups and project partners. You will drive relationship-building efforts with app developers, sourcing and identifying projects that align with the Monad vision. You will guide partnership roadmaps, lead and structure deals, and manage partner relationships going forward. You’ll develop a systematic process for building partnerships and maintaining relationships. You will define our BD strategy, determining priorities and plans to onboard launch partners for Monad’s testnet in Q1 2023 and mainnet in Q3 2023.

This role is on the critical path of Monad’s growth, and will have a direct impact on creating a more diverse, efficient, and usable crypto ecosystem.

Who you are

Entrepreneurial, extroverted and outgoing, a go-getter with people-forward personality Resourceful, self-motivated, independent; able to identify immediately necessary tasks and execute in a fast-paced, sometimes-ambiguous start up environment Results-driven and adaptive in a fast-paced role working with both internal and external stakeholders Strategy-minded; able to develop strategy to a global scale Thoughtful, well-spoken and well-written; able to synthesize complex ideas in digestible, reachable language Requirements

Required experience/skills:

You’re crypto-native; you have excellent knowledge of major DeFi projects and categories You understand the needs and drivers of a L1, L2 or DeFi infrastructure project You have previous experience with a B2B sales pipeline You have at least 1 years of relevant hands-on sales experience in crypto / deep tech You have excellent written and verbal skills in English You have excellent negotiation and closing skills You can explain Monad’s technical challenges and innovations Required personal attributes:

High EQ Low ego Charismatic Independence Organizational skills Extremely strong work ethic Perform under pressure and ambiguity Ambition/desire to make a massive impact Ability to travel globally for conferences and hackathons Enthusiasm for Monad’s mission of helping decentralization scale Bonuses:

Experience in early-stage startups Existing relationships in the DeFi or Web3 Gaming space What you’ll be doing

You’ll be tasked with challenging deliverables, drawing on your creativity and ingenuity. You’ll meet with many prospective launch partners, sell them on Monad, and negotiate agreements. You’ll build and expand a pipeline of crypto partners. You’ll create tools and KPIs to measure success within the team You’ll manage the relationship with key partners. You’ll attend events as representative of Monad. You’ll support the Monad GTM effort where needed, potentially across Growth, BD, and Marketing segments. What’s unique about the role

You’ll be on the front lines of the BD process from the ground up, and you’ll help shape the culture and direction of our effort. Monad’s technology is unique. We go where very few teams go (rewriting the VM to enable parallelization and other optimizations; extreme emphasis on performance optimization). Our technology will be a meaningful step forward for the crypto ecosystem by enabling much wider adoption of more sophisticated and useful apps. Why work with us

You’ll meaningfully advance the growth of decentralization by helping Monad’s technology reach many more developers You’ll be part of a small, exceptionally talented team. You’ll wear many hats and take on significant responsibilities You’ll receive a competitive salary and equity package You’ll shape the culture as an early employee and make impactful contributions from day one Your work will be deeply impactful, enabling much cheaper and more efficient decentralized computation and ultimately paving the way for new dapps that improve many people’s lives. We think you’ll enjoy working with us, and that you’ll find the work to be extremely impactful and challenging.