Responsibilities:

📍Build and lead a global team of high performing deal professionals and work with senior management to pave the way for your teams’ success 📍Develop and maintain relationships with strategically important players, ranging from exchanges and custody providers to other blockchains and protocol developers, including a deep knowledge of the crypto ecosystem in and around layer 1 and layer 2 protocols 📍Develop relationships and drive strategic alignment with management and BD executives from external ecosystem teams 📍Oversee and drive deal execution, including end-to-end responsibility for lead generation, engagement, evaluation, contract structuring, and negotiation 📍Partner with the Foundation’s operations team to build an ecosystem of service providers and partners that serves thousands of community members and contributors 📍Collaborate with internal cross functional stakeholders to ensure compliant execution of deals (Compliance, Legal, and Finance)

Requirements:

📍5+ years of experience leading business development in Web 2 and Web 3 📍Strong connections to key Web3 players 📍In-depth understanding of Web3 concepts and the wider Blockchain industry 📍A proven network and deal-making experience in Web3 📍Ability to engage effectively at all levels of the organization (both internally and externally) 📍Outstanding interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence (EQ), and ability to persuade / drive alignment among differing perspectives both internally and externally