Job Summary
A company that provides a decentralized Oracle network is searching for a person to fill their position for a Remote Venture Development Director .
Individual must be able to fulfill the following responsibilities:
- Playing a central role in developing our investment strategy and ecosystem business model
- Developing a deep network of contacts that will help our portfolio companies launch and scale
- Creating internal operational capabilities (or strategically source external partners) to help create a repeatable, full life cycle innovation program, where interested ecosystem partners can quickly collaborate with Chainlink to bring new products and initiatives to market
Applicants must meet the following qualifications:
- Either 3+ years of related experience in the VC industry, ideally within a platform function focused on helping portfolio companies launch and scale OR 3+ years of experience building and managing ecosystem programs that help startups launch more successfully
- 3+ years of client facing experience working in ecosystem development/marketplace growth, ideally focused on startups
- Demonstrated business development and relationship management skills
- Prior marketplace experience to understand how to work with both the demand (users) and supply (node operators, data providers) sides of the ecosystem
- Deep understanding of ecosystem strategy
- Strong conviction that blockchain/crypto/smart contracts are the future