About the company
Polygon Labs develops Ethereum scaling solutions for Polygon protocols. Polygon Labs engages with other ecosystem developers to help make available scalable, affordable, secure and sustainable blockchain infrastructure for Web3. Polygon Labs has initially developed a growing suite of protocols for developers to gain easy access to major scaling solutions, including layer 2s (zero-knowledge rollups and optimistic rollups), sidechains, hybrid chains, app-specific chains, enterprise chains, and data availability protocols. Scaling solutions that Polygon Labs initially developed have seen widespread adoption with tens of thousands of decentralized apps, unique addresses exceeding 225 million, over 1.2 million smart contracts created and 2.56 billion total transactions processed since inception. The existing Polygon network is home for some of the biggest Web3 projects, such as Aave, Uniswap, and OpenSea, and well-known enterprises, including Robinhood, Stripe and Adobe. Polygon Labs is carbon neutral with the goal of leading Web3 in becoming carbon negative.
Job Summary
Key Responsibilities:
šPlanning and Business Rhythm: Run organizational planning in alignment with all functions to develop objectives setting & key results (OKRs) processes, reporting processes (e.g. QBRs), resource planning and hiring, internal engagement and communications. šBusiness Process Improvement: Manage and improve processes to minimize complexities and optimize to promote effective operations. This includes optimizing day to day business operations, launching and scaling new initiatives, creating and deploying new operational processes. šSystems Review: Assess current utilization of systems/software and work with stakeholders for continuous improvement to ensure frictionless processes are in place. Make recommendations for new systems and processes when needed. šRemote Work Philosophy: Develop necessary strategies and systems to promote effective work from home practices globally. šPartner to Human Resources: Support the creation of leadership development strategies, succession planning and organizational design.
Qualifications:
š6+ years in project management or strategy and operations. šAbility to think strategically and tackle open-ended problems with strong problem-solving skills. šExceptional verbal and written communication skills, and confidence leaning into change management to anticipate and play out issues before they arise. šExcellent analytical skills and attention to detail. šAbility to digest complex data and present findings in a clear manner that drives decision making and outcomes, influencing others to act. šAbility to go beyond the recommendation to execution. šStrong stakeholder and project management skills to effectively influence and manage expectations with senior management and cross-functional teams. šA desire to learn as you'll often be answering questions that have never been answered before, which requires a high level of intellectual curiosity and an eagerness to dive into new problems, domains, tools, and techniques. šAn enthusiasm for all facets of web3; staying on top of industry trends is a big plus.
