About the company
Interested in working on cutting-edge blockchain technology and creating equitable access to the global financial system? Since 2014, the mission-driven team at the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) has helped fuel the tremendous growth of the Stellar blockchain network, an open-source platform that operates at high-scale today. Developers and companies around the world build on it, and the SDF team is expanding to support the rapidly growing and changing Stellar ecosystem. The launch of Soroban, the new smart contracts platform designed to work well with Stellar, brings a wealth of opportunity for innovation. When you join SDF as a Community Manager, you will be a part of a team thatās leveraging that opportunity to increase developer participation in order to bootstrap the ecosystem of tools, protocols, dapps, and educational resources necessary for Soroban to succeed.
Job Summary
In this role, you will:
šHelp identify new organizations that could use Stellar Aid Assist and other ecosystem products šForm relationships with senior leaders at organizations that can contribute to the future of digital asset programs šOwn key relationships at organizations using Stellar to ensure partner satisfaction šServe as an internal leader to drive initiatives and advocate for these partners šHelp manage the onboarding of new deployments of Stellar Aid Assist šRepresent the Foundation at aid-related conferences and events throughout the world šIdentify relevant programs, grants, and RFPs for which Stellar Aid Assist may be a fit and lead internal efforts for those initiatives šCollaborate with other SDF stakeholders on public sector outreach šServe as the sector expert ensuring that the team is well informed on key developments and insights across the INGO sector and formulate actionable recommendations.
Qualifications:
šYou have 7+ years of relevant experience, including working with or at global aid or development organizations, with a preference for experience with cash programs šYou are a self-starter and have a natural curiosity towards technology šYou have a strong interest in blockchain technology and financial inclusion šYou have significant experience working with internal and external stakeholders to execute projects and/or business negotiations šYou see projects through to completion and always communicate outcomes to stakeholders šYou thrive in a collaborative team environment with multiple stakeholders while having a high degree of accountability and autonomy
