Stellar integrates AI, LLM, and machine learning throughout all aspects of business operations. Backed by Elevate Ventures.
About the role
Manage and develop a team of senior program managers and community managers: set clear goals, give direct feedback, and help each person grow and own their work end to end Set the team's strategy, goals, and metrics, and run its planning and reporting rhythm so the work is visible and aligned with the rest of SDF Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- 8+ years of experience in ecosystem growth, venture or accelerator programs, grant programs, or startup and developer programs, including 3+ years managing people
- A track record of building and developing strong teams: hiring, coaching, setting expectations, and managing performance
- Experience running a funding, investment, or accelerator program at scale, including selecting teams, doing diligence, and managing a portfolio after the award
- Working knowledge of blockchain and crypto (smart contracts, wallets, DeFi, and on- and off-ramps) at a level that earns credibility with technical founders
- Sound judgment about early-stage teams and products: you can spot early signs of traction and make hard calls about where to put resources and when to stop
- Comfort with data: you define metrics, build or direct dashboards, and change course when the evidence says to
More about this role
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.
As Senior Manager, Ecosystem Growth, you'll guide the team that finds, funds, and grows the founders building on Stellar. You'll own SDF's builder support programs, including the Stellar Community Fund, and keep making them better. That means choosing which teams to fund, matching them with mentors and resources after launch, and putting more behind the teams that show traction. You'll run these programs like products, using what funded teams go on to achieve (launches, retention, and real usage) to decide what to change, what to grow, and what to stop, with the goal of more products that find traction and grow on their own. Reporting to the VP of Ecosystem, you'll develop a team of experienced program...
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