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Canada, USA, UK, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Remote
About Informal
Informal Systems is a remote-first company with offices in Toronto, Lausanne, Vienna and Berlin. We are structured like a worker’s cooperative, where important corporate actions are subject to one-person-one-vote democratic control by the member-employees.
We envision a sustainable future of cooperatively owned and governed, open-source, distributed organizations running on reliable distributed systems and are excited to grow the team with amazing individuals who believe in making this future a reality.
Informal is a core contributor to Cosmos, where we develop interoperable blockchain systems by heavily relying on formal verification tools and techniques (formal specification in TLA+, symbolic model checker Apalache, Model-Based Testing Framework, etc.).
The Cosmos technology stack, including Tendermint Core, the Cosmos-SDK, IBC, and the Cosmos Proof of Stake modules, is an industry leading toolkit, written in Go, for building, deploying, and running community owned decentralized networks. This technology is used today to secure many billions of dollars in cryptocurrency market capitalization.
About the Role
As a Business Development Lead - Cosmos Hub at Informal Systems, you will play a pivotal role in expanding our reach within the Cosmos ecosystem and beyond. This position requires a dynamic individual with a deep understanding of the crypto, tokenomics, and protocol landscape, capable of bridging technical concepts with strategic Business Development (BD) initiatives. You will be instrumental in profiling and onboarding key partners, crafting compelling narratives alongside our product and marketing teams, and fostering community engagement through insightful research and content creation.
What your primary responsibilities will be:
- Collaborate with product and marketing leads to develop winning narratives around our product roadmap and offerings.
- Research and write engaging content that simplifies complex topics for prospective audiences.
- Engage with ecosystem projects to establish partnerships with users of the Cosmos Hub’s products.
- Share ecosystem insights gained from your Business Development work, contributing to the team’s understanding of the industry landscape.
- Lead initiatives to bring in projects to use the Cosmos Hub’s security and other offerings and grow the ecosystem around the Cosmos Hub.
- Facilitate community feedback to improve and innovate product features and concepts championed by the Cosmos community and Informal Systems.
- Add to and manage a comprehensive database of leads for Informal Systems.
What we look for in a successful Business Development Lead:
- Experience in establishing partnerships in blockchain, understanding how to structure win - win deals
- Strong knowledge of the current crypto/tokenomics/protocol landscape.
- Ability to understand technical concepts and assess their potential outcomes.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills and ability to identify, pursue and close complex partnerships
- Background in finance, economics, or computer science, with a preference for experience in VC, risk management, game theory, DEXes, security/protocol design, or smart contracts.
- Excellent content writing skills with the ability to engage a diverse audience.
- Independent worker with strong team collaboration skills.
Some of our benefits include:
- A unique, caring and friendly culture (learn more about how we work here)
- 25 days (5 weeks) of paid vacation annually, plus 3 Spiritual Days
- Company closure from December 25th to January 1
- Annual Lifestyle benefits (reimbursements for gym memberships, fitness equipment, etc)
- A remote-first, flexible work environment
- A home-office stipend to set you up for success
- Annual company retreats
- Paid parental leave
- ….. and many more!
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our organization. We are committed to equal employment opportunities and encourage applications from people of all race, religion, colour, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
