Ecosystem Associate

Monad Labs is the team building Monad, the performant and parallel EVM Layer-1 blockchain. We are a team of systems engineers and community builders who are on a mission to help crypto eat the world. After recently raising $225M in series A funding led by Paradigm, we are growing our team. The Role The Ecosystem Growth team accelerates the growth of the Monad ecosystem by supporting committed teams that are building ambitious products on Monad.  As an Ecosystem Growth Associate, you’ll conceptualize, implement, and manage growth initiatives for early- to mid-stage builders across all verticals (DeFi, gaming, NFTs, etc) to become thriving ecosystem projects. You will use both creativity and data-driven evidence to identify which strategies and support verticals to prioritize. You will manage, maintain, and improve internal and externally-facing systems and processes. You are ready and willing to tackle any challenge, no problem too small.  You are someone who is self-sufficient, organized, and ambitious with existing experience in L1/L2 ecosystem development. This role is crucial to Monad’s success, and offers a unique opportunity to impart massive impact on the trajectory of the Monad ecosystem. Our team is headquartered in NoMad, Manhattan, NYC. This is for a hybrid (3 days/week in office) role. Who you are

Two or more years of experience in ecosystem growth at an L1/L2 blockchain or similar (e.g. portfolio support at a venture firm), onboarding and growing successful projects from the ground up You are biased toward action while respecting team-oriented priorities You are no-ego, adaptable, entrepreneurial, detail-oriented You are an excellent speaker and writer You are personable and able to manage expectations across many stakeholders and multiple on-going relationships

Bonuses

Experience working at an early-stage startup Strong existing relationships in the industry Fluency in multiple languages

What you’ll be doing

You’ll develop and execute new initiatives that grow the Monad ecosystem.

You’ll work alongside Business Development, DevRel, Marketing, and Operations teams to execute on initiatives.

You’ll collaborate with a range of counterparties, builders, investors, exchanges, infrastructure providers—to promote the growth of the Monad ecosystem.

You’ll manage initiatives like grants programs and hackathons that bring builders to Monad and encourage them to compose with other Monad ecosystem apps

Why work with us

Huge opportunity. EVM is ubiquitous but existing EVM-compatible chains are very slow. Monad’s core innovations offer developers the best of both worlds (portability and performance) and are a game-changer for mass user adoption in crypto. The right team. Pushing the performance limits of blockchain requires unique low-latency engineering talent. Our team has nearly ten years of experience staying at the top of brutally efficient high-frequency trading markets. We’re assembling a similarly world-class team in BD, Growth, DevRel, and Marketing. Check out our team here. Culture. We’re a lean team working together to achieve very ambitious goals. We are united in our culture of collaboration, low egos, and high-quality outputs. As an early member of our team, you’ll help continue to shape our culture. Impactful work. Your work will be deeply impactful, making decentralized computation orders of magnitude cheaper and more plentiful, ultimately paving the way for new dapps that improve many people’s lives. Compensation. You’ll receive a competitive salary and equity package. Resources and growth. We’re well-capitalized, with backing from leading venture funds like Paradigm, Electric Capital, Greenoaks, Dragonfly, and Coinbase Ventures, and from leaders in the space like Cobie. We keep a lean team, and this is a rare opportunity to join. You’ll learn a lot and grow as our company scales.

Salary and Benefits Minimum full-time salary of $125,000 - $175,000.  (**This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary; a final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location.) Monad Labs’ benefits for US-based full-time employees include medical, dental, and vision insurance (100% coverage for employees); unlimited and encouraged paid time off; monthly mental health and fitness stipend; paid parental leave; and 10 company-observed holidays. Our team is headquartered in NoMad, Manhattan, NYC. This is for a hybrid (3 days/week in office) role.