0xmatt

Head Of Bd, Ops

Experienced Web3 native with a background in business development, community strategy, and crypto event management. Previously worked with Elfa AI and Cosmostation, where I led BD efforts, designed growth campaigns, and represented teams at top-tier global conferences. I'm now looking for a dynamic role at the intersection of partnerships, ecosystem growth, and operations.

I'm looking for a high-impact role at a Web3-native company, focused on business development, ecosystem growth, or ops. Ideally I would like to work in a team where I can help scale partnerships, lead community activations, and support GTM strategy for crypto products.


Experience: 3 years

Yearly salary: $86,000

Hourly rate: $75

Nationality: 🇨🇭 Switzerland

Residency: 🇰🇷 South Korea


Experience

Head of BD, Ops
Elfa AI
2024 - 2025
Led meetings with VCs and angel investors, assisting in a 2 mil. USD seed raise. Contributed to increased app accuracy by implementing a more efficient project tagging system. Organized and executed events at TOKEN2049 (Singapore) and DevCon (Bangkok) for angel investors and early supporters. Identified and secured partnerships with other projects/builders looking for an API integration (Data Layer for AI Agents). Collaborated cross departments on company deck, GTM strategy, key marketing decisions.
Chief Marketing Officer
PROME Network
2024 - 2024
Secured fundraising commitments in seed round (US$ 1.25 mil. of US$ 2 mil. sought). Inked partnership with German web2 infra provider to provide consumer package deals. Reviewed, edited, and presented our tech documents to potential investors. Led PROME Network pitches and presentations both offline, online, and at conferences. Obtained sponsorship opportunities for EthCC, KBW, and TOKEN within the DePIN ecosystem. Led partnership discussions between PROME and Peaq network.
Protocol Specialist
Cosmostation
2023 - 2024
Increased number of protocols in company validator set by 20% within 3 months. Played pivotal role in securing restaked ETH delegation from EtherFi as an operator (Top 10). Reviewed tech stack of appchain projects to determine compatibility as a strategic investment or infra client. Facilitated talks over revenue avenues with partners including Particle Network, Agoric, and others. Led meetings over decisions on which protocols to support as a validator, and which to support with strategic investments. Actively participated in; and closed deals for; block scanner infrastructure (stablecoin contracts). Represented the company in open panel discussions at ETH Denver ‘24. Managed/hosted events, and presentations during Seoul BUIDL Asia ‘24. Established new database for easy management of protocol research and partnership history.
Business Developer
Market Designers Ltd
2023 - 2023
Oversee user growth for Tutoring application and integrate AI into UX. Drove business growth both domestically and internationally by leveraging AI-driven marketing strategies. Collaborated with designers to create marketing materials and implemented targeted campaigns to reach target audience (English students). Assessed business landscape for emerging opportunities, and/or threats. Hosted grassroots events targeted toward local demographic (subsequent subscriber increase by 7%). Successfully implemented homegrown AI level test software and oversaw marketing efforts to increase user interactions. Represented business team division at SME conferences in COEX (‘23).
World News Anchor; News Reporter
Arirang TV; Arirang Radio
2021 - 2023
(TV) - Research and present news items for live TV broadcast. Pitched breaking stories to production team. Worked alongside editors to create scripts for live broadcast. Redesigned the World News segment with production team (viewership increased subsequently by 5%). Shortened onboarding duration by 40% by implementing a new knowledge management and training system. Fact checked latest news feeds across multiple international media outlets. Created a new fact-checking framework using trusted news sources and implementing due diligence strategies. Coordinated interviews with international diplomats and established correspondence with news wire sources for most up-to-date information on the ground. Sourced stories relevant to the day’s news agenda and mined usable data for presentation in a live broadcast. (Radio) - Develop daily news items to be delivered during a live radio broadcast. Determined integrity of news sources. Determined which stories should receive priority for broadcast. Created scripts for both hosts and reporters under strict deadlines. Translated and compared Korean and English articles and fact checked latest news feed across multiple media outlets.

Skills

events-manager
operations
sales
marketing
english
german
korean