zoenawar

Strategic Partnerships | Ecosystem Strategy | Web3 & Digital Assets

Web3 partnerships and business development professional with 7+ years of experience across crypto, fintech, and internet-native technology, including 4+ years in dedicated Web3 partnerships. 

Experienced in full-cycle partnerships, blockchain ecosystems, partner integrations, commercial negotiation, and account growth, with a track record of translating complex Web3 technologies into practical opportunities.



Experience: 7 years

Yearly salary: $122,000

Hourly rate: $0

Nationality: 🇺🇸 United States

Residency: 🇺🇸 United States


Experience

Web3 Partnerships & Strategy Lead
THE GIVING BLOCK, A SHIFT4 COMPANY
2025 - 2026
Owned the full partnership lifecycle across approximately 40 major strategic Web3 relationships, from qualification and negotiation through contracting, implementation, launch, account growth, and ongoing management. Exceeded an individual multimillion-dollar annual crypto donation-volume target while managing partnership pipeline and opportunity forecasting in HubSpot. Built and managed much of The Giving Block's 2025 Web3 partner coalition across networks, wallets, infrastructure providers, and communities including Base, Circle, Solana, Polygon, MetaMask, Avalanche, Brave, and Blockdaemon. Planned and executed Web3 partnership and marketing components of #TeamWater with WaterAid, coordinating partner assets and cross-functional stakeholders for a campaign that generated approximately $9.8M in cryptocurrency donations. Served as a principal internal Web3 strategist and subject-matter expert, advising teams and nonprofit clients on blockchain ecosystems, integrations, transaction mechanics, partnership opportunities, and emerging fundraising models.
Web3 Partnerships & Community Manager
THE GIVING BLOCK, A SHIFT4 COMPANY
2022 - 2025
Managed Web3 partnerships across relationship development, partner activation, integrations, co-marketing, and strategic account management. Helped build BONK's Buddies for Paws philanthropic program from the ground up, connecting a major crypto community with animal-welfare nonprofits, supporting API implementation and donation mechanics, and managing partner relationships; the program has publicly reported nearly $600K in charitable giving. Helped launch and later managed and expanded The Giving Block's MetaMask partnership, developing additional integration and growth opportunities after the initial integration exposed donation functionality to 30M+ monthly active users.
Community & Social Media Manager
THE GIVING BLOCK, A SHIFT4 COMPANY
2021 - 2022
Led Web3 community and partner-facing communications, including campaign coordination and live programming such as Twitter Spaces.
Public Relations Specialist
YELLOW CARD FINANCIAL
2020 - 2021
Managed international crypto communications across Yellow Card's markets, including media outreach, press releases, company announcements, and external positioning; represented the company across interviews, podcasts, panels, livestreams, and Twitter Spaces.
Marketing Specialist - Contract
METAL / METALLICUS
2019 - 2020
Supported social media, community engagement, digital marketing, and partner prospecting for a cryptocurrency and payments company.
Director of Youth Engagement
MCAFEE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
2018 - 2019
Developed and executed unconventional digital campaigns centered on social media, online communities, and internet culture, with significant autonomy over creative concepts and execution.

Skills

crypto
digital-marketing
partnership
strategy
business-development
english