Celo Foundation is hiring a

Web3 Strategic Initiatives Project Manager, Celo Foundation

At the Celo Foundation we partner with organizations across the Celo ecosystem including partnering with cLabs, the team working on the open source platform Celo, whose mission is to build a financial system that creates the conditions for prosperity for all.

Celo aims to remove the barriers for large-scale adoption of cryptocurrencies as means-of-payment. Using a novel address-based encryption algorithm, the Celo protocol makes sending money as easy as sending a text. Additionally, Celo uses stable-value tokens pegged to fiat currencies, like the US Dollar, to minimize volatility. Celo is an open protocol enabling many to participate in the system, even with a budget Android smartphone. The first application launched on the Celo platform, Valora, is a social payments and money transfer app, aimed at developing markets.

The Celo Foundation is seeking a Strategic Initiatives Project Manager to join our Builder Growth team and manage the DeFi for the People initiative as well as other key strategic initiatives. The Project Manager will be responsible for facilitating initiatives and working across different stakeholders within and outside the Celo ecosystem. Stakeholders include but are not limited to teams within the Celo Foundation, cLabs, Celo dApp projects, and other relevant industry partners. As a Project Manager, you will bring a strategic vision, stakeholder management expertise, structure, and the ability to identify and mitigate risks for Celo’s strategic initiatives.

Experience in crypto/blockchain technology and project management, and a curiosity to explore decentralized platforms are a must. Experience in decentralized finance and fintech is a strong plus.

You Will:

• Manage the day-to-day operations of large scale programs that are crypto-focused, highly technical, and cross functional in nature
• Be part strategist, part manager, and part operational guru, working alongside other members of the Celo ecosystem to set goals, align cross-functional teams, and execute releases
• Engage with business development and engineering stakeholders to ensure the effective launch and support of new DeFi protocols
• Monitor initiative status, identify potential risks, succinctly communicate issues, and proactively collaborate to internal and external stakeholders to ensure timely resolution
• Get buy-in and implement solutions that respond to community needs around DeFi development
• Conduct industry research and competitive landscaping to identify key gaps and opportunities for DeFi on Celo

You Have:

• 2-4 years of experience at a top tier management consulting firm or a background in managing large-scale initiatives
• Cross-functional experience working with internal and external stakeholders to execute projects
• A demonstrated interest in blockchain, cryptocurrency, distributed systems, or fintech
• A go-getter attitude and and the ability to thrive in uncharted waters
• The skills to manage upward and downward across a growing organization in a fast-moving industry
• Excellent communication skills and high emotional intelligence

cLabs ("Celo Labs") started Celo in 2017 and is one of many contributors to the open source project Celo.cLabs builds financial technology to enable prosperity of all beings.

cLabs is a Teal organization, a method of decentralized management and organizational governance. Roles are defined around the work, not people, and there is a high degree of autonomy. As such, we're all proud to hold the job title of "Partner." For more information on our culture, we encourage you to check out our blog athttps://medium.com/celohq/the-future-is-teal-cc264a5d51d3.

To build technology and products that are used and loved by people and solve real-world problems, we need to build a team with many different perspectives and experiences. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply and always consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

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