Chief of Staff to Founder, Risk Labs
$120-180k
Building decentralized financial systems
Job no longer available
Building decentralized financial systems
1-20 employees
Job no longer available
$120-180k
1-20 employees
Company mission
To make global markets universally fair, accessible, secure and decentralized.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate is technical with experience in business development (BD), sales, or other external-facing roles, and a passion for DeFi or protocol-level infrastructure
- This role requires exceptional professionalism, forward-thinking, and an innovative mindset
- 4+ years in a technical BD or Product role in a relevant industry (crypto, DeFi, TradFi)
- Proven ability to conduct in-depth research on new and existing technologies, and present findings on industry trends and competitive analysis
- Strong analytical skills to understand and communicate technical and industry-related information effectively
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with a style of direct and able to ask the hard questions
- Strong interpersonal skills that make it easy for you to collaborate with and build relationships with various stakeholders internally and externally
- Your passion and deep understanding of the crypto industry makes it easy to stay up-to-date with industry trends and the latest cutting edge technologies
- Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail
What the job involves
- We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Chief of Staff to support our Founder in managing high-value relationships, strategic initiatives and technical research, and special product related projects
- Manage and prepare communications: Be heavily involved in external communications, predominantly from a product and BD lens. This includes, drafting, editing, and managing correspondence/ presentations/memos in a timely manner
- Manage high-value relationships: Initiate conversations and nurture relationships, in collaboration with internal sales, product, or treasury team needs
- Research and briefing: Conduct in-depth research on new and existing technologies within the industry, and present briefings on industry trends, technological advancements, and competitive analysis
- Meeting follow up: Be detail oriented in your note taking, and ability to proactively follow through
Our take
Risk Labs is the foundation and core team behind UMA, Across. The company has set out to build a decentralized blockchain ecosystem, rooted in verifiable truth and transparency, making crypto more usable, accessible, and efficient. UMA was one of the earliest protocols to emerge within the decentralized finance sector and it (along with Across) is supported by the second biggest crypto network, Ethereum.
While Risk Labs itself has not raised funding since 2018, efforts have been made to raise capital for its other entities. These rounds have been very successful, such as Across' $10M raise in late 2022. It’s significant that well-known early-stage VC Two Sigma Ventures has invested in the entire umbrella of companies.
The company has nearly tripled in size since 2020, and remains focused on hiring as it is set to roll out new product launches and upgrades to its projects (such as UMA 2.0).
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Company Specialist
Insights
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
33% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Sep 2018
$4m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $4m
Company benefits
- Flexible Working Environment
- Unlimited PTO
- Family Care Leave
- Yearly Team Off-Site
- Training & Development
Company values
- We value each individual's right to economic freedom
- We value openness, honesty and directness
- We value integrity
- We value iterative learning
- We value taking smart risks
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Leadership
Hart Lambur
(CEO)Co-founder of UMA. Founder & former CEO of Openfolio. Previously worked in Investment Rate Trading for Goldman Sachs.
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