Network Engagement Program Manager

About Protocol Labs
Protocol Labs is a research and development laboratory that has built and scaled multiple projects that have made great contributions to the web3 ecosystem. To fuel our next phase of growth, we’ve created a new team — Network Services — to provide services and capabilities that our projects and the broader ecosystem can leverage, including design, video, events, operations, content, IT, and more. 
About the Protocol Labs Network
The Protocol Labs Network (PLN) is a community of open source teams, projects, and organizations focused on researching, developing, and deploying network protocols to improve humanity’s most influential technology, the Internet. The groups are supported by Protocol Labs (PL) through grants and investments – think of it as a VC + crypto fund model – and are built on top of PL’s layer 0 and layer 1 protocols, such as IPFS, IPLD, Filecoin, libp2p, etc. As this ecosystem grows, these projects invest in the network itself, and the network grows along with it, which in turn benefits and incentivizes this ongoing evolution of Web2 to Web3. PLN is made up of 450+ projects, companies, and organizations. 
As the Network Engagement Program Manager, you’ll play a critical role in strengthening and growing the PL community. You’ll work with 150+ founders and teams across the network to understand their needs, then develop programs to support and help them grow. Your role will span a wide range of activities, including content creation and marketing, event production, products and systems, operations, and more. 
If you’re passionate about building communities, empowering developers, improving the web, and helping game-changing technologies succeed, we’d love to hear from you.
As Network Engagement Program Manager at Protocol Labs, your team will…

 
Develop a deep understanding of the web3 space and needs of the Protocol Labs Network, then synthesize and share your findings with network teams
 
Onboard founders and teams onto the network, and connect them with resources and expertise to help them scale. 
 
Organize conferences, meetups, and events to foster collaboration and connection across the network.
 
Develop web3 products, systems, and tools to facilitate network connectivity and solve common problems (e.g., network directory, etc.). 
 
Develop and implement an integrated marketing and content strategy to grow our audience and highlight teams in the network. 
 
Build processes and systems to gather feedback and track the impact of our programs, then devise ways to improve them.

You may be a fit for this role if you...

 
Have 10-15 years relevant experience in developer-focused community
 
Have a keen understanding of different developers’ and users’ needs, wills, and cultures, especially in open source or web3. They should love interacting with you and hearing from you, and you should have a genuine concern for their professional success.
 
Have excellent communication skills with a talent for bringing together cross-functional teams for large projects
 
Get a kick out of leveraging first principle thinking to achieve great results
 
Pride yourself in being a self-starter, thriving even without much direction.
 
A rigorous, process-driven work style backed by an ability to communicate effectively.
 
Handle both complexity and ambiguity well.
 
You have experience building scalable developer communities.
 
Ability to thrive with a high level of self-direction, autonomy and responsibility
 
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills

Bonus points:

 
Experience with open source communities / projects
 
Experience with distributed orgs
 
Technical or developer experience

 
What’s it like to work at Protocol Labs?
 
Protocol Labs' mission is to improve humanity’s most important technology, the Internet. We build protocols, systems, and tools to improve how it works. Today, we are focused on how we store, locate, and move information. Our projects include IPFS, Filecoin, libp2p, and more.
 
As a distributed team, we hire anywhere in the world, and at various levels of experience (entry, senior, staff). We look for people with unique perspectives and diverse backgrounds.
The base pay for this position currently ranges from $270,000 to $312,000, plus cryptocurrency, equity, and opportunities for upside through performance rewards in cryptocurrency and equity.  The base pay is based on a number of factors and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, experience, skills, abilities, training, and education.  We also have a great benefits package, including parental and other forms of leave, contributions to your retirement, and unlimited time off. For U.S.-based employees, we also provide competitive health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family.