Program Manager

Status
Zürich, Switzerland
Full time
Office
Compensation is not specified
Role
Business Development
Description

The team focusing on Growth at DFINITY is dedicated to the expansion of the Internet Computer ecosystem by collaborating with impactful entrepreneurs and developers, empowering them to create products that cater to billions of people.

As a Program Manager within the growth team, you will play a crucial role in overseeing various initiatives like hackathons, educational bootcamps, ecosystem marketing and PR support, developer grants, etc. This role involves working closely with teams across Growth, Product, Legal, Finance, Comms & Marketing, and Engineering to ensure a top-notch experience for our builders. You will be involved in creating new processes and directly executing various programs.

Responsibilities:

  • Define, measure, and monitor the success of different programs from the growth team and provide regular reports to leadership on their impact.
  • Plan and execute hackathons and educational bootcamps with high-quality partners, managing all aspects from concept to post-event analysis.
  • Collaborate with product, marketing, and design teams to ensure alignment in executing growth initiatives.
  • Coordinate with the communications and PR teams to obtain marketing exposure for ecosystem teams.
  • Manage the ecosystem and developer grant pages on the website and social channels.
  • Collaborate with Legal and Finance to ensure smooth payments to external partners.

Requirements:

  • Self-starter with 5+ years of experience in program or project management, business development, or consulting.
  • Familiarity with cryptocurrency, blockchains, and other Web 3.0 technologies preferred.
  • Experience in organizing hackathons and bootcamps.
  • Proficient in project management tools like Airtable.
  • Ability to balance strategic and creative thinking with process and metric-driven execution.
  • Strong communication skills to engage with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with the capability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Please note that this role requires in-office work from our Zurich office 3 days per week.

About DFINITY and the Internet Computer:

DFINITY is a key contributor to the Internet Computer Protocol (ICP), striving to migrate the world's compute onto the secure ICP network. Anchored on third-generation blockchain technology, ICP enables the creation and operation of a new breed of unstoppable, tamper-proof, fully decentralized web applications. The technology can run complete AI models within smart contracts, marking a significant leap for secure AI. ICP supports multi-chain operations for digital assets and web3 by seamlessly integrating with Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other networks. Our team comprises over 250 talented individuals, including renowned cryptographers, distributed systems engineers, programming language experts, and industry frontrunners, collectively shaping the future of the internet and web3.

DFINITY was founded by entrepreneur and crypto theoretician, Dominic Williams in 2016.

All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

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