Project Manager Launchpad Program

About the Ethereum Foundation and Launchpad Program

The Ethereum Foundation (EF) is a global non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Ethereum and related technologies. Our mission is to do what is best for Ethereum’s long-term success. Our role is to allocate resources to critical projects, to be a valued voice within the Ethereum ecosystem, and to advocate for Ethereum to the outside world.

The Launchpad Program is a small incubation function which helps high-potential projects become sustainable, credibly neutral, public-goods-provisioning institutions for the Ethereum ecosystem. The program covers the range from traditional spinouts (EF teams creating a new organization) to spin-ups (incubating an idea or supporting a grantee or early ecosystem organization). The team serves as a sparring partner, supporting with organizing, structuring, and planning as well as providing and maintaining resources around the topic of creating and nurturing new ecosystem organizations.

Recently, the team has supported the launch of ecosystem organizations such as powdr and Argot Collective.

Your Mission

As a Project Manager in the Launchpad Program, you will contribute mainly to three different types of activities:

- Active support and management of projects in the Launchpad Program

- Building up and maintaining resources and knowledge for the Launchpad Program

- Source and evaluate new projects for the Launchpad Program

As part of a small team, responsibilities are shared on a per project basis, while each team member has a set of certain focus areas they specialize in.

• Manage projects in the spin-out/spin-up pipeline of the Launchpad Program: 
• Support teams by being a sparring partner as as well as by organizing, structuring, planning and facilitating the project's progress throughout the incubation program
• Coordinate and collaborate with internal and external support functions such as finance, legal, product and UX experts, fundraising support and DevOps

• Create and maintain processes and resources around the topic of creating and nurturing new organizations

• Source and evaluate new projects
• Conduct thorough evaluations of potential projects, including assessing their viability, potential impact on the Ethereum ecosystem, team strength, and alignment with the broader goals of the EF

• Build and cultivate meaningful relationships with relevant people and organizations in the ecosystem

• Professional experience with incubation, acceleration or company building programs
• Experience building out organizational processes and identifying organizational needs
• Experience in managing projects with diverse stakeholders
• Good understanding of the (public goods) Ethereum space
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

• Entrepreneurial experience, e.g. through founding a start-up
• Proven track record of meaningful engagement with public goods or open-source communities
• Product or commercial company strategy expertise
• A professional degree related to innovation, change management, entrepreneurship, project management or comparable

• You are a good communicator and team player. You know how to navigate within a lean, start-up like organization.
• You're organized and have an ownership mentality. You have strong habits for tracking multiple accountabilities simultaneously. When you take on a task, you get it done. You proactively troubleshoot problems blocking your path, and the problems blocking others.
• You have a collaborative working style. You know how to build trust with colleagues. You’re patient, flexible and accommodating, and you work hard to understand where others are coming from.
• You’re a proactive communicator. You’re responsive, you check in regularly, and you let people know what to expect before they have to ask.
• You share Ethereum's values. You're passionate about the Open Source and/or Free Software movements and decentralization.
• You’re excited about helping others find success. Whether by helping teams find great people or by helping great people find great opportunities, you feel a sense of satisfaction when you help others succeed.

• Full-time position
• Flexible work hours
• Travel and team events
• Remote first