Chief of Staff Founder at Risk Labs

Who is Risk Labs? Risk Labs is the foundation and core team whose mandate is to build and grow the UMA and Across protocol ecosystems.

What is UMA? UMA's optimistic oracle (OO) can record any verifiable truth or data onto a blockchain. UMA Purpose: UMA is the canonical source of truth that blockchains use to verify real world data. UMA Vision: UMA enables any verifiable truth to be recorded on-chain, trustlessly.

What is Across? Across is a cross-chain bridge for L2s and rollups secured by UMA’s OO. Across' purpose: Across is to fulfill crypto’s potential by making blockchains more usable, more accessible and more efficient. Across’ Vision: Intents are the standard in x-chain interoperability, and are settled by Across. 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. 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Requirements

• 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.