Head of Ecosystem Growth
The Arbitrum Foundation supports the development and governance of Arbitrum technology and fosters growth across the Arbitrum ecosystem. It provides grants, funding, mentorship, resources, community channels, and governance participation for builders and contributors.
About The Arbitrum Foundation
The Arbitrum Foundation is a Cayman Islands foundation company that operates the arbitrum.foundation site and related services. It empowers development and governance of Arbitrum technology, a suite of Ethereum Layer 2 scaling solutions, and helps grow the ecosystem through grants, audit subsidies, gas-fee sponsorship, builder programs, community resources, and governance support. Its programs primarily serve developers, early-stage projects, decentralized applications, infrastructure and tooling teams building in the Arbitrum ecosystem.
Skills
About the Role
You will define and execute ecosystem growth strategies, build strategic partnerships, and enable developers to integrate Arbitrum technology. You will manage grants and funding programs, set and report on KPIs, coordinate product integrations with engineering, and organize events like hackathons to activate the ecosystem.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in ecosystem development, business development, or growth roles within blockchain, Web3, or technology industries
- Proven track record of building and scaling developer ecosystems, partnerships, and community engagement
- Strong experience with Layer 1 or Layer 2 blockchain solutions, Ethereum, or other decentralized technologies
- Experience in strategic partnerships, negotiation, and growing developer communities
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Ability to translate complex technical concepts into accessible language
- Demonstrated leadership and people management skills
- Data-driven approach with experience tracking, measuring, and reporting ecosystem KPIs
- Deep understanding of Ethereum, Layer 2 technologies including Optimistic Rollups, and dApps
Responsibilities
- Lead the development and execution of strategies to expand and strengthen the Arbitrum ecosystem and drive technology adoption
- Identify and forge strategic partnerships with developers, dApp creators, industry leaders, and ecosystem collaborators
- Onboard companies into Web3 and enable partners with necessary tools, resources, and support
- Collaborate with engineering to ensure Arbitrum technology is accessible and integrated into decentralized applications
- Define, track, and report key performance indicators for ecosystem growth
- Oversee management of grants and funding programs for new projects and developers
- Plan and lead ecosystem events such as hackathons, developer meetups, and conferences
Benefits
- Remote first global workforce
- Industry-leading healthcare insurance
- Home office set-up allowance
- Wellbeing allowance
- Growth / continuing education allowance
- Flexible time off
- Company-issued laptop