WHY JOIN COMMUNITY LABS? 

Shape the internet’s future as a vital member of a passionate, innovative, and diverse team creating revolutionary products. Community Labs will unlock Arweave’s vast potential as a programmable decentralized storage layer by bringing powerful products to the world’s only permanent data storage network. Community Labs recently raised $30M to fund our protocol development also covered by Bloomberg. 

WHAT IS COMMUNITY LABS? 

Community Labs (“CLabs” or “Company”) is a native software development company and venture studio focused on accelerating developer tools, use cases, and adoption of Arweave – a permanent storage blockchain. The Company is focused on developing foundational-level infrastructure for the next thousand founders and developers on Arweave. CLabs will develop products and tools in-house and support founders via the CLabs venture studio.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

As a Business Development Manager you will work directly with the founders and core team to lead and execute our business development strategies. Your focus will include: 

• Lead Community Labs business development processes, frameworks, and deal funnels.

• Identify, negotiate, and establish key strategic partnerships with web3 projects and potential collaborators to enhance our ecosystem and drive mutual value.

• Build relationships with potential users and partners at the early stages of their development to drive adoption and increase user engagement.

• Keep yourself up-to-date with the rapidly evolving Arweave ecosystem and drive changes in the protocol and the team

• Be a leader, know when to follow, and work autonomously inside a small high performing team

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Demonstrated experience in leading teams and developing market strategies.

• Experience working with commercial agreements, including creating and negotiating agreements outside of standard contracts.

• Extensive network within the web3 space, with a demonstrated ability to leverage connections for partnership opportunities.

• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with ability to identify opportunities for new partnerships and contribute to the evolution of the business roadmap.

• Strong knowledge of web3 and crypto technology and its applications.

• Experience with marketing automation tools and techniques.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Strong English written and verbal skills.

WHAT’S IT LIKE WORKING AT COMMUNITY LABS?

• Collaborative, supportive, inclusive, and accessible environment that is open to new initiatives and ideas.

• High-performing and ambitious team seeking to make a lasting impact on the way we democratize the internet.

• Fast-paced, remote-first, and international organization where everyone is inspired by each other and grows together.

HOW DO WE TAKE CARE OF OUR PEOPLE?

• Competitive compensation, consisting of salary and equity.

• Competitive benefits, including company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents, 401(k) contributions, generous PTO and leave, technology allowance, and other stipends.

• Advancement and professional development opportunities.

This job has a 90 day contractor trial period to start that may evolve to be a full-time role, which includes health insurance and benefits listed above, or a contractor role. Community Labs is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes everyone to apply, regardless of race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. If you believe that you are a good fit for this role, please send us your resume through the email link below.