Philippines | Growth Lead

Background:

Berachain is a high-performance EVM-identical Layer 1 blockchain turning liquidity into security, powered by Proof of Liquidity (PoL). PoL aligns incentives between liquidity and security across all stakeholders, driving unparalleled efficiency for users and builders while giving validators unprecedented control over network-wide economic incentives. Berachain uses our novel BeaconKit framework for building modular EVM blockchains, making Berachain the first blockchain beyond Ethereum to maintain full client diversity including EIP-4844, EIP-4788, and full SSZ Encoding, all while leveraging CometBFT to bring Single-Slot Finality to the table.

We're a young, world-class team of builders, engineers and executives hailing from tech, traditional finance and crypto itself. We’ve built and scaled companies, raised and deployed $Bs as fund managers, contributed to category-defining DApps and protocols, and built new primitives at every step of the way. We’ve packaged that experience and sprinkled in a healthy dose of fun to build Berachain. 

Our core engineering and founding team is based in Toronto, with offices in Dubai and Bangalore, while our business development team is globally distributed. We have raised over $150M from leading digital asset investors including Brevan Howard Digital, Framework Ventures, Polychain Capital, and Hack VC, with support from other hedge funds, centralized exchange venture arms, and strategic angels.

Role Overview:

We are looking for self-starters and mission driven individuals to join us as we build the future of decentralized finance. The ideal candidate for this role takes initiative and ownership over their work, thrives in a fast-paced and highly collaborative in-person environment, and is capable of rapidly adapting to evolving needs as required.

The Philippines growth lead would work closely with Smokey and Yogi to bring users, experienced teams, capital providers/funds, exchanges, wallets, infrastructure providers, and novel primitives to the Berachain ecosystem, engaging with groups at the earliest stages in their development and identifying opportunities to play a key role in the Berachain ecosystem.

We have a strong preference for candidates who are boots on the ground in the Filipino ecosystem, and can serve as our eyes and ears within relevant rooms. Please note that all roles will require a short onboarding period in Toronto prior to coming on board. The ideal candidate will demonstrate their ability to generate opportunities for the Berachain ecosystem prior to joining the team. An ideal candidate has likely led Filipino or South East Apac initiatives and growth at a major L1 or leading DeFi protocol in the past.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the first point of contact / onboarding for Filipino based teams exploring the Berachain ecosystem

• Introduce existing or new networks of Filipino based venture capital funds, family offices, prop shops, wallets, exchanges, infra providers, corporate institutions, projects, or other relevant entities to the Berachain ecosystem

• Identify unique opportunities for Berachain to capitalize on the Filipino market dynamics, ie. JVs, new user acquisition funnels etc.

• Identifying synergies between the chain’s natural infrastructure (proof of liquidity, DeFi infra, EVM on Cosmos etc) and potential DApps uniquely utilizing Berachain in a manner which couldn’t be achieved in other chains.

• Work closely with native DApps and builders to develop partnerships and composable feature sets allowing for better collaboration within the ecosystem.

• Leverage existing networks and the Berachain brand to attract the best and brightest builders to the chain, while spearheading Berachain deployments for existing blue-chip DApps on other chains.

• Collaborate with engineering teams to define and prioritize product features and requirements in accordance to DApp needs, ensuring they align with the overall product vision and strategy.

• Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the blockchain market and competition, and use this knowledge to inform product decisions.

• Work cross-functionally with design, engineering, marketing, and other teams to ensure successful product launches and ongoing product improvement.

• Act as a user & protocol advocate, regularly engaging with users, funds, protocols and other stakeholders to gain insights and feedback on the product.

Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience in business development, sales, finance, or venture capital, preferably in the blockchain or financial technology industry, with a particular eye on DeFi.

• Strong understanding of blockchain technology, particularly the EVM and Cosmos ecosystems.

• Thorough knowledge of the current DeFi, NFT-fi, GameFi, etc landscapes in the on-chain ecosystem.

• Robust interpersonal communication and collaboration skills.

• Experience structuring complex partnerships involving multiple stakeholders in an authentic and responsible manner.

• Experience building and scaling sales/BD/partnerships oriented teams.

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to identify and prioritize product features and requirements based on customer needs, market trends, and business goals.

• An ideal candidate will have experience in both tradfi/web2 and crypto-native business development initiatives.