The Sui Foundation exists to support the development, growth and adoption of the Sui network. Sui is the first permissionless Layer 1 blockchain designed from the ground up to enable creators and developers to build unique Web3 experiences from gaming to finance.
The Sui Foundation is committed to three decentralization principles; Embrace transparency and level the playing field, Communicate openly to build a culture of trust, and Engage directly with the community.
Mission:
Onboard the next billion users to web3 by supporting the advancement and global adoption of the Sui blockchain.
Vision:
To create a better world that unlocks opportunities through universal access and individual ownership.
As the Head of Community for Europe at the Sui Foundation you are responsible for analyzing and understanding the unique community needs, challenges and opportunities of the key markets in your region. Your job includes raising awareness and building support structures that lower the barrier to entry for new community members, as well as helping existing communities grow to the next level of engagement and involvement.
The Sui ecosystem is supported by a globally distributed team of marketers, developer support teams and other functions. You will work closely with representatives from these other functions in your region to ensure our communities have a holistic support and growth strategy. Additionally you will coordinate with other regional heads of community, as well as global functions and teams, to ensure alignment with Sui’s overall vision and direction.
This role reports to the Global Head of Community at the Sui Foundation and will be hybrid out of our Athens office.
What you’ll do:
- Grow a regional community around Sui blockchain, executing comprehensive strategy that aligns with our vision and expands adoption
- Build out a regional community team to promote the Sui brand and manage crisis response in strategic markets
- Nurture a vibrant community of blockchain enthusiasts, end users, and developers, via existing and new community channels
- Act as an advocate for end users, ensuring feedback is given to appropriate teams
- Foster collaboration, knowledge sharing, and engagement within the ecosystem, creating clear incentives for developer tools, and dApps for mass user adoption
- Help create full life cycle growth programs for community participants. E.g. Hackathons, Incubation, Community Events etc
- Collaborate with external partnerships teams to nurture key industry players, dApps developers, and other Sui initiatives and projects to enhance Sui’s value proposition
- Work closely with marketing and external product teams to ensure understanding of user-friendly features, exciting new dApps and services on Sui
What you'll bring:
- At least 5 years of experience in building and managing ecosystems with a focus on end users, with a substantial portion in Web3
- Deep understanding on how to work with end user communities and validators, developers, builders etc.
- Exceptional leadership and team management skills, building teams from 0 to 1
- Experience in leading distributed and remote teams
- Strong understanding of blockchain and crypto communities, on the ground-knowledge of Web3 end users and enthusiast communities
- Passion for Web3 and commitment to making it accessible to end users
- Flexibility and Willingness to travel and connect.
