Head of Business Development, Yuga Labs
Gaming
$200-250k
Plus equity and benefits
Web 3.0 gaming & NFT company
Job no longer available
Web 3.0 gaming & NFT company
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
$200-250k
Plus equity and benefits
101-200 employees
Company mission
To shape the future of Web 3.0 through storytelling, experiences, and community.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years working in Business Development and Partnerships with 5+ working directly in the gaming industry
- Strong knowledge of the gaming industry and its trends, and strong existing relationships with game development studios
- Proven track record of developing successful business partnerships and driving revenue growth
- Experience with rolling up your sleeves to get the work done yourself, while also being able to build out a team over time
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Passion for gaming and the potential of blockchain technology
What the job involves
- We are hiring our first Head of Business Development dedicated to Gaming. This person will be pivotal in continuing our efforts to bring blockchain gaming to the masses by establishing long-lasting relationships with outside game developers and identifying strategic partners for IP integration partnerships
- This role will report to the COO and be expected to roll up their sleeves to build out the function over time
- Network with potential game developers/explore opportunities around strategic partnerships within the gaming ecosystem
- Explore and lead conversations to identify and drive IP integration partnerships
- Manage negotiation and contractual conversations with Chief Gaming Officer, Legal and relevant external parties
- Work as a relationship manager for co-dev external game studios
- Identify and promote additional ideas around how we can leverage gaming as a partnership/scale vector
- Work with senior Executives to codify a business development strategy and drive this forward annually
- Work with Legal/Business owners and Brand leads to drive tactical deal terms and milestone definitions etc
Our take
Yuga Labs is the creator of the Bored Ape Yacht Club, a collection of 10,000 simian cartoonised bored ape NFTs, which is inarguably the most widely recognized set of NFTs to date. On top of this, the company created the accompanying Bored Ape Kennel Club and Mutant Ape Yacht Club NFT collections. They also own Otherside (a gamified, interoperable metaverse), and IPS from both CryptoPunks and Meebits.
Despite many people remaining hesitant or downright resistant to the idea of NFTs, Yuga Labs has found a great deal of success by catering to NFT-curious audiences and catching the eye of numerous celebrities - with ownership of a Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT being somewhat of a status symbol in certain communities.
The company appears keen to broaden its Web 3.0 presence beyond NFTs and into the gaming space, with a lot of current attention being filtered to Otherside's game-hosting abilities. To that end, Yuga Labs recently ran a 90-minute exploration of Otherside environments for Otherdeed holders. Four teams competed against one another at the event, which made history as the largest crowd of players in a virtual world. The appointment of former President & COO of Activation Blizzard - known for Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Overwatch, and more - Daniel Alegre as the company's CEO is sure to help in its gaming endeavors.
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Company
Funding (1 round)
Mar 2022
$450m
SEED
Total funding: $450m
Company benefits
- Stipend for your home office
- Stipend for a coworking space
- Expense tech like hardware wallets
- Remote-first, with an HQ in NYC whenever you need it
- Equity options + ApeCoin
- 401k matching
- Employee referral bonus
- Health, Dental & Vision insurance
- Life & Disability insurance
- FSA
- Monthly wellness stipend
- Flexible PTO + 12 paid holidays
- Parental leave
- Time off for voting/volunteering
- Winter recess week
- Education stipend
- Employee discount program
Company HQ
Riviera, Coral Gables, FL
Leadership
Greg Solano
(Co-founder)Works as an editor and book critic on a few literary websites. Also co-wrote a World of Warcraft book with one of the game's designers.
Wylie Aronow
(Co-founder)Cultivated an interest in MMORPGs during their twenties, then dove into the crypto world before founding Yuga.
Daniel Alegre
(CEO, not founder)Current Member of the Board of Directors at FEMSA and Sleep Number. Former President & COO of Activision Blizzard. Spent 16 years at Google in various VP and President positions.
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