Head of Business Development, Nillion
More information about location
Secure processing layer for Web3
Be an early applicant
Secure processing layer for Web3
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
More information about location
21-100 employees
Company mission
To bring to life fast, permissionless, decentralized computation.
Role
Who you are
- At least 5 years of experience in business development, partnerships management, or ecosystem growth within the web3 industry
- Strong technical expertise in blockchain and decentralized technologies, including Privacy Enhancing Technologies (e.g., zero-knowledge proofs, homomorphic encryption, MPC)
- Proven track record of sourcing and nurturing partnerships, consistently surpassing traction targets
- Skills in inbound/outbound lead generation and pipeline management, utilizing tools like Pipedrive or Airtable
- Exceptional communication skills with the ability to articulate complex concepts to diverse audiences
- Proactive, self-motivated, and entrepreneurial, thriving in a fast-paced startup environment
- Strong analytical skills to assess opportunities, evaluate synergies, and create growth strategies
- Passion for web3 innovation and a commitment to driving meaningful impact through cutting-edge technology
Desirable
- Deep understanding of crypto-native concepts such as DeFi, NFTs, DAOs, smart contracts, and Dapps
- Experience developing and managing grant or funding programs, including setting objectives and conducting due diligence
- Familiarity with network effects and their role in shaping web3 ecosystems
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., computer science, engineering, business) with a preference for a technical background
What the job involves
- As Head of Business Development at Nillion, you will lead the expansion of our web3 ecosystem by forging strategic partnerships with developers, entrepreneurs, and enterprises
- Your technical expertise, crypto-native mindset, and strategic vision will position Nillion as a trusted leader in the market, fostering meaningful collaborations that drive innovation and mutual success
- By building a thriving network of partnerships, you will play a critical role in advancing Nillion’s mission to enable continuous growth and transformative technology adoption
- Develop and execute a strategic framework for growing Nillion’s web3 ecosystem, identifying key verticals and tailoring approaches to onboard developers, startups, and enterprises
- Leverage network effects to design strategies that amplify sourcing and accelerate growth
- Actively source and evangelize partners, from developers to enterprises, collaborating with solutions and produdct to evaluate team’s fit for Nillion
- Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with prospective partners, serving as their primary point of contact and driving mutual success
- Facilitate technical discussions with partners to demonstrate Nillion’s technology capabilities, working with solutions engineering to address technical queries and ensure alignment with partner needs
- Monitor market trends, competitor activities, and emerging opportunities, translating insights into actionable strategies to maintain Nillion’s competitive edge
- Identify opportunities for cross-partner collaboration to enhance the ecosystem’s value proposition
- Represent Nillion at industry events, conferences, and webinars, contributing thought leadership to elevate the company’s reputation within the web3 community
Our take
Blockchain security hasn’t kept pace with the speed of blockchain development, leading to billions of dollars worth of hacks and exploits. Part of the issue is that data isn’t fully decentralised: computations are currently run on a single node, and verified by others, creating privacy vulnerabilities. Nillion has developed a complex solution that builds on an existing strategy: multi-party computation (MPC).
MPC is a cryptographic protocol in which parties can jointly compute outputs without being privy to other parties’ data. This achieves the greater levels of distribution which are expected to help fend off data hacks and breaches - but it’s not foolproof, especially against expert hackers willing to invest extensive time and resources.
Nillion’s solution, what it’s calling Nil Message Compute, adds an extra layer of complication: data is stored across different nodes as unrecognisable, information-theoretic security particles, so it can be computed rapidly but without the need for inter-node messaging. It’s a level of security that’s been described as “crypto analytically unbreakable”, and its implications for the decentralised blockchain space could be huge. It puts Nillion firmly at the sector’s cutting edge, and its early VC funding awarded at the end of 2022 indicates that investors believe so too.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
36% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Oct 2024
$25m
EARLY VC
Dec 2022
$20m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $45m
Company benefits
- Flexible working hours to accommodate lifestyles and a globally distributed team
- Token Compensation; acquire Nll tokens as part of your bonus
- Make a big impact as a early contributor to an incredible founding team
- Work on new problems in an incredible emerging and dynamic field
- Learn from systems engineering, cryptography, and finance domain experts in a mentorship-oriented work culture
- You don’t need to be in an office or at a desk to have an impact anymore! We are fully remote, but value regular meet-ups
Articles
Leadership
Miguel de Vega
(Chief Scientific Officer)Completed a PhD in Telecommunications Engineering at ULB, and spent time as a Siemens IT Consultant before moving into a Project Manager role at Open Canarias. Subsequently co-founded, and led, Browseye, iFlikeU, and Dialective; then served as VP of Data Science at Treexor, and CTO at Sedicii.
Andrew Masanto
(Co-founder)Trained in Law, but went on to found Altitude Shoes, Higher Click, ANONA, and NFT.com. Was also the founding CMO at Hedera Hashgraph and Reserve, and spent time on the Board of Directors for Cornerstone Capital.
Rob Leslie
(President)Founded and still currently leads Sedicii, and previously co-founded Kyckr, as well as spending time on various working groups with the World Economic Forum.
Share this job
View 2 more jobs at Nillion