Business Strategist, Status
$150-180k
Messaging app, crypto wallet and Web3 browser
Job no longer available
Messaging app, crypto wallet and Web3 browser
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
$150-180k
21-100 employees
Company mission
To build the tools and infrastructure for the advancement of a secure, private, and open web3.
Role
Who you are
- Minimum 6+ years of experience in Business strategy or similar field
- Solid domain experience in, and knowledge of the blockchain ecosystem
- Highly analytical with strong technical skills (programming experience is a bonus!)
- Working in a startup environment where you’ve led strategy, but also rolled up your sleeves
- Proactively push thinking around product partnerships and other strategic initiatives
- Previous team leadership experience
- Excellent written and verbal English and communication skills
- Self-motivated and the ability to work with a high degree of autonomy
- Experience in - or quick to get into the habit of - being productive through the means of asynchronous communication
Desirable
- Experience with statistical programming in Python or R
What the job involves
- As Business Strategist you will be responsible for developing and executing strategic initiatives that drive the successful launch and/or growth of our web3 mobile and desktop applications
- Identify & develop strategies to deliver value to our token, SNT, through an increase in the utility of our platform and by meeting the needs of our users
- Conduct quantitative market research and translate intelligence into guidance for growth models & project lead prioritisation
- Quickly and deeply understand the current state of the Status app, and create/refine key business models to accelerate adoption and user growth
- Benchmark our offering against key competitors, and define our USPs. Understand why our successful competitors are gaining traction and user growth
- Define realistic time-boxed goals for user growth & revenue
- Enable prioritisation of development features and milestones through analysis and understanding of user needs, especially where potential revenue streams are provided
- Proactively push thinking around product partnerships and other strategic initiatives that can lead to user growth and revenue
Application process
- Interview with Pepper from our Talent team
- Interview with Carl, Status Co-founder
- Interview with Jarrad, Status Co-founder
- Interview with John, Product Strategist
- Compensated Task
- The steps may change along the way if we see it makes sense to adapt the interview stages, so please consider the above as a guideline
Our take
Status offers users an all-in-one web3 browser, crypto wallet, and messenger. The company’s major selling points are privacy, security, and resistance to censorship, which it enables through its open-source Ethereum-based app.
Given the nature of Status’s product and its outspoken commitment to encryption-enabled privacy, the company’s growth hasn’t been without its rocky moments. After raising funds in 2017 to grow the platform, it was met by a lawsuit three years later, which alleged that the founders had “disappeared”. This lawsuit was dropped, but the matter damaged its reputation with mainstream financial institutions. Despite this, crypto enthusiasts don't seem to have been deterred, considering the fact that 2020 also saw similar class-action lawsuits against several other crypto companies, including Binance and Bitmex.
As the startup looks to the future, it’s unlikely that it will stop in its efforts to disrupt the traditional finance system and will look to double down on its commitment to user privacy. Beyond its core customer offerings, Status could well become an important contributor to the infrastructure of the Ethereum and web3 ecosystem.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
29% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Aug 2018
$5m
SEED
Total funding: $5m
Company benefits
- 🏢 We are entirely remote - you’re free to choose your work location. Depending on circumstances, we allow a budget of up to 250 Euros per month to cover the cost of a co-working space
- 💪Flexibility to choose your style of work (working hours, timezone, etc). We care about getting the job done, not about the traditional corporate structure
- 💰 You can decide on the type of currency and split in which you wish to be paid from the following currencies: fiat currency & ETH, DAI or SNT.*
- 💹 You’ll also receive an allocation of SNT (Status Network Tokens) - to further incentivise your contributions to Status
- 🏖️ Unlimited Time-Off Policy - you decide how much time-off you wish to take with a minimum suggested amount of 20 days per year
- ✈️ You can join us at relevant conferences and events, as well as Status offsites
- 📖 You will develop new skills and knowledge from this unique experience by working on and driving cutting edge developments in the decentralised web space
- 🍻Every year, Status gets together in one location for a week of planning, socialising and fun. So far we’ve been to Prague, Bangkok, Istanbul & Dubai
Company HQ
Zug, ZG
Leadership
Jarrad Hope
(Co-Founder & CEO)Thought leader and Co-Founder and CEO of Status. Has been involved in the Blockchain tech space since 2010, and an active contributor to Ethereum since its inception. Active contributor to OpenNARS, an academic general-purpose AI project.
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