The Aptos Foundation is a forward-thinking organization dedicated to fostering innovation and growth within the blockchain ecosystem. Specializing in the APAC region, they excel at building and nurturing relationships with ecosystem builders and developers. With a focus on blockchain technology, Aptos Foundation is committed to providing the necessary support and resources to ensure their partners flourish. Their efforts include active business development to onboard new startups, thereby expanding their dynamic community of innovators.
Underpinned by a collaborative approach, the Aptos Foundation leverages its extensive market insights and network to stay ahead of industry trends and emerging opportunities. The foundation's commitment to excellence is demonstrated through their rigorous support systems and strategic partnerships, ensuring high levels of satisfaction and engagement among ecosystem builders. By organizing events, workshops, and webinars, Aptos Foundation not only promotes their initiatives but also strengthens community ties and encourages active participation in the blockchain space.
About The Role
As Korea Ecosystem Manager for Aptos, you will help shape and deliver on a strategy for Aptos to build mind share and broad use of its blockchain among startups and developers in South Korea. You will support the team in better understanding the Korean developer landscape, digging deep to bring data and insight to light that will enable the growth of Aptos’ ecosystem in the region.
What you'll be doing:
Develop the ecosystem strategy for Korea and ensure the growth and success of new and existing Web3 partnerships
Attract external development teams to build in the Aptos ecosystem to accelerate adoption of the Aptos blockchain
Connect projects to the right resources at the right time to help them execute and scale at record speeds
Support our incentive and community programs, including our ecosystem fund and grant program, including meeting with developers in the community, reviewing grant proposals and monitoring projects post-funding
Jointly develop co-marketing campaigns for ecosystem projects that can effectively leverage and contribute to global marketing and partnerships
Connect the dots and leverage connections for teams, including introductions between technical and entrepreneurial talent, recruiting, capital introductions, etc.Â
Create scalable forms of support that the Aptos Foundation can offer and methods for delivering such support in a frictionless manner
Participate in Aptos-hosted and attended events to run the Foundation’s on-site presence in Korea and help ecosystem partners navigate opportunities with the Foundation
Grow Move developer community in the region by curating developer tutorials, materials in local languages
Understand and stay up-to-date on industry trends and developments
What we’re looking for:
3+ years experience working with start-ups and/or scale-ups with notable experience in Web3 business development or marketing
A passion and deep understanding for web3 ecosystems and knowledge of the current Layer 1 landscape
Resourcefulness and the ability to bring creative, data-driven solutions to every problem and never see a challenge as a dead end
Strong understanding of blockchain ecosystems and the app landscape within Aptos and elsewhere
Passion for startups –understanding of how startups operate and the unique characteristics of startup ecosystems and communities
Some relevant business level technical knowledge (fundamentals of blockchain and web3, with the ability to differentiate between Aptos and other blockchains)
Analytical ability to set and assess success metrics/KPIs on a per project basis
Ability to communicate Aptos’ value proposition to startups and developers
Ability to multitask and manage multiple projects - work prioritization, planning and task delegation)
High degree of comfort with ambiguity and a knack for quickly ramping on new skills and functions.
Self-starter and independent mindset, you are driven to create impact in the organization
Excellent Korean and English written and oral communication skills
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