Senior Ecosystem Growth Manager

At Ripple, we’re building a world where value moves like information does today. It’s big, it’s bold, and we’re already doing it. Through our crypto solutions for financial institutions, businesses, governments and developers, we are improving the global financial system and creating greater economic fairness and opportunity for more people, in more places around the world. And we get to do the best work of our career and grow our skills surrounded by colleagues who have our backs.

If you’re ready to see your impact and unlock incredible career growth opportunities, join us, and build real world value.

THE WORK:

Ripple is a crypto solutions company redefining how the world moves, manages, and tokenizes value. Through RippleX, we support and champion an open community of developers on XRP Ledger (XRPL), so they can advance the solutions and innovation needed to allow businesses, consumers, institutions, and governments to fuel the engine of a new digital economy.

RippleX’s developer growth team focuses on supporting the growth and engagement of the XRPL developer community globally - from onboarding and education, to community building, to project formation and startup acceleration. As part of a $1BN XRP pledge to support builders and developers in the XRPL ecosystem, Ripple has launched several funding programs (Grants and Accelerator) to nurture projects/early-stage startups and accelerate innovation in Web3. This year, RippleX is focused on supporting the expansion of the XRPL community into new geographies and local markets - taking RX’s existing programs like hackathons, grants, accelerators, and replicating them into new geographies.

We’re looking for a Senior Ecosystem Growth Manager with a passion for blockchain technology, an eye for disruptive innovation, and an interest in working to help build and scale the XRPL startup ecosystem globally. In this role, you’ll develop and manage strategic partnerships with mentors, investors, and other partner organizations to scale the XRPL ecosystem globally and support startups. You’ll set the overall structure for what local XRPL communities will look like and build a network of local partners who can help execute on expansion strategies. You’ll work to source and recruit innovative startups globally through extensive outreach across relevant communities, and orchestrate connections between startups, mentors, investors, and other strategic partners.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Manage and coordinate across GTM strategies for engaging developers in new prioritized geographies, acting as the execution lead in various markets
• Develop and manage strategic partnerships with mentors, investors, and other partner organizations to support startups
• Facilitate regular communication and provide updates to the extended ecosystem network
• Source and recruit innovative startups globally through extensive outreach across relevant communities
• Orchestrate connections between startups, mentors, investors, and other strategic partners
• Cultivate and maintain investor network through ongoing engagement, including regular updates on startup progress, new startupups or deal flow
• Help portfolio startups access resources, mentors, and connections within the ecosystem to accelerate their growth and development
• Partner with engineering and product teams to architect tailored solutions and facilitate technical mentoring
• Develop relationships with external partners both within and outside web3, working with these partners to establish thriving local XRPL ecosystems
• Drive the outreach to Web3 communities and partners to help promote and partner on existing programs like XRPL Zone, Apex, and other XPRL events
• Conduct industry research, present findings and insights clearly and concisely to the cross functional team
• Set up systems and processes to ensure successful community building and participation
• Work closely with design, marketing, and product teams to ensure alignment and focus on community-building activities
• Monitor trends to advise on ecosystem opportunities and risks

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:

• Proven Experience in Web3 Community Building: Experience building Web3 communities and an existing network to tap into, passion for building blockchain communities and entrepreneurial ecosystems
• Entrepreneurial Mindset and Strategic Thinking: Skilled at working through iterative cycles to test, learn and refine new initiatives until they meet the business objective; ability to be both creative and strategic
• Strong Program Management Skills: Experience taking a strategy from inception to execution; proven ability to manage end-to-end programs with minimal supervision
• Cross-Functional Skills: Excellent at collaborating with and influencing many contributors, managing different opinions and stakeholders, and driving toward a unified decision
• Communication Skills: Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
• International Expansion: Bonus points for experience driving international expansion at high-growth startups
• Proactive self starter, energetic and relentless in the pursuit of moving the needle
• Serious attention to detail and a commitment to excellence
• Prior experience working in a fast-paced, high-intensity start-up environment

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WHO WE ARE:

Do Your Best Work

• The opportunity to build in a fast-paced start-up environment with experienced industry leaders
• A learning environment where you can dive deep into the latest technologies and make an impact. A professional development budget to support other modes of learning.
• Thrive in an environment where no matter what race, ethnicity, gender, origin, or culture they identify with, every employee is a respected, valued, and empowered part of the team.
• In-office collaboration for moments that matter is important to our culture, and we give managers and teams the flexibility to decide which 10+ days a month they come in.
• Weekly all-company meeting - business updates and ask me anything style discussion with our Leadership Team
• We come together for moments that matter which include team offsites, team bonding activities, happy hours and more

Take Control of Your Finances

• Competitive salary, bonuses, and equity
• Competitive benefits that cover physical and mental healthcare, retirement, family forming, and family support
• Employee giving match
• Mobile phone stipend

Take Care of Yourself

• R&R days so you can rest and recharge
• Generous wellness reimbursement and weekly onsite & virtual programming
• Generous vacation policy - work with your manager to take time off when you need it
• Industry-leading parental leave policies. Family planning benefits.
• Catered lunches, fully-stocked kitchens with premium snacks/beverages, and plenty of fun events

Benefits listed above are for full-time employees.

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