Head of Korea

The role

The Head of Korea will establish Monad as a leading blockchain in South Korea through institutional and retail adoption. You will own the overall strategy for the South Korean market, driving business development, strategic relationships, and ecosystem growth.

What you will do

• Develop, own, and execute go to market strategies to establish Monad as an industry leader in the South Korean market.
• Own business development strategy and execution by identifying, negotiating and closing strategic deals.
• Build and nurture relationships with regional exchanges, enterprises, media and regulatory bodies.
• Stay on top of the evolving South Korean regulatory landscape and trends.

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of business development experience, including 3+ years in blockchain, digital assets, or Web3 startups.
• Deep understanding of the South Korean market and extensive experience in engaging and selling to large Korean enterprises and institutions.
• Proven ability to engage retail and institutional investors.
• Considerable market foresight regarding major corporations in crypto and the regulatory landscape.
• Robust network across regional institutions, enterprises, and web3 companies.
• Deep understanding of web3 in the context of corporate strategy and how to effectively apply web3 technologies.
• Self-starter who takes ownership of initiatives from ideation to execution.
• Native-level fluency in both Korean and English (written and verbal).

Nice to have

• Extensive experience guiding market entry for web3 startups
• Deep connectivity into Korean centralized exchanges
• Considerable expertise and connectivity with regulators
• Robust understanding and connectivity into Korean media
• Entrepreneurial experience across the full startup lifecycle, including fundraising, product launches and operations.
• Deep technical understanding of blockchains.

Benefits

• Challenging problems with autonomy and impact
• Endless Opportunity for Impact
• Part of a world class team
• Culture of collaboration, low ego, and high-quality output
• Strong Ecosystem

About the company

The Monad Foundation is a team of dedicated ecosystem and community builders on a mission to massively grow the impact of decentralized tech. They believe the Monad blockchain will help decentralized apps eat the world.