Monad Foundation

Global Events

Monad Foundation

15 days ago

## About the Monad Foundation The **Monad Foundation** is a team of dedicated ecosystem and community builders who are on a mission to massively grow the impact of decentralized tech. We believe that the Monad blockchain—the performant and parallel EVM Layer 1—will help decentralized apps eat the world. ### The Role The role of Global Events will own the strategy, planning, and execution of the Monad Foundation’s global event presence. You will build strong vendor and agency relationships, use data and insights to measure and improve outcomes, and create thoughtful, memorable experiences for a wide range of audiences including, but not limited to, builders and developers, community members, users, tokenholders, and Web2 and Web3 organizations. Your work will define the Monad event experience globally and ensure that every hosted or sponsored event consistently delivers a high bar for quality, cohesion, and impact. The ideal candidate is highly organized, creatively driven, and energized by bringing people together through flawless planning, project management, and execution. ### What You Will Do **Events Strategy and Execution** - Identify opportunities for long-term, recurring, and/or scalable events that are in support of Monad Foundation initiatives and priorities - Own the planning and execution of hosted and/or sponsored events, ranging from small gatherings to large scale conferences across domestic and international destinations - Define event goals, OKRs, success metrics, and conduct data-driven postmortems to continuously improve event impact and ROI **Budget and Process Management** - Demonstrate proficiency in financial management and prudent spend philosophy in order to establish and manage event budgets and timelines - Negotiate vendor contracts and manage financial reconciliation post-event - Manage relationships with vendors, agencies, and other external stakeholders **Stakeholder Collaboration** - Work alongside leadership and key internal stakeholders to deliver exceptional experiences that capture and maximize ROI based on department objectives - Assess and adapt to regional, cultural, and venue-specific requirements to ensure events are locally resonant and operationally sound **Operational Excellence and Execution** - Develop and maintain operational standards and playbooks to encourage consistent branding, elements, and ambiance across diverse event types - Maintain and champion a high degree of quality across all stages of event planning, production, and execution - Demonstrate resourcefulness in decision-making and driving events workstreams to completion, without compromising high standards ### Who You Are - Highly organized and detail-oriented - Comfortable owning projects independently while managing multiple priorities - Have a track record of resourceful decision-making and completion of workstreams - Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to collaborate across cultures and time zones - Creatively inclined with a strong eye for design and the ability to translate ideas into execution ### Requirements - Minimum 7+ years of significant event planning experience, including: - Ownership of complex events from conception to completion - Management of direction and execution of both small and large-scale, multi-day events - Comfortable working off-hours, being on-call, and adapting to flexible schedules as per event requirements - Ability to be onsite and the designated POC for events, with up to 30% travel required domestically and internationally - Experience with events across multiple geographic locations and time zones, including comfort with navigating cultural or language barriers - Exceptional command of time management, communication, project management, and prioritization - Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to think quickly under pressure - Knowledge of fabrication, event technology, AV production, and digital integration ### Preferred - Experience building events within the Web3/crypto industry - Experience working within fast-paced startup environments ### Why Work with Us - **Challenging problems.** You’ll work on extremely challenging problems with massive impact. - **Huge opportunity.** The Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) standard is ubiquitous, but existing EVM-compatible chains are slow and bandwidth-constrained. Monad’s core innovations offer developers the best of both worlds (portability and performance) and are a game-changer for mass user adoption in crypto. - **The right team.** You’ll be part of an exceptional and highly-motivated team. - **Culture.** We’re a lean team working together to achieve very ambitious goals. We are united in our culture of collaboration, low ego, and high-quality output. As an early member of our team, you’ll help continue to shape our culture. ### Salary and Benefits Benefits for full-time employees may include medical, dental, and vision insurance (100% coverage for employees); generous paid time off; paid parental leave; and 10 company-observed holidays. When applying, mention the word **CANDYSHOP** to show you read the job post completely.

Korea Lead

Monad Foundation

36 days ago

## About the Monad Foundation The **Monad Foundation** is a team of dedicated ecosystem and community builders who are on a mission to massively grow the impact of decentralized tech. We believe that the Monad blockchain—the performant and parallel EVM Layer 1—will help decentralized apps eat the world. ## The Role The Monad Foundation is looking for a **Korea Lead** to establish Monad as the leading blockchain in South Korea by institutional and retail adoption. South Korea is one of the most dynamic and active blockchain markets globally, with a highly engaged investor community. You’ll own the overall strategy for the South Korean market, driving business development, strategic relationships, and ecosystem growth. You will serve as Monad Foundation’s key representative to major Korean enterprises and institutions, covering use cases such as payments, tokenization/RWA, and capital markets. ## What You Will Do - Develop and execute market strategies to establish Monad as an industry leader in the South Korean market among institutional and retail investors. - Lead business development efforts by identifying, negotiating, and closing strategic deals that drive capital inflows and user adoption. - Build and nurture relationships with key ecosystem players including VCs, exchanges, media, and developer communities to expand Monad’s presence and mindshare. - Stay on top of the evolving South Korean regulatory landscape and trends to identify high-impact opportunities to position Monad as an industry leader and first-mover. - Facilitate the entry of global ecosystem startups into the South Korean market by providing strategic guidance, local insights, and connections. ## Who You Are - 5+ years of business development experience, including 3+ years in blockchain, digital assets, or Web3 startups. - Deep understanding of the South Korean market and proven ability to engage retail and institutional investors. - Established network across local Web3 startups, institutions, and enterprises. - 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 - Existing relationships with South Korean financial institutions that are exploring or actively involved in Web3 initiatives. - Entrepreneurial experience across the full startup lifecycle, including fundraising, product launches, and operations. - Deep technical understanding of blockchains. ## Location - The role is based in South Korea. ## Why Work with Us - **Challenging problems.** You’ll work on extremely challenging problems with massive impact. - **Huge opportunity.** The Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) standard is ubiquitous, but existing EVM-compatible chains are slow and bandwidth-constrained. Monad’s core innovations offer developers the best of both worlds (portability and performance) and are a game-changer for mass user adoption in crypto. - **The right team.** You’ll be part of an exceptional and highly-motivated team. - **Culture.** We’re a lean team working together to achieve very ambitious goals. We are united in our culture of collaboration, low ego, and high-quality output. As an early member of our team, you’ll help continue to shape our culture. ## Salary and Benefits Benefits for full-time employees may include medical, dental, and vision insurance (100% coverage for employees); generous paid time off; paid parental leave; and 10 company-observed holidays. *When applying, mention the word CANDYSHOP to show you read the job post completely.*

Protocol Security Engineer

Monad Foundation

41 days ago

## The Monad Foundation The **Monad Foundation** is a team of dedicated ecosystem and community builders who are on a mission to massively grow the impact of decentralized tech. We believe that the Monad blockchain—the performant and parallel EVM Layer 1—will help decentralized apps eat the world. ### The Role We are looking for a **Senior Security Engineer** who will be responsible for safeguarding Monad Protocol codebases with a focus on the Execution and Consensus Clients. You bring expertise in preventative techniques as well as vulnerability detection and remediation. You will have advanced technical skills and complementary people skills to educate and disseminate sound practices to the org and ecosystem alike. ### What You Will Do * **Protocol Improvement:** Contribute to Monad protocol improvement proposals emphasizing security considerations. * **Security Controls:** Propose and implement security controls related to the Monad consensus and execution clients. * **Bug Bounty:** Participate in triage and assist with patch reviews for remediations. * **R&D:** Stay up to date with the latest EVM research and conduct your own analysis on the Monad protocol (block and transaction patterns, node resource consumption, hardening strategies, etc.). * **Code Review and Testing:** Perform in-house audits of consensus / execution client releases using both manual and automated methods such as code review, extending fuzzing suites, and static analysis. * **Thought Leadership:** Be an advocate for Monad Foundation priorities when working with core protocol developers and validator operators. Share findings, reports, and practices with the broader Monad Ecosystem. ### Who You Are * **Base EVM Layer L1/L2 Expertise:** Experience reviewing consensus clients, execution clients, and related codebases. * **Threat Prevention:** Through threat modeling, risk assessments, and secure design reviews. * **Invariant / Property-Based Testing:** Proficient in using dynamic, symbolic, or formal methods. * **C++ and Rust Proficiency:** Experience auditing Rust and C++ codebases in L1 and L2 base layer components. * **Proven Track Record:** Of finding critical vulnerabilities through auditing, bug bounties, or red teaming. Public write-ups, CVEs, or contributions to protocol hardening. ### Nice to Have * **Tool Development:** Experience building or extending security-focused tools (e.g., Slither detectors, static analyzers, etc.) * **Leadership and Mentoring:** Direct experience leading or coaching team members, guiding junior/intermediate teammates to senior levels. * **Talks and Publications:** Active knowledge sharing in the web3 security community and broader ecosystem. ### Why Work with Us * **Challenging problems.** You’ll work on extremely challenging problems with massive impact. * **Huge opportunity.** The Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) standard is ubiquitous, but existing EVM-compatible chains are slow and bandwidth-constrained. Monad’s core innovations offer developers the best of both worlds (portability and performance) and are a game-changer for mass user adoption in crypto. * **The right team.** You’ll be part of an exceptional and highly-motivated team. * **Culture.** We’re a lean team working together to achieve very ambitious goals. We are united in our culture of collaboration, low ego, and high-quality output. As an early member of our team, you’ll help continue to shape our culture. ### Salary and Benefits Benefits for full-time employees may include medical, dental, and vision insurance (100% coverage for employees); generous paid time off; paid parental leave; and 10 company-observed holidays. *When applying, mention the word CANDYSHOP to show you read the job post completely.*

Technical Program Manager

Monad Foundation

41 days ago

## The Monad Foundation The **Monad Foundation** is a team of dedicated ecosystem and community builders who are on a mission to massively grow the impact of decentralized tech. We believe that the Monad blockchain—the performant and parallel EVM Layer 1—will help decentralized apps eat the world. ### The Role The Monad Foundation is looking for a **Technical Program Manager** to own and orchestrate the delivery of complex and cross-functional initiatives. This role drives organizational clarity, ensures alignment across priorities, and coordinates program movement from inception to launch. The ideal candidate combines strong technical depth with exceptional organizational and communication skills, enabling fast, coordinated delivery in a rapidly evolving blockchain environment. ### What You Will Do * Collaborate with leadership to identify key priorities, and shepherd and spearhead the delivery of special projects and initiatives. * Establish and track metrics that offer insight into progress, completion, and measures of success. * Develop a deep understanding of the Monad Foundation organizational structure to manage project timelines, resources, and team dependencies to ensure on-time delivery of critical launches. * Work cross-functionally and drive internal alignment across the organization, developing understanding and alignment across business (ecosystem, business development, founder community), operational (events, design, recruiting), and technical (engineering, quant, security) teams to realize critical roadmap deliverables. * Facilitate requisite communication and coordination. * Manage meetings and discussions. * Escalate blockers and drive decision-making and resolutions. ### Who You Are * 7+ years of experience in technical program management, project management, or a similar cross-collaborative role at a technology start-up. * A strong interest and desire to learn about blockchain technology, the crypto industry and its landscape. * Possess technical competency, strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to make data-driven decisions. * Experience in leadership and/or management with technical teams and diverse stakeholders. * Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate complex concepts clearly and persuasively. * Able to navigate, evaluate, and implement processes, frameworks, and approaches for maximal efficiency. ### Why Work with Us * **Challenging problems.** You’ll work on extremely challenging problems with massive impact. * **Huge opportunity.** The Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) standard is ubiquitous, but existing EVM-compatible chains are slow and bandwidth-constrained. Monad’s core innovations offer developers the best of both worlds (portability and performance) and are a game-changer for mass user adoption in crypto. * **The right team.** You’ll be part of an exceptional and highly-motivated team. * **Culture.** We’re a lean team working together to achieve very ambitious goals. We are united in our culture of collaboration, low ego, and high-quality output. As an early member of our team, you’ll help continue to shape our culture. ### Salary and Benefits Benefits for full-time employees may include medical, dental, and vision insurance (100% coverage for employees); generous paid time off; paid parental leave; and 10 company-observed holidays. When applying, mention the word **CANDYSHOP** to show you read the job post completely.