Managing Director for Web3 Educational Platform

Third Academy is a Web3 educational platform and career launchpad designed to onboard professionals in free, cohort-based learning open to everyone, regardless of location, gender, or background. As Web3 continues to develop and professionalize, we are looking to match demand from a highly community-driven lens, to help individuals find support and reach their potential in Web3 careers.

After closing a round of seed funding, we are ready to scale and expand our educational offers across more Web3 career vertices! We have a strong, progressive vision, and are looking for self-starters to begin delivering on these goals, who are ready to take ownership, work closely with a driven team, and help shape the future of this project.

We are a hybrid company, with a base in Berlin (Germany) but very comfortable and experienced in working with remote team members and serving a global base of learners.

Overview:

• Full-time
• Mainly on-site, but potential for a partially remote position
• Long-term contract

How to apply:

• Send us your CV with all your previous work experience and personal initiatives. We look forward to reading about your successes!
• Pitch to us a service! Share a brief video presentation and pitch to us a relevant service – whatever you want, we are very curious to see your talent!

Job requirements

We have ambitious goals, and are looking for a driven, team-player to hear our current plans and work with the core team to develop a strategy to execute, as well as continuing to add to our plans in-line with our goals.

One of our key goals is to elevate Web3 education by re-structuring the way knowledge is accessed, collating a variety of courses to onboard new professionals into Web3 across a range of career verticals, and pioneering how education and experience can be displayed.

To achieve this, we are looking for someone who can take a big picture approach and break that down into clear, actionable steps. The perfect candidate will be a touch-point for our vision, understanding how to bring together all of the working parts and effectively prioritize and delegate to achieve results.

What you’ll do:

• Manage all aspects of Third Academy growth and development.
• Oversee brand, product development, and project direction.
• Strategize with our core team for the future of Third Academy to make sure our roadmap meets demand and is both ambitious and achievable.
• Provide visionary direction, looking not only to scale Third Academy, but understanding the issues currently apparent in education and onboarding professionals to Web3 to set the bar for the entire industry.
• Research partners, identify key players, and generate interest around Third Academy initiatives and educational offers.
• Create systematic, process-driven approaches to onboard new team members and partners and streamline workflows.
• Work with a financial team to set budgets and manage burn.
• Recruit, foster, and retain world-class talent to grow and scale Third Academy.
• Interface with the board and investors to understand, report on, and meet demands.

Qualifications and skills:

• 5+ years of proven working experience as a manager in high-growth startups.
• An entrepreneurial and strategic mindset; able to prioritize.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proven experience growing and nurturing teams for high-growth startups.
• Native or fluent English.
• Excellent understanding of the Web3 space and its actors.
• Understanding of tokenomics and token launches are a huge bonus.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills combined with strategic thinking and networking aptitude.
• Great multitasking skills.
• Ability to work with a team primarily located in CET and EST.
• Previous experience in adult education is a bonus.
• Bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in a relevant discipline or MBA (plus).

Perks:

• The opportunity to work with top-tier partners in one of the fastest moving industries.
• Potential for remote position.
• Competitive compensation package.
• Bonuses.

At Third Academy, we value diversity — in backgrounds and experiences! Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion have always been key to our success. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds, who share a passion for improving people’s lives.

Diversity not only includes race and gender identity, but also age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion, and many other parts of one’s identity. All of our employee’s points of view are key to our success, and inclusion is every Third Academy employee’s responsibility.

Due to hiring disparities, we especially encourage all from underrepresented backgrounds to apply, even if you don’t 100% meet all of the requirements.