Market Research Lead

🏄 About Safe and the team

Safe is the account abstraction leader on Ethereum and the EVM with the most secure smart account infrastructure and platform. Our mission is to accelerate the transition to smart accounts. By building robust and accessible tools, we aim to fix some of web3’s biggest challenges. For more information about Safe, check out our website.

You’ll be joining a growing team that currently includes 50+ people overall. This role is based in Berlin (🇩🇪). Most of our team is based in Berlin, Germany, but we also have awesome teammates in Switzerland 🇨🇭, Spain 🇪🇸, Portugal 🇵🇹, UK 🇬🇧, and other countries.

💻 About the role:

As a Market Research Lead, you will be responsible for delving into the smart wallet space and the dApp/infra ecosystem surrounding it. You will be an expert in cutting-edge technologies and Ethereum/EVM trends. This position is cross-functional which means that you will get to interact with many teams at Safe across product, marketing, data, partnerships, ecosystem, DevEx. You will be someone who enjoys engaging with a wide array of external research partners, such as venture/R&D hubs, media and consulting firms, this position will report into John our fantastic Ecosystem & Development Lead.

Tech Stack used for this position:

• G suite
• Google slides / powerpoint
• Notion
• General use of Github
• Survey - Typeform/Notion forms/SurveyMonkey
• Analytics - Dune/Nansen/Covalent
• Explorers - Etherscan
• Safe{Core} stack (Safe{Core} SDK, Safe{Core} Protocol, Safe{Core} API)

🗃️ What you will be doing:

• Conduct research on the smart wallet space and verticals such as Payment, Defi and Gaming.
• Create in-depth comparisons of products/solutions/companies/competitors.
• Study market trends and build insights to inform product / marketing / strategy / partnerships / grants initiatives.
• Compile reports and insights for both internal consumption and external publication.
• Speak with and support Safe builders when it comes to differentiating insights and strategic value-add.
• Be the liaison with external research partners including media, consulting firms and academia.
• Perform bottom-up ecosystem building through virtual & IRL events.

🎒 What you will bring:

• Deep understanding of Crypto, DeFi and DAO ecosystem.
• Understanding of EVM and smart contracts.
• Experience contributing to crypto projects.
• Familiarity with programming languages such as Python, JavaScript.

➕ Nice to have

• Prior venture capital/investing experience along with experience at a top-tier consulting firm, investment bank, or tech company.
• Experience with SQL, and/or Python (especially in web scraping and data extraction through APIs).

🎁 What we can offer you:

• Hardware and home working budget
• Personal education and conference budgets
• Friday afternoons on research or on a side project in our ecosystem
• Flexible working schedules and hybrid work policies
• Office space in Berlin (Full Node - a co-working space for blockchain projects)

Please apply with your English resume.

We’re growing rapidly, the industry is expanding fast, and we have a lot to do. If you’re someone who loves taking initiative and getting things done, there’s a lot of opportunities for you at Safe. We look forward to your application!

Variety is the spice of life and a celebrated component of our culture. At Safe, we strive to create an inclusive environment that empowers our employees. We believe that our products and services benefit from our diverse backgrounds and experiences and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer: all qualified applicants are considered for positions regardless of race, ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, marital status, gender identification, sexual orientation, or physical ability.