Senior Business Operations Manager

NEAR is looking to strengthen our team with a hands-on Senior Business Operations Manager who can contribute with strong domain expertise excelling in a startup environment.

This is a unique role to support our Finance and Operations teams as we embrace our principles of decentralization.  This role will support new teams and entities that are dedicated to growing the NEAR ecosystem.  As the Senior Business Operations Manager at NEAR, your role is both breadth-first and depth-first. You’ll be essentially taking over as much of that responsibility as you can handle and as fast as you can learn.

This role will be based in the United States and work remotely. You need to be eligible for work in the United States.

You will:

• Support the development of a hyper-growth global blockchain company
• Steward the budget process, including forecasting and financial planning to make sure that the entity is well positioned to deliver to the ecosystem
• Coordinate with Finance, PeopleOps, Legal, to ensure high-performance operations of NEAR.us and any other US-based entities
• Lead the day-to-day operations for the company
• Liaise with crypto infrastructure and other service providers
• Maintain and develop scalable operations processes  
• Provide quarterly reports regarding the entity’s activities
• Consult projects building on NEAR with financial and operational matters

You have:

• Exceptional intelligence and breadth of business knowledge and high EQ
• 7+ years of experience in business management, business operations or financial operations
• Outstanding business judgment, analytical, and decision-making skills
• Stellar attention to detail and process orientation
• Demonstrated passion for the blockchain/crypto space
• Experience in a rapidly scaling startup environment/ thrive amidst rapid change
• MBA preferred

We value

• ECOSYSTEM-FIRST: always put the health and success of the ecosystem above any individual's interest
• OPENNESS: operate transparently and consistently share knowledge to build open communities
• PRAGMATISM OVER PERFECTION: find the right solution not the ideal solution and beat dogmatism by openly considering all ideas
• MAKE IT FEEL SIMPLE: strive to make the complex feel simple so the technology is accessible to all
• GROW CONSTANTLY: learn, improve and fail productively so the project and community are always becoming more effective

NEAR is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. NEAR is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, please let your recruiter know during the interview process.