Summary

Duration: Full-time

Location: Fully REMOTE (from UTC-5 to UTC+3), Preferred: Cayman Islands or Europe 

Travel: Ability to travel internationally as needed up to 25%

About WalletConnect Foundation

The WalletConnect Foundation is building the future of the decentralized web. As a key player in the evolution of web3, WalletConnect is committed to creating a network that thrives on interoperability, consensus, and community ownership. With over 150 million connections and 24 million unique active wallets, the WalletConnect Network is growing rapidly, having expanded by over 240% in the past year alone.

Backed by $25 million in funding from some of the world’s best crypto and infrastructure investors, such as Union Square Ventures, 1kx, Shopify, Coinbase Ventures, Circle Ventures, and Uniswap Labs. The WalletConnect Foundation is a global, remote-first team that values openness, simplicity, innovation, and ownership.

The Role

WCF is looking for a detail-oriented and proactive Executive Assistant to support multiple members of the Executive Leadership Team, including Founding, Finance, Legal, Ops, HR, Marketing, etc., for the WalletConnect Foundation. This role is pivotal to ensuring that day-to-day operations run smoothly while maintaining the professionalism and discretion required in a highly visible setting where the company, its executives, and their actions are closely watched and respected by the industry and the wider world.

In this role, your expertise in solving complex, multi-faceted challenges will be essential—like managing a constantly shifting Rubik's cube of priorities. You must seamlessly balance and manage complex schedules, international travel, stakeholder relations, and high-level administrative tasks. You will be a trusted partner to the executives, ensuring that communication flows seamlessly and that operations are efficient across time zones and high-pressure situations.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, resourceful, and thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic startup environment. They will have excellent multitasking abilities, discretion in handling confidential information, and an understanding of the nuances of the blockchain industry or a willingness to learn quickly.

Role Responsibilities:

1. Calendar & Schedule Management: Manage Google calendars for the leadership team, coordinating meetings, calls, and appointments across multiple time zones, ensuring no conflicts and prioritizing effectively.
2. Meeting Coordination: Organize internal and external meetings, including preparing agendas, briefing materials, and taking minutes for efficient follow-up.
3. International Travel Coordination: Arrange complex international travel, including flights, accommodations, conference details, and itineraries for business trips and events.
4. Presentation & Documentation: Assist in preparing presentations, reports, and materials for internal and external meetings, maintaining accuracy and professionalism.
5. Event Coordination: Plan and execute participation in high-profile blockchain industry events, including managing speaking engagements, press interaction, and networking.
6. Administrative Support: Provide high-level administrative support across various projects, ensuring deadlines are met and deliverables are completed.
7. Expense & Vendor Management: Manage expense reporting, vendor management, and invoice processing, ensuring accuracy and timely submission.
8. Internal Communication: Ensure smooth communication across teams and executives, handling ad hoc administrative requests and crisis management as needed.
9. Proactive Support: Anticipate the needs of executives by identifying potential scheduling conflicts, preparing necessary documents ahead of time, and solving problems proactively.
10. Adaptability to New Technology: Comfortably navigate and adapt to blockchain-specific tools and platforms, such as decentralized finance systems, digital wallets, and other collaboration tools relevant to the industry.
11. Additional Responsibilities: Confidentiality & Discretion, Crisis Management, Blockchain Ecosystem Familiarity: While not mandatory, a basic understanding of blockchain, Web3, and crypto is beneficial, as you may need to interact with industry stakeholders

Requirements

1. 4+ years of experience in a similar administrative or management assistant role, preferably in a remote or technology-focused environment.
2. Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously.
3. Strong written and verbal communication skills, with attention to detail and accuracy.
4. Proficiency in Google Workspace (Calendar, Sheets, Docs, Drive, Meets, etc.), Microsoft Office, and other collaboration tools.
5. High level of discretion and professionalism in handling confidential information.
6. Ability to work independently and be proactive in identifying and solving problems.
7. Comfortable working across time zones and managing international schedules.
8. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interact effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
9. Ability to work flexible hours to align with executives' needs and travel when required

Plusses:

1. Interest/Understanding in blockchain, crypto, and/or Web3 technologies is a plus but not required.
2. Experience working in a remote-first company.
3. Familiarity with project management tools such as Notion, Slack, and Trello.

Benefits

1. Dynamic work environment with the opportunity to work alongside the Founder and top executives.
2. Fully remote position with a budget for your home office setup.
3. Regular team offsites to exciting global locations.
4. Generous PTO and parental leave.
5. Competitive compensation package, including salary and tokens.
6. The chance to work with a fast-growing project in the Web3 space and contribute to a project developing cutting-edge blockchain technology.

Skills

• Attention to Detail
• Communications Skills
• Operations
• Problem Solving