Job Description

Position Overview

Syndica is seeking a Research Manager to act as a "Product Manager" for our Research function. This role involves both day-to-day execution and medium-term strategic thinking to ensure the research function achieves its objectives. You will work closely with Research Engineers to develop sector-specific reports, drive analysis, extract insights, and manage the editorial process from draft to publication. You will also be responsible for organizing research workflows, leading daily huddles, maintaining content trackers, setting timelines, and monitoring ecosystem channels for relevant insights. In the medium term, you will contribute to publishing processes, ideate new initiatives, shape research projects, and develop your own point-of-view to guide the research team's direction.

About Syndica

Syndica provides enterprise-grade RPC infrastructure and developer tools tailored for the Solana ecosystem, serving critical applications in Web3. Joining Syndica means being held to a high technical standard, facing challenging work, and growing alongside a passionate team dedicated to building new infrastructure technologies. We are backed by prominent strategic partners, investors, and advisors, including Chamath Palihapitiya of Social Capital, Steve Jang of Kindred Ventures, Joe McCann of Asymmetric, Jump Crypto, Coinbase Ventures, Solana Ventures, and Circle Ventures.

About You

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Experience: 4+ years of professional experience in an academic-grade crypto research publishing house, conducting VC/IB/PE-style emerging technologies market analysis at an investment firm, or in corresponding analytical domains.
• Critical Thinking: Ability to think critically about blockchain-based businesses and their positioning within both on-chain and real-world markets.
• Organizational Skills: Strong organizational abilities, including managing multiple tasks, setting deadlines, coordinating feedback, and driving written deliverables to completion with a strong sense of ownership.
• Collaboration: A collaborative ethos and willingness to work closely with technical Research Engineers to extract insights from on-chain data.
• Data Acumen: Understanding of data science concepts and an intermediate grasp of statistical analysis.
• Proactive Attitude: A willingness to be hands-on and get things done, adapting to challenges as they arise.
• Remote Work Experience: Experience working in a remote or highly distributed team environment is a plus.

About the Role

The Research function at Syndica was launched in 2023 with the goal of delivering crisp, insightful crypto analysis to the public. We have since established a reputation for detailed reports across various crypto sectors, setting a standard for knowledge creation in the industry.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work hand-in-hand with Research Engineers to develop sector-specific reports.
• Think big picture about crypto sectors, drive analysis, and draw out interesting insights.
• Suggest areas of further inquiry for Research Engineers.
• Coordinate feedback from relevant Syndica team members, including the Head of Research.
• Own special research projects with support from the research team.
• Keep research workflows organized and on-track.
• Lead daily huddles, maintain content trackers, and set timelines.
• Monitor ecosystem channels (Telegram, Twitter, Email) to surface relevant insights.
• Manage the editorial process from first draft to final publication, including reviewing and refining copy, incorporating feedback, and publishing reports.
• Bring a fresh perspective to publishing processes and ideate new initiatives for reach and distribution.
• Shape innovative research projects.
• Develop a point-of-view to guide the research team's direction.
• Offer strategic thinking for individual reports and drive their evolution.
• Collaborate with Syndica’s Infrastructure and Open Source teams as needed, gathering feedback, leveraging proprietary data, and sourcing ideas for report improvement.

Employment Type

Full-Time

Location Type

Remote

Salary

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