About the Job

We are looking for a Head of Developer Relations to build and lead a team of developers and blockchain advocates and execute its strategy. This is a newly created position and this person will be a senior leader within our growing business reporting to the Head of Engineering.

The Developer Experience team will work across the following broad goals; 

1. Directly own and drive developer adoption of Tezos and set strategy for multiple teams building for Tezos.
2. Assist in supporting external developers seeking to build on the Tezos blockchain have access to the best tooling, education materials and support systems possible.
3. To proactively engage with the developer community to promote the Tezos blockchain, via events, trainings, webinars and hackathons 

This role will require the candidate to develop a thorough technical understanding of the Tezos blockchain. Existing knowledge of blockchain technology isn't required, however a voracious and extreme curiosity is necessary.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead a team of developers and advocates and set their roadmap and direction.
• Create an inspiring vision and strategy for developer success and empower the team to deliver on it.
• Work in partnership with our business development teams to execute your vision and also to support BAU deals.
• Define, track, and report on goals and success metrics for the team's performance and impact.
• Use your industry knowledge to help the team build strategies for different developer markets.
• Collaborate with product, marketing, and engineering to align strategies and priorities.

Skills & Experience

• Have a strong foundation in Computer Science and prior experience with Software Engineering.
• Have experience leading engineering teams and love doing it; you feel passionate about empowering people and seeing them succeed.
• Enjoy tinkering with code and getting in the technical depths of open source software.
• Live and breathe the developer world, can empathise with them and the challenges they face, and are excited to help them succeed.
• Have bias for action and don’t mind rolling up your sleeves to get the job done.
• Comfortably navigate collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders, including product managers, engineers, and marketing teams.
• Great verbal and written communicator and are skilled at adjusting your message for different audiences.

Job Benefits

• Double matching of pension contribution up to 10% of gross salary
• Top PMI for you and your family
• Up to £2,700 pa gross contribution towards office travel
• Life assurance policy
• 25 days holiday (plus an additional day for your birthday)
• Workplace perks, such as free lunch, snacks and drinks, and an onsite gym