About the Optimism Collective and Optimism Unlimited
The Optimism Collective is redefining power to elevate humanity by building a more equitable internet. Our vision for this citizen-governed network: a composable, unified constellation of blockchains that can support internet-level activity; powered by the MIT-licensed open source OP Stack.To date, the Optimism Collective is defined by its focus on scaling Ethereum and funding public goods. We’ve processed hundreds of millions of transactions and are responsible for the largest ongoing public goods funding program in existence. Optimism Unlimited is a subsidiary of the Optimism Foundation that focuses on supporting the growth, adoption, and governance of the Optimism Collective.A balanced voting power distribution and effective delegation are critical to the success of Optimism governance.
As Optimism scales, delegations must reflect the skills and incentives required to make good governance decisions. The Strategic Delegation Lead will manage cross-functional initiatives to increase delegation across primary stakeholders using an experimental approach and a variety of crypto native methods.
What are the role responsibilities?
- Develop holistic strategy to increase delegation and ensure delegation remains balanced among key stakeholders
- Design and ship experiments to assess different methods of distributing voting power and the efficacy of different initiatives to drive delegation. Distribution experiments may involve methods such as airdrops, marketing campaigns, partnerships, governance programs, etc. Delegation experiments may test product features such as annual resets, incentivized re-delegation, alternative delegation UI/UXs, innovative delegation smart contracts, etc.
- Direct cross functional initiatives to ensure all work is aligned with overall voting power goals. This may require analyses of the anticipated impact of unlocks on voting power, identification of key milestones required to unlock new functionalities for the OP token while protecting the governance system, etc.
- Define measures or metrics to evaluate the distribution of voting power and the efficacy of delegation, and assess the impact different experiments have on these measures.
What skills do you bring?
- Previous experience in strategy, project and/or product management
- Successful track record of shipping products, features, or community programs to a public audience
- Analytical, data-driven, and experimental approach to problem solving
- Self-starter with an entrepreneurial mindset and the ability to navigate ambiguity
- Ability to work cross functionally and in public
- Understanding of crypto native problem space and solutions (airdrops, smart contracts, etc.)
- DAO experience and/or interest in governance, delegation, and voter representation is preferred
What you'll like about us:
- We take pride in the accomplishments of our teammates and support each other in doing the best work of our careers.
- Our team is a diverse group of people from a variety of backgrounds and interests. We cherish our eclecticism and consider it a great strength.
- We have a transparent, feedback-driven and fun-centric culture.
- We are a team of builders—our founding team has been working on Ethereum scalability since 2015.
We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds to apply.
We believe that our work is stronger with a variety of perspectives, and we’re eager to further diversify our company. If you have a background that you feel would make an impact at Optimism, please consider applying. We’re committed to building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best work of your career.
