Head of DAO Governance & Architecture

Mintlayer; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 650,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Relocation support

Flexible working

Global team meetups

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Mintlayer is seeking a Head of Governance to design a robust on-chain governance framework for ML token holders and the protocol within regulated environments.

You will architect voting mechanics, quorum, time-locks, and the treasury architecture, while aligning with ADGM and international frameworks. The role involves writing governance documentation and advising the board on legal treatment of governance decisions.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of DAO governance models (e.g., Compound, Nouns, Uniswap-style).
• Experience designing or advising on token-based governance systems in production.
• Legal awareness of governance structures in regulated jurisdictions.
• Strong writing skills for governance documentation and policy papers.

Responsibilities

• Design Mintlayer's on-chain governance framework.
• Define ML token voting mechanics, thresholds, quorum requirements, and time-lock parameters.
• Architect governance smart-contract infrastructure with the protocol engineering team.
• Design the DAO treasury architecture, allocation authority, multisig structures, and treasury policies.
• Build community participation structures, proposal creation, delegation, and governance forum standards.
• Produce governance documentation and public disclosures.
• Advise the board on legal treatment of governance decisions under ADGM and international frameworks.
• Develop the decentralization roadmap.

Skills

DAO governance

Token governance

Legal awareness

Governance docs

Job description

Mintlayer is seeking a Head of Governance to design a robust on-chain governance framework for ML token holders and the protocol within regulated environments.

You will architect voting mechanics, quorum, time-locks, and the treasury architecture, while aligning with ADGM and international frameworks. The role involves writing governance documentation and advising the board on legal treatment of governance decisions.