Business Development Lead

Gear Technologies; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Gear Technologies is seeking a Business Development Lead to join their global team in transitioning to Web3. The role focuses on engaging developers and enterprises in various sectors, including DeFi and gaming. Candidates should have a robust background in business development within blockchain or technology and a deep understanding of the crypto landscape.

Benefits

Flexible Time Off

Opportunities to travel to top blockchain conferences

Competitive Compensation

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of experience in Business Development, sales, or venture capital.
• Extensive experience navigating global markets.
• Strong understanding of blockchain technologies and ecosystem growth.

Responsibilities

• Analyze L1/L2 ecosystems and protocols for potential lead generation opportunities.
• Attend events and conferences to build relationships with key stakeholders.
• Own and maintain an up-to-date project pipeline, ensuring successful deal execution.

Skills

Networking

Market Research

Sales Skills

Project Management

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, CS, Engineering or related field

Tools

Blockchain Technologies

Smart Contracts

Job description

Gear is a highly parallel smart contract execution platform providing the most intuitive and frictionless environment for web2 to transition into web3. Gear allows developers to program in known languages like Rust, Typescript, and C++. We are looking for talented individuals to join our fast-paced, global team!

Vara Network, a standalone L1 and the first deployment using Gear Protocol

Gear is led by a talented team of executives with backgrounds from Parity, Coinbase, Morgan Stanley, and Bank of America. The project is funded and b acked by investors including Gavin Wood, Blockchange, Lemniscap, Distributed Global, Mechanism Capital, and others.

About the position

We are looking to fill our Business Development Lead role. As a part of the Business Development team, your job will be to identify, qualify, engage, and jumpstart conversations with developers, projects, founders and enterprises building in Web3. You’ll spend most of your time prospecting and closing deals with projects building across DeFi, NFts, Gaming, enterprise, and more to ensure a constant pipeline of teams are building on Vara Network.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Execution: Analyze L1/L2 ecosystems and protocols for potential lead generation opportunities.
• Networking: attend events and conferences to build relationships with key stakeholders including founders, investors and projects.
• Dapp Growth: Conduct thorough market research and analysis to adapt strategies identifying and onboarding high-impact projects to build on Vara Network. Track trends across blockchain verticals (DeFi, RWAs, Gaming, AI, Infra, etc.).
• Partnerships: Cultivate relationships with VCs, incubators, accelerators, studios and startup networks to generate leads.
• Pipeline Management: Own and maintain an up-to-date project pipeline, ensuring clear communication and alignment across internal teams for successful deal execution.

Qualifications

• A growth-minded independent hustler with 2-4 years of experience in BD, sales, or venture capital, in the blockchain or technology sectors.
• Extensive experience navigating global markets
• Crypto Native - Well-established network within Web3 and in DeFi space.
• Strong understanding of blockchain technologies and experience in leading ecosystem growth, partnerships, or related initiatives.
• Capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously with a strong focus on organization and process management.
• A team player who thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and is comfortable working across different time zones and cultures.
• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, CS, Engineering or a related field

Nice to haves:

• Technical Understanding: experience in programming - Rust, C++, Solidity, WASM and EVM.Familiarity with Substrate, or Rust-based solutions.
• Blockchain Tech Stack: Strong understanding of smart contracts, crypto-economic design, and L1/L2 infra.
• Fully Remote — Work from anywhere in the world
• Flexible Time Off — Take the time you need, when you need it
• Travel — Opportunities to travel and attend the top blockchain conferences globally
• Competitive Compensation — Salary that reflects your talent and impact

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Business Development and Sales

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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