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Business Operations Specialist

LayerZero

LayerZero

Operations
New York, NY, USA
Posted on Oct 24, 2024

LayerZero

The Future is Omnichain.

Founded in 2021, LayerZero’s vision is to create a community of cross-chain developers, building dApps that are no longer constrained by individual blockchain capabilities. With LayerZero's simple, generic messaging protocol, builders will develop cross-chain dApps designed to unify the power of individual blockchains.

We are funded by the best investors in the world including:

a16z, Sequoia, PayPal, Binance Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Uniswap Labs, Circle Ventures, Delphi Digital, and many more.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We’re looking for a Business Operations Specialist to join our growing team. This is a dynamic role that combines elements of business development operations, strategic support, and organizational management. You’ll play a crucial role in helping to streamline business processes, assist with key product launches, and manage internal and external business development (BD) initiatives.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

  • Global OKR Management & Tracking: Oversee and track company-wide objectives and key results (OKRs), ensuring alignment with our long-term vision and strategy.

  • BD Operations Management: Handle day-to-day business development operations, including pipeline management, deal flow, and forecasting, to ensure the team meets its objectives efficiently.

  • BD Ops Trainings: Develop and run training sessions for the business development team, empowering them with the tools and processes needed to succeed.

  • Orchestrate BD Presence: Help orchestrate LayerZero's presence in both internal and external BD activities, coordinating participation in key meetings, events, and collaborations.

  • Executive Support: Provide executive support to Simon, keeping him organized with scheduling, travel coordination, and other external activities, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.

  • Product Launches: Assist with go-to-market (GTM) strategies and product launches, ensuring alignment with business development efforts and customer engagement.

ABOUT YOU

  • You have experience in business operations, ideally within a tech or startup environment
  • You're a natural problem solver who is highly organized and can juggle multiple tasks at once
  • You have a solid understanding of business development operations, including deal tracking, pipeline management and forecasting
  • You have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and you enjoy working across different teams
  • You're proactive, take initiative, and thrive in fast-paced, ever-changing environments
  • You're comfortable with a high level of responsibility and are excited about the opportunity to support an executive closely

Equal Opportunity Employer

LayerZero Labs is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. LayerZero Labs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.