Research Manager
Research Manager
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About us:
Syndica supplies the most critical applications in Web3 with enterprise-grade RPC infrastructure and developer tools tailored for the Solana ecosystem. Joining our team means youll be held to a high standard technically challenged and grow close to a group of individuals passionate about building new infrastructure technologies.
We are backed by strategic partners investors and advisors who are all-in on our mission: Chamath Palihapitiya of Social Capital Steve Jang of Kindred Ventures Joe McCann of Asymmetric Jump Crypto Coinbase Ventures Solana Ventures Circle Ventures and many more.
About you:
4 years of professional experience in an academic-grade crypto research publishing house conducting VC/IB/PE-style emerging technologies market analysis at an investment firm or corresponding analytical domains.
An ability to think critically about blockchain-based businesses and their positioning in the broader context of both onchain and real-world markets.
Strong organizational skills including the ability to manage multiple moving parts set deadlines coordinate feedback loops and drive written deliverables to completion with a strong sense of ownership.
A collaborative ethos and a willingness to work closely with technical Research Engineers to draw out insights from onchain data. An understanding of data science concepts and an intermediary grasp of statistical analysis is required.
A willingness to roll up your sleeves and get things done rolling with the punches as needed. Experience working in a remote or highly distributed team environment is a plus.
About the role:
Syndicas Research function launched in 2023 with the aim of delivering crisp insightful crypto analysis to the public. Since then we have established a reputation for detailed reports on a range of sectors within crypto and our reports have quickly become a standard-bearer for knowledge creation in the industry. If you have not already visit to make yourself familiar with Syndicas research reports.
The Research Manager role is best understood as a Product Manager for the Research function - the role encompasses both day-to-day execution and medium-term strategic thinking.
As a Research Manager you have a broad mandate to ensure the research function is achieving its objectives. On a day-to-day basis this means that you will work hand-in-hand with our Research Engineers to develop their sector-specific reports. You will think big picture about each crypto sector we write on help drive analysis and draw out interesting insights suggest areas of further inquiry for our Research Engineers and coordinate feedback from relevant Syndica team members including our Head of Research. You will have the opportunity to own special research projects of your own with other members of the research team available to assist as appropriate.
Youll also be responsible for keeping research workflows organized and on-trackleading daily huddles maintaining content trackers setting timelines and monitoring ecosystem channels (Telegram Twitter Email) to surface relevant insights. You will manage the editorial process from first draft to final publicationreviewing and refining copy incorporating feedback from research leads and publishing finalized reports.
In the medium term you will bring a fresh perspective to our publishing processes ideate new initiatives to maximize reach and distribution and shape innovative research projects. You will build your own point-of-view about crypto to help guide the research teams direction as it grows. You will offer strategic thinking about each of our individual reports and help drive their evolution over time. You will collaborate with Syndicas Infrastructure and Open Source teams on Research as-needed gathering feedback from domain experts leveraging proprietary data and sourcing ideas to improve our reports.
What does success in this role look like
In three months youre leading daily research workflows enhancing the editorial process and ensuring smooth collaboration across the team. Reports are shipping on time and your early contributions are already helping sharpen analysis and improve distribution.
In six months youre fully owning the research production pipeline and have implemented improvements to increase efficiency and quality. Youre shaping the research agenda through stakeholder relationships and deep industry context identifying new sectors and areas of inquiry to support the teams strategic growth.
In twelve months youve helped evolve Syndicas research arm into the ecosystems go-to resource for crypto-related insights and analysis. Youve launched successful initiatives that expanded our brand and reach. Youre a key force behind both operational excellence and strategic direction continually identifying new research opportunities through a data-driven lens.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
