Strategic Events Lead

Company

OP Labs PBC, formerly known as Optimism PBC, is bringing Web2 usability to Web3 apps. Built by Ethereum developers, for Ethereum developers, OP Labs is the only secure decentralized blockchain infrastructure specifically intended to optimize and scale Ethereum. OP Labs develops open-source codebase software and operates optimistic L2 rollups to ensure Ethereum maintains the three central properties of blockchain: decentralization, security, and scalability.

OP Labs can be seen as an extension of Ethereum, from its philosophy down to its tech stack. They promote the growth and sustainability of public goods, through Retroactive Public Goods Funding, never to be captured by private commercial interests. They aim to make transacting on Ethereum affordable and accessible to everyone.

Backed by a16z and Paradigm, OP Labs has raised over $175M in funding, ensuring multiple years of runway, and is looking for a Strategic Events Lead to support emerging phases of growth.

Roles and Responsibilities

We are looking for a strategic lead to drive our events strategy and execution for Optimism. Our primary GTM motion targets large enterprise fintech, payments, institutional, and crypto-native best in class companies. We are looking for a strong lead who can: (1) build our global events strategy and goals, (2) make decisions on the best events to attend to accomplish these goals, (3) design and execute our on the ground event strategy, and (4) guide Optimism on how to best deploy our resources (cash, tokens, and people) across these events.

Example of this include bringing Optimism’s presence to life at Token2049, Korea Blockchain Week, and DevConnect. In Web3, events are more than just gatherings, they’re powerful expressions of brand, values, and community.

We're looking for someone who can lead with precision and creativity. You’ll work closely with cross functional teams and external collaborators to execute high-impact experiences that resonate with builders and partners across the ecosystem.

What are the role responsibilities?

• Build our events strategy including setting key goals and metrics

• Own delivery of key goals and metrics around events

• With external event producers drive best in class execution of these events

• Coordinate with event organizers for potential hackathons and sponsorships

• Collaborate with the BD & Partnerships teams to help them set up meeting spaces, partner dinners, and more

• Own event planning from ideation to execution for small to large scale events.

• Regular domestic and international travel
  

What Skills Do You Bring

• 4–5 years of experience in Web3 event coordination

• A baseline knowledge of the Web3 event scene

• Strong attention to detail, high responsiveness, and the ability to prioritize and execute time-sensitive changes

• Demonstrated experience working cross-functionally and navigating brand representation with sound judgment and intuition
  

What will you like about us?

• We take care of our employees. Competitive compensation, fully paid medical, dental, and vision, and a 4% 401K match—learn more about our benefits, culture, and all recruiting FAQ here.

• 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 varied backgrounds. We cherish our eclecticism and consider it a great strength.

• We’re fully remote, deeply engaged, highly skilled, and like to have fun.

• We think long-term. Our founders have been scaling Ethereum since 2015.