Vice President of Applied Research & Creative Engineering (ARC)

Who are we?

IOG, is a technology company focused on Blockchain research and development. We are renowned for our scientific approach to blockchain development, emphasizing peer-reviewed research and formal methods to ensure security, scalability, and sustainability. Our projects include decentralized finance (DeFi), governance, and identity management, aiming to advance the capabilities and adoption of blockchain technology globally.

We invest in the unknown, applying our curiosity and desire for positive change to everything we do. By fueling creativity, innovation, and progress within our teams, our products and services are designed for people to be fearless, to be changemakers.

What the role involves :

You will provide senior enterprise-wide leadership to ensure that research investment is converted into tangible business impact and scalable solutions. Operating as a regulating and commissioning hub for innovation, you will set the vision, strategy, and operating model for ARC to triage requests, commission prototypes and technical analyses, and recommend build-versus-outsource approaches that best serve IOG’s ventures and product teams.

By integrating insights from competitive intelligence, foundational research, and architectural design, the VP ensures that prototyping and solution validation are carried out with clear objectives and measurable outcomes, delivering decision-ready outputs that reduce risk and accelerate time-to-market.

Accountable for building and continuously improving a repeatable, scalable operating model that can flex with organisational growth and the increasing volume of venture requests, while embedding rigorous scientific and engineering methodology, transparent governance, and measurable KPIs.

Through strategic direction, cross-functional leadership, and strong executive communication, you will ensure that new technologies and creative engineering concepts move efficiently from exploration to practical application, bridging research, engineering, and commercial product development to drive IOG’s long-term innovation agenda.

Strategic and Organisational Leadership

• Set and evolve ARC’s vision, service model, and operating framework to integrate foundational research into product and venture development.
• Define governance structures to commission, regulate, and prioritise prototyping requests, ensuring transparent intake, queue management, and resource allocation.
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators for cycle throughput, quality of outcomes, and adoption of ARC outputs by downstream product teams.

Regulating and Commissioning Function

Innovation Cycle Management

Research-to-Product Integration

Scalable Operating Model

Collaboration and Influence

Team Leadership and Culture

Requirements

Who you are :

Benefits

At IOG, we value diversity and always treat all employees and job applicants based on merit, qualifications, competence, and talent. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.