Talent.com
DAT Director

DAT Director

Team TPS (The Paradigm Shifters)US
3 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Remote
  • Quick Apply
Job description

🚀 About The Paradigm Shifters (TPS)

We are building a next-generation public blockchain architecture powered by cutting-edge cryptography — including Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZKP) and witness encryption. By decoupling verification from computation, our protocol unlocks massive performance gains, modular flexibility, and privacy-preserving smart contract design.

Our modular chain is purpose-built for developers — designed to support advanced use cases in payments, AI agents, and beyond. Backed by pioneers in the blockchain space, including the Neo Foundation, a globally distributed team of blockchain pioneers, PhDs, cryptographers, and researchers / engineers. We're preparing for launch — and looking for our visionary.

Our Team includes around 20 people : Founder, Research & Consensus Engineering (13), Founding GTM, Founding P&T / Ops, Director of Marketing, Tech Content Writer

🎯 The Role

We are seeking a DAT Director to design, model, and optimize the economic framework of our chain, its native utility mechanisms, and future partnership technologies.

This is a founding-level role : you will architect incentive structures, design community distribution frameworks, run simulations, and refine mechanisms post-launch. You’ll collaborate across research, engineering, marketing, content, and BD to ensure the digital asset architecture aligns with protocol design, ecosystem growth, and long-term sustainability.

🔨 What You’ll Do

  • Build the full digital asset and governance architecture from scratch — including incentive design, distribution frameworks, and unlock schedules.
  • Create participation systems for validators, users, and developers that work in practice.
  • Run economic modeling and simulations to pressure-test edge cases and stress-test system assumptions.
  • Integrate digital asset design seamlessly into protocol development with engineers.
  • Design and operate both sides of grants : create programs for distributing ecosystem / community grants and structure frameworks for identifying, applying to, and receiving grants from partners, foundations, or research bodies.
  • Shape treasury strategy, DAO frameworks, and CEX / DEX participation models.
  • Track and analyze ecosystem performance before and after launch, iterating quickly.
  • Stay on top of emerging research and industry practices, bringing in the best ideas while avoiding known pitfalls.

Requirements

✅ Requirements

  • 8+ years in economics, finance, or decentralized systems; strong grounding in cryptography and mechanism design.
  • 5+ years architecting digital asset economies, market mechanics, or decentralized resource frameworks.
  • Proven track record building or advising on large-scale decentralized networks or labs.
  • Deep knowledge of game theory, incentive alignment, and governance mechanisms.
  • Experience structuring grants programs (outbound) and securing external grants / funding (inbound).
  • Expertise in treasury design, DAO policy, exchange strategy, and liquidity architecture.
  • Familiarity with regulatory considerations across jurisdictions (U.S., Cayman, APAC).
  • Hands-on ability with data modeling / simulation; skilled in on- and off-chain analytics.
  • Comfort with early-stage chaos : fast pivots, limited resources, high ambiguity.
  • Excellent communicator — able to explain complex mechanics simply.
  • Passion for building something new as part of a distributed founding team (California ↔ APAC).
  • 💎 Bonus Points

  • Understanding of how ZK technology impacts incentive and governance design.
  • Prior experience with L1, L2, or DeFi ecosystems.
  • Published research or whitepapers on digital asset economics or mechanism design.
  • Experience building governance systems or DAOs.
  • Startup experience — scrappy, creative, resourceful.
  • Create a job alert for this search

    Director • US