Head of Korea

As Head of Korea at Monad Foundation, you'll establish Monad as the leading blockchain in South Korea by driving institutional and retail adoption. You own the overall strategy for the South Korean market, serving as Monad Foundation's key representative to major Korean enterprises and institutions, covering use cases such as payments, tokenization and RWA, and capital markets.

What you'll do

• Develop, own, and execute go-to-market strategies to establish Monad as an industry leader in the South Korean market among institutional and retail investors
• Own business development strategy and execution by identifying, negotiating and closing strategic deals that position Monad as a top chain amongst Korean enterprises and institutions
• Build and nurture relationships with strategic regional stakeholders including regional exchanges, enterprises, media and regulatory bodies to expand Monad's presence and mindshare
• Stay on top of the evolving South Korean regulatory landscape and trends to identify high-impact opportunities to position Monad as an industry leader and first-mover

What you bring

• 8+ years of business development experience, including 3+ years in blockchain, digital assets, or Web3 startups
• Deep understanding of the South Korean market and extensive experience engaging and selling to some of the largest enterprises and institutions in Korea
• Proven ability to engage retail and institutional investors
• Considerable market foresight in terms of what major corporations are doing in crypto and where the regulatory landscape is headed
• A robust network across regional institutions, enterprises, and web3 companies
• Deep understanding of web3 in the context of corporate strategy and how to effectively apply web3 technologies (such as why launch a stablecoin, benefits of tokenization)
• Self-starter mentality who takes ownership of initiatives from ideation to execution
• Native-level fluency in both Korean and English (written and verbal)

Nice to have

• Extensive experience guiding market entry for web3 startups through strategic guidance, local insights and connectivity
• Deep connectivity into Korean centralized exchanges
• Considerable expertise and connectivity with regulators
• Robust understanding and connectivity into Korean media
• Entrepreneurial experience across the full startup lifecycle, including fundraising, product launches and operations
• Deep technical understanding of blockchains

What we offer

• Role based in South Korea
• Challenging, complex problems with autonomy and impact
• Work on a world-class, highly-motivated team
• A collaborative, low-ego culture focused on high-quality output
• Support from a strong ecosystem of leading investors, builders and long-term contributors

About Monad Foundation

Monad Foundation is a team of ecosystem and community builders on a mission to grow the impact of decentralized tech. Monad is a performant and parallel EVM Layer 1 blockchain designed to offer developers and founders both portability and performance for global on-chain finance.