About Protocol Labs

Protocol Labs drives breakthroughs in computing to push humanity forward. Protocol Labs is a product-development lab, but behind the protocols and tools we build, behind the research and implementations, are passionate people, teammates, and community members. Most teams in the Protocol Labs Network are fully distributed and work remotely around the world. Engineers, researchers, and operators work in the open to improve the internet — humanity's most important technology — as we explore new advances at the intersection of many exciting fields (crypto, networks, distributed systems) and cultures (startups, research, open-source, distributed work).

Protocol Labs drives breakthroughs in computing to push humanity forward. Protocol Labs is a product development lab, but behind the protocols and tools we build, behind the research and implementations, are passionate people, teammates and community members. Today, we are focused on how we store, locate, and move information.

Most teams in the Protocol Labs Network are fully distributed and work remotely around the world. Engineers, researchers, and operators work in the open to improve the internet — humanity's most important technology — as we explore new advances at the intersection of many exciting fields (crypto, networks, distributed systems) and cultures (startups, research, open source, distributed work).

About Outercore

Outercore is the division of Protocol Labs that leads technical, business, and community programs to build the future of p2p distributed networks and empower our many communities – from decentralized web developers, to browsers, to blockchain projects, to data storage hosts. Everything Outercore does is open source. We’re comfortable sharing unfinished work and trying out new things. The goal is to come up with solutions the entire ecosystem can benefit from.

About This Role

We are seeking a dynamic and highly-organized Executive Assistant to support our leadership team’s day-to-day administrative and operational needs, while also contributing to selected strategic projects. If you’re an exceptional communicator with a knack for both people and systems, and are keen to learn and grow, we’d love to speak with you!

Responsibilities:

• Manage calendars and emails meticulously and thoughtfully.
• Oversee all travel (high volume) and expense reports.
• Establish new—and improve existing—administrative systems and processes.
• Contribute to leadership meetings by assisting with the production of materials and pre-reads, taking notes, and tracking action items.
• Coordinate the preparation for and execution of regular team-wide & public meetings.
• Make recommendations for your executives with regard to their time management, prioritization, and organization.
• Support and celebrate teammates by shipping swag and gifts, celebrating employee birthdays and national holidays, and promoting wellness. Help people feel energized to be here!
• Assist with ad hoc projects, events, and travel arrangements as needed.

What We’re Looking For

• You are incredibly organized, with superb attention to detail and a strong ability to execute.
• You are adept at handling sensitive information and situations with care and confidence.
• You communicate, perform, and react well under pressure or ambiguity.
• You enjoy optimizing processes to make them more efficient, and you’re an expert in many modern open collaboration tools such as Google Apps, Notion, Zoom, Discord, Slack, Github, Discourse, and more.
• You are able to anticipate and respond to the needs of others before they arise.
• You have at least 2 years of experience in administration or operations in a fast-growing or large company.

Bonus points

• Experience in a high-growth technology startup
• Interest in open source software, decentralized web, or web3 technologies
• Experience with global, multi-cultural teams or communities

What’s it like to work at Protocol Labs?

Protocol Labs' mission is to improve humanity’s most important technology, the Internet. We build protocols, systems, and tools to improve how it works. Today, we are focused on how we store, locate, and move information. Our projects include IPFS, Filecoin, libp2p, and more.

As a distributed team, we hire anywhere in the world, and at various levels of experience (entry, senior, staff). We look for people with unique perspectives and diverse backgrounds.

We have a great benefits package, including parental leave, contributions to your retirement, competitive pay, and unlimited time off. For U.S.-based employees, we also provide platinum-level health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family.

If you’re passionate about the future of computing and a more democratized internet, we want to talk to you.

GDPR for Job Applicants and Candidates

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