We are seeking a highly experienced and visionary individual to join our team as the Head of Solutions Architecture. This leadership position requires expertise in setting the strategic direction and driving the growth of our Solutions Architect team within a technical and security-focused sales environment. The successful candidate will have a track record of senior leadership, extensive experience in managing technical sales teams, and a deep interest in blockchain and cryptocurrency. They will be responsible for overseeing the team's progression, providing hands-on guidance for custom technical development within major deals, and collaborating with product, engineering, and technical teams to meet commercial goals. Qualifications
- Director-level or higher experience with a minimum of 5 years overseeing a management layer.
- Extensive experience (8+ years) in leading teams within highly technical sales environments, preferably in cybersecurity or related fields.
- Proven experience working directly with product, engineering, and technical teams, coordinating stakeholders, and prioritizing user requirements to achieve commercial objectives.
- Deep interest in blockchains and general crypto experience, ideally as a user/holder or having worked in the space.
- Strong leadership skills, capable of developing and evolving managers and individuals, and providing vision, structure, and process to scale team efficiency.
- Strong sense of ownership and well-developed personal technical skills, able to mentor and guide the team, solve technical challenges, and stay up-to-date with industry trends.
- Entrepreneurial spirit, with a background in setting up initiatives or departments from scratch in either startup or large company environments.
- Experience in selling to crypto companies.
- Ability to present confidently on stage for public appearances.
- Previous work experience in regulated industries.
Preferred Qualifications
- Credible presence on stage for public appearances.
- Experience working in regulated industries.
Our Principles At Chainlink Labs, we're committed to the key operating principles of ownership, focus, and open dialogue. We practice complete ownership, where everyone goes the extra mile to own outcomes into success. We understand that unflinching focus is a superpower and is how we channel our activity into technological achievements for the benefit of our entire ecosystem. We embrace open dialogue and critical feedback to arrive at an accurate and truthful picture of reality that promotes both personal and organizational growth. About Chainlink Labs Chainlink is the industry standard oracle network for connecting smart contracts to the real world. With Chainlink, developers can build hybrid smart contracts that combine on-chain code with an extensive collection of secure off-chain services powered by Decentralized Oracle Networks. Managed by a global, decentralized community of hundreds of thousands of people, Chainlink is introducing a fairer model for contracts. Its network currently secures billions of dollars in value for smart contracts across the decentralized finance (DeFi), insurance, and gaming ecosystems, among others. The full vision of the Chainlink Network can be found in the Chainlink 2.0 whitepaper . Chainlink is trusted by hundreds of organizations-from global enterprises to projects at the forefront of the blockchain economy-to deliver definitive truth via secure, reliable data. This role is location agnostic anywhere in the world, but we ask that you overlap some working hours with Eastern Standard Time (EST). We are a fully distributed team and have the tools and benefits to support you in your remote work environment. Chainlink Labs is an Equal Opportunity Employer.