Job Opportunity: Business and DeFi Analyst

Business analysis of the blockchain industry DeFi / GameFi / SocialFi protocols, oracle systems.
Writing accessible research notes on market utility/pricing, etc, to help inform Flare Grants, Business Development, and GTM strategy.
Following daily industry newsflow and price impact for protocols/chains; logging competitor releases to deliver research and recommendations for Flare.
Analyse and build protocol economic models with recommended parameters.
Ability to perform robust comparative analysis across protocols.
Research of DAOs and other ecosystem structures.
Demonstrable knowledge of principal industry themes and awareness of emerging narratives.
Remain active on-chain across ecosystems to help supplement knowledge.
Use case ideation utilising Flare’s native tech.
Market research to put forward useful time series data and other Web2 data to integrate with FTSO and Connector protocols.

At least 2-3 years of experience researching dapps and blockchain ecosystems.
Deep understanding of multiple blockchain ecosystems; previous research into data availability layers, ZK technology, DeFi, GameFi, token economic models, incentives mechanisms, oracles, etc.
Ability to work independently as well as in a group format.
Self-starter/Entrepreneurial spirit – ability to improvise, work creatively be comfortable with uncertainty.
Capable of getting up to speed on new technologies.

A few years of experience working as an analyst on the buy side/sell side.
Previous experience at an EVM chain or digital asset hedge fund/analysis firm.
DAO contributions.
Miscellaneous blog research articles, whitepaper contributions, journal articles, etc.
Twitter profile with digital asset market insights and mutual followers with some team members.
Coding experience.

Remote.

Competitive, depending on qualifications and experience.