Regional Ecosystem Satellite Manager

Summary

Join Aptos, a people-first blockchain, as the Regional Ecosystem Satellite Manager to lead the localization, growth, and coordination of Aptos’ satellite communities in strategic global markets. Empower regional leaders to build vibrant, Aptos-aligned communities while developing a standardized playbook and shared backend infrastructure. Serve as the central contact between regional hubs and Aptos Foundations’ Ecosystem, Grants, Marketing, DevRel, and Community teams, driving cross-functional alignment to amplify grassroots engagement and builder participation. This role requires a Web3 strategist passionate about community building, operational excellence, and creating scalable systems in a dynamic, decentralized environment. The position reports to Aptos Foundation and involves supporting and growing regional satellite communities, creating and maintaining a comprehensive playbook, designing and implementing a unified backend system, facilitating regular syncs and summits, assessing and prioritizing satellite hubs, partnering with regional leads to onboard builders, defining and monitoring OKRs, and delivering monthly reports.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience in international community building, ecosystem development, or regional growth strategy, ideally in Web3, blockchain, or tech ecosystems
• Strong understanding of Web3, including decentralized communities, tokenomics, with familiarity in blockchain culture and trends
• Proven ability to develop scalable processes, playbooks, and backend tools (e.g., CRMs, dashboards, or reporting systems) in fast-paced environments
• Exceptional organizational skills with experience managing cross-functional projects across multiple regions, cultures, and time zones
• Demonstrated success in aligning diverse stakeholders and driving results in collaborative, non-hierarchical settings
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate strategies clearly and navigate multicultural discussions with diplomacy
• Strong judgment in evaluating proposals, teams, and partnerships, ensuring alignment with Aptos’ mission while mitigating risks
• Thrives in a startup-like environment, able to iterate quickly and build infrastructure from scratch

Responsibilities

• Support and grow regional satellite communities by equipping local leaders with tools, mentorship, and strategies to drive engagement, host Aptos-aligned events, and achieve quarter-over-quarter growth in active community members
• Create and maintain a comprehensive playbook for satellite communities, documenting best practices, success metrics and event templates, adopted by all hubs
• Design and implement a unified backend system (e.g., CRM, community dashboards, or KPI trackers) to streamline coordination, enable real-time reporting, and reduce operational overhead
• Facilitate bi-weekly syncs and quarterly summits to share insights, toolkits, and scalable models, ensuring all hubs adopt shared resources within their first quarter
• Assess existing and potential satellite hubs, evaluate key players, funding needs, and regional relevance to prioritize high-impact regions for expansion, and develop structured onboarding programs
• Partner with regional leads to identify and onboard high-potential builders and connect them to Aptos Foundation’s grants, hackathons, and builder programs
• Define and monitor OKRs (e.g., community growth, event attendance, builder conversions), and deliver monthly reports to stakeholders highlighting progress, challenges, and ecosystem contributions

Preferred Qualifications

• Multilingual proficiency, especially in regions of strategic importance to Aptos
• Experience managing community ambassadors, developer relations, or education programs
• Familiarity with decentralized Web3 community operations tools such as Discord, Telegram, and Airtable

Benefits

• 100% insurance premium coverage for medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents (US Employees)
• Equipment of your choice
• Flexible vacation time, 11 holidays, and floating company days off
• Competitive Salary
• Equity (RSUs) (US employees)
• Protocol Token Grants
• 401k matching (US Employees)
• Fun and inclusive in-person and digital events