Research Manager

Summary

Join Syndica's Research team as a Research Manager and lead the production pipeline for insightful crypto analysis reports. Work hand-in-hand with Research Engineers to develop sector-specific reports, manage editorial processes, and ensure timely publication. Drive strategic thinking, identify new research areas, and collaborate with other teams to enhance reports. Within three months, you will lead daily workflows and improve team collaboration. In six months, you will own the research pipeline and implement efficiency improvements. Within a year, you will evolve Syndica's research arm into a leading resource and launch successful initiatives expanding brand reach.

Requirements

• 4+ years of professional experience in an academic-grade crypto research publishing house, conducting VC/IB/PE-style emerging technologies market analysis at an investment firm focused on crypto, or corresponding analytical domains
• Ability to think critically about blockchain-based businesses and their positioning in the broader context of both onchain and real-world markets
• Strong organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple moving parts, set deadlines, coordinate feedback loops, and drive written deliverables to completion with a strong sense of ownership
• A collaborative ethos and a willingness to work closely with technical Research Engineers to draw out insights from onchain data
• Understanding of data science concepts and an intermediary grasp of statistical analysis is required

Responsibilities

• Work hand-in-hand with our Research Engineers to develop their sector-specific reports
• Think big picture about each crypto sector we write on, help drive analysis and draw out interesting insights, suggest areas of further inquiry for our Research Engineers, and coordinate feedback from relevant Syndica team members, including our Head of Research
• Own special research projects
• Keep research workflows organized and on-track—leading daily huddles, maintaining content trackers, setting timelines, and monitoring ecosystem channels (Telegram, Twitter, Email) to surface relevant insights
• Manage the editorial process from first draft to final publication—reviewing and refining copy, incorporating feedback from research leads, and publishing finalized reports
• Bring a fresh perspective to our publishing processes, ideate new initiatives to maximize reach and distribution, and shape innovative research projects
• Build your own point-of-view about crypto to help guide the research team’s direction as it grows
• Offer strategic thinking about each of our individual reports and help drive their evolution over time
• Collaborate with Syndica’s Infrastructure and Open Source teams on Research as-needed, gathering feedback from domain experts, leveraging proprietary data, and sourcing ideas to improve our reports

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working in a remote or highly distributed team environment is a plus