Deadline for application: 11:59PM ET Friday, January 31, 2025
Opportunity:
Founded in 2020, the Digital Dollar Project is a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to research and public discussion. Building on the pioneering work of the Project’s initial Executive Director, the Project is seeking an experienced executive and operator to drive the next phase of its operation, growth and influence. This position requires a dynamic, mission-driven, hands-on leader who is passionate about digital currency and payment networks and is ready to seize this rare opportunity to drive and shape the discussion around the digitization of money and the future of a digital dollar.
The Project seeks a savvy executive with tech innovation experience who can engage with private and public stakeholders as the face of the Digital Dollar Project. The Executive must be someone who can drive excitement and engagement across key stakeholder groups, including in the public and private sectors. DDP’s 2025 focus will include convening salons, workshops, and roundtable discussions, as well as fostering and promoting research and related thought-leadership.
Qualifications:
- Experienced operator (7-15+ years) with practical knowledge across payments, financial services, policy/regulation, and/or technology startups.
- Experience and comfort operating effectively amid ambiguity and rapid change is necessary.
- Proven ability to convene diverse stakeholders to:
- Foster collaboration in research, debate, and experimentation.
- Facilitate productive discussions and workshops to generate innovative ideas and solutions.
- Build consensus and drive collective action among stakeholders with varying interests and perspectives.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver measurable results on organizational and programmatic goals.
- Experience with project management, media, government and public relations, budgeting, fiscal management, fundraising, and running a P&L.
- Understand digital currency (CBDC, stablecoin, cryptocurrency) benefits, challenges, potential use-cases and be up to date on the global digital asset dialogue.
- Familiarity with Public Sector dynamics and relevant regulatory organizations.
Desired Qualifications:
- Understanding of blockchain, DLT, and tokenization technology that is driving this innovation.
- Relationships with American Fortune 500 private companies.
- Relationships with DLT and tokenization technology vendors.
- Understanding of policy formation processes.
- Relationships with relevant Public and Private sector stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
- Leadership, Managerial Oversight, and Program Management
- Ensure ongoing local programmatic excellence, rigorous program evaluation, and consistent quality of finance and administration, communications, and systems; recommend timelines and resources needed to achieve the strategic goals.
- Oversee DDP operations and ensure practices adhere to the frameworks designed by the Executive Board.
- Successfully execute programmatic activities and events, potentially in partnership with third-party organizations.
- Support DDP thought-leadership efforts, including through event convenings and publications.
- Develop the organizational culture and promote transparency and collaboration throughout the organization externally and internally.
- Develop and execute operational plan including budget, financial analysis, team development, corporate development, and program needs.
- Ensure effective systems to track scaling progress, and regularly evaluate program components, so as to measure successes that can be effectively communicated to the board, funders, and other constituents.
- Relationship Management
- Expand and foster relationships with participating company leadership, stakeholders, industry regulators and other relevant parties.
- Deepen and refine all aspects of communications—from web presence to external relations with the goal of creating a stronger brand.
- Represent the company at social and corporate events in ways that strengthen the brand and communicate the company’s message.
- Collaborate with the Executive Board to identify, create and implement strategic plans to actualize business objectives.
- Be at the center of communications for the Executive Board, both internally and externally.
- Be at the center of communications for the Executive Board, both internally and externally.
- Engage Advisory Board in working groups, pilots, communications strategy and pilot discussions as needed.
- Support Fundraising and Development:
- Support DDP fundraising plans.
- Cultivate and steward relationships with existing and prospective donors, foundations, and corporations.
- Identify and pursue new funding opportunities.
- Conduct grant writing (as applicable) and reporting activities.
- Support fundraising events and campaigns.
Project Mission:
The Digital Dollar Project is a neutral, non-profit organization focused on exploring digital innovation in money and preserving the role of the U.S. Dollar in a world of decentralized and centralized sovereign and non-sovereign digital currency networks.
The Digital Dollar Project asks the question how do we future-proof the US Dollar, preserve its reserve currency status and, most importantly, uphold the values for which the Dollar stands, including free commerce, free markets, free expression, human agency, and personal and economic empowerment in a fast-approaching world of both decentralized and highly centralized digital value networks.
The Digital Dollar Project fosters robust public discussion on the digitization of money and the need for US-led standards, convenes private sector thought leaders and actors, fosters and amplifies research, and explores possible models to support the public sector.
Compensation: $200,000
How to apply: Send a resume and cover letter to [email protected] expressing your interest and relevant experience which would lead to success in the role. Position not eligible for sponsorship.
We’re always on the lookout for innovative thinkers and passionate professionals interested in The Digital Dollar Project. If you believe your skills, experience, and vision align with our mission, we invite you to submit your resume and a brief statement about your ideal role. Please email [email protected]
