Operations Administrator

Role Summary

We are seeking an Operations Administrator to be the operations leader for the Hummingbot Foundation - the not-for-profit open source foundation that steers Hummingbot, powered by the HBOT token.

You will work as part of a remote, globally-distributed, 8-person team to manage day-to-day operations of the Hummingbot Foundation. As the “jane/jack of all trades” on the team, you will oversee and coordinate a variety of tasks: from daily operations, to human resources tasks, assisting on accounting/financial functions, and helping to build out the Foundation’s SOPs.

We are looking for someone who is organized, detail-oriented, motivated, creative, and ready to dive into this role. If you love implementing structures and creating systems where maybe there aren’t any; if you love learning new things and forging connections among a growing community of crypto enthusiasts; if you thrive in managing your time and work in a remote environment - this is the opportunity for you!

You're a great fit if you are

• A fast learner who is excited about crypto/blockchain technology’s potential to revolutionize the world
• Curious, communicative, and resourceful - not afraid to seek out answers and information on your own; also comfortable asking questions / for help when needed
• Someone who takes initiative to solve problems: doesn’t just tick the box; finds ways to do things better
• Excited about the opportunity to co-create with a small team and make this operations-based role your own

Tech savvy: comfortable using a wide range of different software and technologies for work and communication (Discord, Notion, Telegram) and willing to try out/test software

• Strong written/oral communication and interpersonal skills; a team player
• Versed in the world of remote work; comfortable with working “asynchronously” across time zones
• The proud owner of a cold wallet

Responsibilities

• Operations: help establish, maintain, and optimize the daily/operational “bones” for the Foundation (including, but not limited to the areas of administrative assistance, human resources, finance/accounting, legal, social/marketing, and business development)
• Administrative: organize and maintain documents and records, accounts maintenance, creating and improving documentation and SOPs
• HR: help with job postings, filtering candidates, and keeping track of applicant pipeline; sending out offer letters/agreements; processing and tracking payments to team
• Finance/Accounting: help prepare customer invoices, record payments/expenses; work closely with the CFO on bookkeeping items (QuickBooks Online experience a huge plus!)
• Legal: records maintenance; preparing legal documents and completing various applications
• Social/Marketing: engaging with our community on Discord and Twitter; helping to maintain social media accounts; collaborating with others on marketing and social events
• Business Development assistance: help to follow-up with customers and potential customers

Requirements

Nice to have

• Previous experience working at a startup, in particular, a blockchain/cryptocurrency
• startup
• Previous work with DAOs and/or open source communities
• Previous work at a tech/software company
• Experience with crypto assets (buying, selling, trading)

Skills + Qualities (including, but not limited to)

• Operations / administrative experience
• Accounting
• Human Resources
• Highly organized
• Communication skills
• QuickBooks Online
• Google Apps/Drive
• Cryptocurrencies
• Remote work experience
• Discord and Telegram

Open to existing team members looking to move to the next level of their careers within the organization!

Hummingbot Foundation

• Not-for-profit foundation that coordinates community maintenance of the Hummingbot open source software, freely available under the Apache 2.0 license.
• Our mission is to democratise algorithmic trading. Together, we make sophisticated high-frequency trading strategies freely available to everyone in the world.

Hummingbot is the world's leading open source crypto trading bot. A modular toolbox with connectors to 30+ centralized and decentralized exchanges along with 14 customizable strategy templates, Hummingbot is used every day by tens of thousands of individual and professional traders all over the world.