The NEAR Foundation is hiring for the Blockchain Success function on the Partners team. The Partners team helps to drive awareness and adoption by connecting founders and their teams with the resources they need to be successful. We’re an international team that understands the technology and works well with the product, technical, and business stakeholders. 

This role will support the Head of BD & Blockchain Success in driving the functional strategy and delivering high performance of the partner acquisition & management efforts.  

The right fit for this position should be comfortable operating in a dynamic, entrepreneurial and fast-paced environment with little structure and supervision. The ideal duration of the internship is from 3 to 6 months. 

In this role, you will:

• Work as a full-time member of the BD and Partnership Management team
• Support business development activities to onboard new, flagship partnerships
• Support partnership management activities for key strategic partners
• Help build internal processes and tools to drive efficiency and effectiveness of the Business Development and Partnership Management operations
• Own at least 1 Business Development project/initiative and have full accountability for its success
• Have exposure to Senior Leadership of NEAR Foundation
• Have exposure to strategic Partners of NEAR Ecosystem (mostly crypto/blockchain start-ups) 
• Keep up to date on the latest technological advancements and products in blockchain including the layer 1/2 landscape
• Identity and analyze the key trends in the NEAR ecosystema and blockchain / Web 3.0 industry

You'll have: 

• Entrepreneurial mindset, drive and hunger to achieve ambitious goals
• High intellectual curiosity, strong analytical skills and communication skills
• Excellent project and time management skills
• Prior professional experience via internships or summer jobs (ideally in tech, consulting, banking or VC but also open to profiles from different backgrounds)
• Top academic credentials and achievements in extracurricular activities
• Demonstrated passion for blockchain, web 3.0, NFTs and crypto