Talent Bounty

1. TL;DR

• Goal: Hire an Ecosystem Talent Lead for 12 months to get talent placed in open roles in the ecosystem.
• Problem: Persistent mismatch between available talent and open roles; current ad‑hoc processes leave potential contributors idle and teams understaffed.
• Solution: An Ecosystem Talent Lead who introduces HR expertise and culture into the ecosystem. Managed through a bounty by a 3‑of‑5 curator multisig who builds an efficient, job‑matching marketplace, integrates existing Web3 job boards, and actively partners with talent partners like IPTS, Parity & W3F HR, and the Ambassador Program.
• Budget: 150 000 USDC
• Duration: 12 months
• KPIs (12 m):
  1. 20 live roles & 150 qualified candidate profiles in the open database by Month 4
  2. ≥ 10 verified placements by Month 6
  3. ≥ 20 verified placements by Month 12
  4. Median time‑to‑match ≤ 30 days & ≥ 75 % satisfaction by Month 9
  5. Sustainability & renewal plan delivered by Month 10

2. Context & Motivation

Ecosystem agents constantly identify needed roles to be filled and programs to be run, while existing talent inside and the outside the ecosystem remains untapped. Competitor networks (e.g. Ethereum’s internship season) run funded talent hubs—Polkadot needs an equivalent, decentralised solution now.

3. Objectives

#	Objective	KPI / Target	ETA
1	Publish landscape audit of existing Web3 job tools & gap analysis	Report + dashboard	Q3 2025
2	Launch talent hub (integrated with external boards)	20 roles / 150 profiles	Q4 2025
3	Facilitate hiring & matching	10 placements, ≤ 30 days median lead‑time	Q4 2025
5	Present sustainability & renewal plan	Public doc & dashboard	Month 10
4	Scale placements & measure impact	20 total placements, 75 %+ satisfaction	Q2 2026

4. Scope of Work

In scope:

• Build & maintain an open marketplace for talent ↔ role matching.
• Manual outreach & screening to supplement the system where needed.
• Monthly KPI reporting.

5. Payment Schedule

Monthly disbursement: 7 500 USD salary is paid from the multisig at the beginning of each month upon curator approval of the Ecosystem Talent Lead’s activity report. Performance bonus and operational budgets (equipment, ads, tools, services) are drawn on demand with multisig sign‑off.

6. Budget Breakdown

Budget Breakdown

• Monthly salary: 12x 7,500 USD
• Performance bonus: 10k USD
• Equipment/Travel/Education: 10k USD
• Services/Tools/Ads: 30k USD
• Curator remuneration: 10k USD (2k USD per curator per year at the end of the period)

Item	Rate	Sub‑total
Salary (Talent Coordinator)	12x 7 500 USDC	90 000 USDC
Performance bonus	–	10 000 USDC
Equipment / travel / education	–	10 000 USDC
Ads / tools / services	–	30 000 USDC
Subtotal		140 000 USDC
Curator remuneration	–	10 000 USDC
Total requested		150 000 USDC

Funding mechanism: Collected as DOT, dollar‑cost‑averaged to USDC via Hydration over one week, then held in a pure‑proxy multisig controlled by the curators.

7. Curator Team

A balanced 3‑of‑5 multisig will be assembled immediately after the bounty passes and presented for on‑chain approval. Each curator commits for the initial hiring process and for the coming months time to review performance reports and one planning meeting per month. Each has HR, governance, or other relevant ecosystem experience.

8. Governance & Process

• Curator team is currently being assembled and will be proposed separately.
• After the proposal has passed, a request for applications will be published.
• Applicants have 4 weeks time to submit
• Interviews will happen on a rolling basis.
• Current role draft here
• Curators will decide on the hire.
• Decision will be made within 4 weeks after applications closed.
• Monthly salary payouts (7 500 USD) and on‑demand operational withdrawals are executed by the curator multisig.

9. Reporting & Compliance

• Monthly public KPI dashboard and forum update.
• Quarterly spend vs. results audit
• Follows Bounty Compliance Standards 1.0 (Ref 1254).

10. Risks & Mitigations

Risk	Mitigation
Gate‑keeper centralisation	Open marketplace; data under permissive licence; curator rotation possible
Tool overlap / redundancy	M1 integration roadmap aligns efforts
Under‑performance	Monthly payout oversight; curators empowered to replace contractor for non‑performance
Budget overrun	Fixed 150 k cap; additional spend requires new referendum

11. Renewal / Sunset

Bounty sunsets automatically at 12 months or, if KPIs are met, may be renewed via referendum in Month 10.

12. Links

• Role Description Draft
• Forum discussion threads
  • "We need a more efficient job market"
  • Hiring an Ecosystem HR Manager
• AAG Segment