Goal: Hire an Ecosystem Talent Lead for 12 months to get talent placed in open roles in the ecosystem.
1. TL;DR
- 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, 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: 140 000 USDC
- Duration: 12 months
- KPIs (12 m):
- Design a talent pipeline by Week 5
- Launch Talent Hub
a. Requirements + Workflow by Month 3
b. If OpenGov-approved, implementation begins by Month 5
c. Launch platform beta by Month 7
- Talent plan for year 2 delivered by Month 10
- ≥ 20 verified placements by Month 12
- Address: 13vNuif3hJRwseaoyAXvUHfNoJBEvgGFZKx8PpdEEHksEoqp (Pure Proxy Multisig)
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. We need to attack those near-term and long-term issues by bringing in HR expertise.
3. Objectives
- Design a talent pipeline by Week 5
- Launch Talent Hub
- Requirements + Workflow by Month 3
- If OpenGov-approved, implementation begins by Month 5
- Launch platform beta by Month 7
- Talent plan for year 2 delivered by Month 10
- ≥ 20 verified placements by Month 12
4. Scope of Work
In scope:
- Manual outreach & screening to hire talent into relevant positions in the ecosystem
- Lead the creation of a Talent Hub for talent ↔ role matching
- 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
| Item |
Rate |
Sub‑total |
| Salary (Talent Coordinator) |
12x 7 500 USDC |
90 000 USDC |
| Performance bonus |
– |
3 000 DOT |
| Equipment / travel / education |
– |
20 000 USDC |
| Ads / tools / services |
– |
20 000 USDC |
| Total |
|
130 000 USDC + 3 000 DOT |
Funding mechanism: USDC multisig held by curators
7. Curator Team
A 2-of-3 multisig of 3 curators with the 3 parties being:
- Sandro Roth - Web3 Foundation HR - 1diYMa2n41n1adP7typoQozqePER7tDBCeGjySrvtmVGmVR
- Daniel Sedgwick - Parity Technologies HR - 1xucyJoSCkxBuz5N8voe8MgqeTJFpcH2KJBwpL764Q8mKma
- Tommi Enenkel - OpenGov.Watch - 1hFmn2CuqXqxHgKDqqs2xRBpsPkiRXzJfcLbfDgsW7qgmpA
(Currently the PP only has Tommi on it. We are still setting up the multisig and will remove Tommi's account from the PP after we confirmed the multisig is working properly.)
No curator fees will be charged.
The team has created a pure proxy multisig with the address 13vNuif3hJRwseaoyAXvUHfNoJBEvgGFZKx8PpdEEHksEoqp
8. Governance & Process
- 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. Renewal / Sunset
Bounty sunsets automatically at 12 months or, if KPIs are met, may be renewed according to the talent plan developed during the year via referendum in Month 10.
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