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Director of Operations/Strategy

🇦🇺 Australia | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 🇮🇳 India | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 🇯🇵 Japan | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 🇨🇳 China | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 🇲🇲 Myanmar | 🇱🇦 Laos | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 🇲🇻 Maldives

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Director of Operations/Strategy

from 🇦🇺 Australia | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 🇮🇳 India | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 🇯🇵 Japan | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 🇨🇳 China | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 🇲🇲 Myanmar | 🇱🇦 Laos | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 🇲🇻 Maldives

A strategic and operational leader driving ecosystem growth, partnerships, and community engagement across APAC. This role combines strategic planning with hands-on execution—building relationships with key partners and exchanges, running cross-functional initiatives, and fostering a vibrant open-source AI community in markets including Singapore, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia.

Responsibilities

Strategy & Planning

  • Develop and execute strategies spanning marketing, BD, and community growth with APAC as priority

  • Lead planning cycles ensuring alignment between ecosystem initiatives and Foundation mission

  • Identify market opportunities and position Sentient Foundation as a leader in open-source AI

Operations & Execution

  • Drive cross-functional coordination, resolving dependencies and keeping initiatives on track

  • Build processes and systems that improve team velocity and operational excellence

  • Support leadership in real-time decision-making to move projects forward efficiently

Business Development & Partnerships

  • Build relationships with exchanges, AI labs, protocols, and enterprises across APAC

  • Leverage exchange relationships to drive strategic initiatives and ecosystem visibility

  • Represent the Foundation at industry events and conferences throughout the region

Marketing & Community

  • Shape Foundation messaging and brand positioning with regional nuance

  • Design programs that engage developers, researchers, and builders across APAC

  • Build relationships with community members, contributors, and KOLs in key markets

Requirements

  • 5+ years in strategy, operations, BD, or ecosystem growth in web3 or AI

  • Background at a top exchange (Coinbase, Binance, OKX) is a strong plus

  • Experience at a foundation or protocol-level organization preferred

  • Strong track record building partnerships and driving execution in APAC markets

  • Exceptional communication skills; ability to operate autonomously in fast-paced environments

  • Deep understanding of open-source software, AI, and web3 ecosystems

  • Existing network within APAC AI and crypto communities strongly preferred

  • Fluency in Mandarin is a plus

by @maxrusakovic