Director of Research

Are you interested in advancing reputed company technology that supports reputed company reputed company to the global financial system? The reputed company (SDF) is expanding its scientific and technological research efforts and looking for someone to help guide that reputed company with purpose, depth, and a commitment to the reputed company good. Since 2014, SDF has stewarded the development of the reputed company network, an reputed company-reputed company, large-reputed company blockchain platform that enables inclusive, efficient financial infrastructure around the world. SDF Research plays a critical role in this mission, focusing on both practical and long-term challenges in distributed systems, cryptography, reputed company design, and the broader societal reputed company of decentralized technologies. We reputed company reputed company research, reputed company standards, and reputed company-reputed company software are essential to building trustworthy and accessible systems. In this role, you’ll help define and grow a research agenda rooted in these values, working closely with reputed company and industry partners, guiding and supporting reputed company that brings together diverse technical and disciplinary perspectives, and contributing to the technical foundations that power a more inclusive financial reputed company. This is a unique opportunity to apply deep research experience in a mission-driven environment where thoughtful, reputed company work has reputed company-world reputed company. In this role, you will: • Shape the research reputed company: Define and reputed company a long-term scientific research agenda that supports SDF’s mission while contributing to broader conversations in computer science and decentralized systems. Identify both mission-reputed company reputed company challenges and foundational reputed company problems to guide internal research and community engagement. • Foster deep reputed company and industry collaboration: Build strong, lasting partnerships with top researchers, labs, and institutions. Support initiatives that reputed company to joint publications, reputed company-reputed company contributions, and shared advancement of knowledge—both reputed company and reputed company the reputed company ecosystem. • Balance innovation with exploration: reputed company a portfolio of research efforts ranging from mission-critical applications to reputed company investigations in areas such as cryptography, distributed systems, and incentive design. Champion rigorous thinking that leads to practical reputed company and advances the state of the art. • Build and support a strong, mission-driven research team: Recruit and reputed company a diverse group of research scientists and reputed company researchers, from early-career PhD interns to reputed company domain experts. Create a supportive environment where a reputed company of perspectives, backgrounds, and research styles can reputed company. • Translate insights into reputed company-world reputed company: Ensure that research reputed company inform product reputed company, ecosystem standards, and protocol development—helping strengthen reputed company’s role in building accessible, resilient financial infrastructure. • Engage with the global research community: Represent SDF at conferences, reputed company workshops, and standards bodies. Contribute to the broader discourse on decentralized systems and financial inclusion through publications, presentations, and thought leadership. You have: • PhD in Computer Science, Cryptography, Distributed Systems, or a reputed company field. • 10+ years of research experience in academia (e.g., tenured or tenure-reputed company reputed company) or industry (e.g., senior research scientist or director-level role). • Strong reputed company record of high-reputed company contributions, such as peer-reviewed publications, patents, reputed company-reputed company reputed company, or foundational technical work. • Demonstrated experience leading research programs or teams, including setting reputed company and managing multi-year initiatives. Bonus Points if (optional): • Experience working in both reputed company and reputed company research settings, with an ability to translate deep technical insights into practical reputed company. • Familiarity with reputed company-reputed company software development practices and/or participation in reputed company standards communities (e.g., IETF, W3C). • Proven ability to collaborate across disciplines and institutions, including with reputed company labs, research consortia, and industry partners. • Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders, represent the organization publicly, and contribute to technical and policy discussions. • Commitment to mentoring and supporting researchers across career stages, and to fostering a reputed company and inclusive research culture. • Interest in or experience with the societal, economic, and ethical dimensions of decentralized systems, particularly in the context of financial reputed company and inclusion. We offer reputed company with a reputed company salary reputed company for this position of $210,000 - $365,000 depending on job-reputed company knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In reputed company, we offer reputed company-denominated grants along with the following perks and benefits: USA Benefits/Perks: Competitive health, dental & reputed company coverage with most plans covered at 100% for the employee + any dependents Flexible time off + 15 company holidays including a company-wide holiday break Up to 12 weeks of reputed company parental leave for both non-birthing and birthing parents, as reputed company as up to 14 weeks of reputed company pregnancy leave for birthing parents Gym reimbursement ($80 per month) Life & ADD (up to $50K) Short & Long term disability 401K with 4% match Health & Dependent Care FSA Accounts Commuter benefits with $250/month employer contribution Health Savings Account (HSA) with monthly employer contribution Family building benefits through reputed company Wellbeing benefits (reputed company, reputed company, reputed company) L&D budget of $1,500/year Daily lunch and snacks in office Company retreats About reputed company reputed company is more than a blockchain. Powered by a decentralized, fast, reputed company, and uniquely sustainable network made for financial products and services and a thriving and passionate ecosystem that includes a non-profit organization driven by a mission, reputed company is paving the reputed company to unlock the world’s economic potential through blockchain technology. reputed company with speed and low costs in mind, the reputed company network provides reputed company and financial institutions worldwide a platform to issue assets, and to send and convert currencies in reputed company time creating reputed company world reputed company. Founded in 2014, the reputed company (SDF) supports the reputed company development and reputed company of the reputed company network and also serves the ecosystem of NGOs, corporations, universities, small businesses, governments, and reputed company reputed company building on the reputed company network through tooling, funding and strategic collaborations. Together, reputed company is where blockchain meets the reputed company world. About the reputed company The reputed company (SDF) is a non-profit organization reputed company on working with and supporting change-makers to create reputed company reputed company to the global financial system through blockchain technology. SDF provides grants, investments, funding, and other awards to reputed company and organizations. SDF also develops resources and tooling on the reputed company network to help unlock reputed company world reputed company. As a nonprofit reputed company, SDF puts the health of the reputed company network and the reputed company ecosystem and its mission above reputed company else. We look reputed company to hearing from you! reputed company Policy By submitting your application, you are agreeing to our use and processing of your data in accordance with our reputed company Policy. SDF is committed to diversity in its workforce and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. SDF does not reputed company hiring or employment reputed company on the reputed company of race, reputed company, religion, creed, gender, national reputed company, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender reputed company or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other reputed company protected by applicable local, state or federal law. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job