Technical Program Lead - Avalanche Foundation

Looking to join a world-class blockchain development team? Ava Labs makes it simple to deploy high-performance solutions for Web3, led by innovations on Avalanche. The company was founded by Cornell computer scientists, who partnered with Wall Street veterans and early Web3 leaders to execute a promising vision for redefining the way people build permissionless networks. Ava Labs is redefining the way people create value with Web3. Join us as we empower people to easily and freely digitize all the world’s assets on one open, programmable blockchain platform.

Avalanche Foundation supports the growth, sustainability, and decentralization of the Avalanche ecosystem, one of the world’s fastest, most scalable blockchain platforms. The Foundation partners closely with builders, investors, and ecosystem participants to steward long-term value creation and responsible innovation across Web3.

The Avalanche Foundation is looking for a technically deep program leader to own the planning, coordination, and delivery of complex blockchain programs. This is a hands-on technical leadership position, not a coordination role. You will need to understand blockchain technology at depth, engage credibly with engineering teams and external partners, and bring the rigour of a seasoned program manager to high-stakes delivery.

You will work across internal teams and external ecosystem partners, third-party developers, auditors, integration partners, and be expected to get into the technical details, ask the right questions, keep programs on track, and keep leadership informed.

What you will own

• End-to-end program delivery across cross-functional and cross-organisational workstreams, from scoping and resourcing through to launch and retrospective

• Program plans with clear milestones, dependencies, risk registers, and acceptance criteria, adapting delivery frameworks pragmatically to each program

• Coordination across engineering, research, security, legal, and finance, resolving blockers and keeping workstreams aligned

• Drafting and scoping technical Statements of Work for external software development, protocol integrations, and security audit engagements

• Security audit programs end-to-end: coordinating with internal engineering and external auditors, tracking findings through to remediation and sign-off

• Vendor and delivery partner management with accountability to agreed scope, quality standards, and timelines

• Clear, concise program reporting for senior leadership and the Foundation board

• Technical risk identification and delivery decisions informed by deep knowledge of blockchain infrastructure, consensus mechanisms, on-chain governance, token economics, smart contract architecture

• Credible technical engagement with internal teams and external ecosystem partners

What we are looking for

• Proven background as a Senior or Technical Program Manager, in blockchain, Web3, or a technically demanding fast-moving environment

• Strong grasp of software development lifecycles and technical delivery

• Track record managing multiple concurrent programs across cross-functional teams

• Experience drafting and managing technical SOWs and vendor contracts

• Familiarity with security protocols around digital asset management, token movements, multisig wallet operations, custody, and direct experience coordinating security audits or vulnerability remediation programs

• Strong risk management instincts and pragmatic problem-solving

• Clear written and verbal communication, with the ability to move between technical and non-technical stakeholders without losing fidelity in either direction

WHY AVA LABS?

If you've ever thought about joining an early stage Web3 company - this is it! We're a global, world-class team of experts in computer science, economics, finance, marketing, and law with offices in New York City and Miami. We're highly passionate about Web3 and redefining the way people build and use finance and decentralized applications of all kinds. The company received early-stage funding from Andreessen Horowitz, Initialized Capital, and Polychain Capital, with angel investments from Balaji Srinivasan and Naval Ravikant. Join us and be a pioneer in a new technology that will have implications across a range of verticals such as finance, gaming, investing, collectibles, among many others.

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