Technical Project Manager, Ecosystem

Who We Are

The Solana Foundation is a non-profit based in Zug, Switzerland, dedicated to the adoption, decentralization, and security of the Solana network. Solana is a high performance blockchain that can deliver a fast and friendly user experience, without sacrificing security. The Solana Foundation is working to realize a world where individuals own their data, use permissionless networks, and transfer information and value freely around the world. We are looking for talented people who are willing to jump right in and use their expertise to help the ecosystem build.

What We Do

The Ecosystem Engineering team is a horizontal team of strategically deployed engineers that live at the intersection of business, technology, and innovation in the Solana ecosystem. We support teams small and large by providing technical guidance, architecture review, and maximize our leverage by driving adoption of technical public goods through code and coordination.

The Opportunity

Solana Foundation is hiring a Technical Project Manager to help organize, track, and deliver the many moving pieces that define a fast-growing, global blockchain ecosystem. You’ll work across technical and non-technical teams, shepherding standards and specifications from idea to adoption, and ensuring the right work is moving forward, even across hundreds of concurrent threads.

This is not a traditional project management role. You’ll act as the connective tissue between ecosystem partners, engineering teams, and internal stakeholders: someone who can bring structure, clarity, and velocity to a messy and high-context environment.

To be successful in this role

You will be:

• Managing a wide array of ecosystem-driven initiatives, from core protocol improvements to partner integrations to standards development

• Working closely with the Ecosystem Engineering team to catalogue and drive forward open work across a diverse set of industry verticals

• Collaborating directly with external companies, developers, and partners to align timelines, priorities, and deliverables

• Coordinating across tooling surfaces like GitHub, Notion, Linear, and HubSpot to track progress and document key artifacts

• Anticipating bottlenecks, resolving ambiguity, and bringing clear structure to fast-moving, distributed efforts

You ideally have:

• 5+ years of experience in project or program management, ideally in technical or cross-functional environments

• Proven ability to manage dozens (or hundreds) of concurrent workstreams with high attention to detail

• Familiarity with tools like GitHub, Linear, Notion, and HubSpot, and comfort working in public or semi-public technical forums

• Experience designing or managing systems of automation using modern AI tools or scripting workflows

• Strong communication skills and a demonstrated ability to collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders alike

Bonus points:

• Previous hands-on experience as a software engineer or technical contributor

• Familiarity with or curiosity about the blockchain space and its transformative potential

• Experience working with open-source communities or helping develop shared technical standards