Head of Data Products

Our client is a company in the Web3 sector and is looking for a Head of Data Products to lead the evolution of its Web3 data standards and taxonomy, ensure high-quality research, and help build data-driven products for internal and external users. The role involves shaping how the Web3 ecosystem is structured, understood, and accessed through a GraphQL-based data platform, with the opportunity to grow into leading the data team and product vision.

Responsibilities:

Research & Data Quality Leadership

• Evolve the TGS (The Grid Schema) taxonomy, ensuring it captures new Web3 primitives as they emerge
• Support research efforts to accurately categorize projects, products, assets, and entities
• Develop and maintain data quality standards and validation rules
• Create comprehensive documentation for researchers on categorization edge cases
• Review and validate critical data entries, especially for high-profile projects

Project Engagement & Verification

• Directly engage with blockchain projects through interviews, calls, and written communication
• Review and verify information provided by projects against on-chain data
• Build relationships with project teams to ensure data accuracy and completeness
• Conduct due diligence calls with founders and teams to understand project nuances
• Cross-reference project claims with smart contract deployments, on-chain activity, and blockchain explorers

On-chain Data Analysis

• Verify smart contract addresses, deployment dates, and token standards
• Understand the difference between what projects claim and what exists on-chain
• Use blockchain explorers and on-chain analytics tools to validate information
• Identify discrepancies between marketing materials and actual on-chain implementation
• Ensure accuracy of technical details like contract standards, chain deployments, and asset relationships

Schema & Taxonomy Management

• Maintain consistency across profileTypes, productTypes, assetTypes, and other categorizations
• Identify gaps in current schema and propose new fields/relationships
• Work with engineering to implement schema changes and validation rules
• Ensure our taxonomy remains the industry standard for Web3 ecosystem mapping

Product leadership and planning

• Play a key part in product planning, creating tickets and acting as the first line of support for any issues
• You will be using the same products that you are leading, goal is to build something you would use every day
• Be able to translate a high level vision and bring clarity to the various team members over what should be built, by when, and to what requirements.

Cross-functional Collaboration

• Bridge the gap between pure research and data engineering teams
• Translate complex Web3 concepts into structured data requirements
• Work with customers to understand their data needs and improve our schema accordingly
• Collaborate with the data team on pipeline improvements that enhance data quality

Industry Expertise

• Stay current with Web3 developments, new protocols, and emerging patterns
• Understand the nuances between different blockchain architectures (L1s, L2s, L3s)
• Deep knowledge of token standards, DeFi primitives, and governance structures
• Track how traditional corporations are entering Web3 and how to categorize them

Requirements

• 3-5+ years experience in traditional business environments (finance, consulting, enterprise software, or similar)
• 2-3+ years of Web3/blockchain research and analysis
• Experience with on-chain data verification using blockchain explorers and analytics tools
• Strong understanding of smart contracts, token standards, and blockchain architecture
• Experience conducting due diligence, interviews, or vendor assessments
• Excellent verbal and written communication for both technical documentation and stakeholder engagement
• Demonstrated ability to identify discrepancies between claimed and actual information
• Experience with data categorization, taxonomy development, or information architecture
• Understanding of JSON schemas and basic data structures
• Desire to get deep into existing data standards in Web3 and financial services (such as GLIEF, ISO 24165, EBSI VC framework and many many more ...)

Nice to Have:

• Basic Python knowledge for data validation scripts
• Experience with MySQL and database normalisation rules
• Understanding of ETL concepts and data pipelines
• Experience with data quality frameworks
• Background in library science, information systems, or similar fields
• Knowledge of financial markets and traditional business structures
• Exposure to traditional KYB or KYC processes, regulatory licensing, and crypto regulation.
• Experience with GitHub/Linear and collaborative development workflows
• Management and leadership experience