Tokenomics Specialist
About the Client:
Our client is a well-capitalized research and development firm building a foundational, cross-chain infrastructure protocol. Their work is aimed at solving some of the most complex challenges in Web3, focusing on security, interoperability, and economic sustainability. The team is deeply technical, composed of leading researchers, cryptographers, and distributed systems engineers.
The Opportunity:
On behalf of our client, Aurelis Search is looking for a highly analytical and creative Tokenomics Specialist. This is a deeply strategic role for a first-principles thinker who can design the economic heart of a complex protocol. The successful candidate will be responsible for architecting, modeling, and simulating the token's economic model to ensure its long-term health, security, and sustainable growth.
The Role Involves:
- Economic Design: Architecting the protocol's token economy, including incentive mechanisms, value accrual, fee structures, and inflationary/deflationary dynamics.
- Quantitative Modeling: Building sophisticated mathematical and agent-based models to simulate the token economy under various market conditions and stress scenarios.
- Game Theory Analysis: Applying principles of game theory and mechanism design to ensure incentive alignment among all network participants (validators, users, developers).
- Research & Development: Staying at the absolute cutting edge of token engineering, DeFi, and economic research to inform protocol design.
- Collaboration & Documentation: Working closely with protocol engineers to translate economic models into smart contract logic and writing clear documentation and whitepapers.
- Post-Launch Analysis: Monitoring on-chain economic data after launch to validate models, identify risks, and propose governance-led adjustments.
The Ideal Candidate Will Have:
- A strong academic background in Economics, Finance, Mathematics, or another highly quantitative field.
- Proven experience (2+ years) designing, modeling, or analyzing token economies for complex Web3 projects.
- Expertise in quantitative modeling and simulation, with proficiency in tools like Python, R, or MATLAB.
- A deep, theoretical understanding of game theory, mechanism design, and monetary policy.
- Intimate knowledge of DeFi primitives and the tokenomic models of leading protocols.
- The ability to communicate extremely complex economic concepts with clarity and precision.
Bonus Points:
- An advanced degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) in a relevant quantitative field.
- Published research, articles, or conference talks on tokenomics or mechanism design.
- Experience with formal verification or advanced statistical analysis.
Why Consider This Opportunity?
- Intellectual Challenge: Work on some of the most intellectually stimulating and unsolved economic problems in the Web3 space.
- Foundational Impact: Design the economic DNA of a core infrastructure protocol that will underpin a vast ecosystem.
- World-Class Team: Collaborate with and learn from a team of elite researchers and engineers.
- Exceptional Compensation: An outstanding salary and token package designed to attract the absolute best talent in this specialized field.
Interested in designing the economic engine for a foundational Web3 protocol?
If you are a deep thinker passionate about the intersection of economics, finance, and cryptography, Aurelis Search invites you to apply.