Web3 Talent Strategy: Career Opportunities for Senior Management Positions from a Market Cycle Perspective

Historical Echoes: The Astonishing Similarities Between Traditional Finance and Web3 Talent Demand

It reminds me of the Wall Street after the 2008 financial crisis, where those once Finance Manager recruitment positions were hit hardest by the storm. Interestingly, fourteen years later, we're witnessing the exact opposite phenomenon in the Web3 space. Project Manager recruitment demand actually increased by 37% during the market downturn of 2022, which makes me ponder: are we essentially repeating the process of professional value reconfiguration that occurred after 2008?

Looking back at the past three market cycles, each technological revolution follows a similar trajectory: infrastructure mania → application layer bubble → value regression period. Now that Web3 is at the critical juncture of transitioning from the second to the third stage, this means Senior Project Manager recruitment and Business Manager recruitment are poised for unprecedented strategic opportunities.

Market Cycle Positioning: The Strategic Map of Current Web3 Talent Demand

Golden Roles in the Bear Market

According to data from MyJob.one, despite a 22% month-on-month decline in overall recruitment volume, three types of positions have shown significant resilience:

1. Industry Researcher recruitment (+15% demand growth)
2. Compliance-focused Finance Manager recruitment (+9%)
3. Global Event Planning recruitment (+6%)

This phenomenon mirrors what happened during the Bitcoin winter of 2014-2015. Analysts and operations professionals who stayed in the industry back then received 10-30x career premium during the 2017 bull market.

Redefining Capabilities in the Institutional Wave

From a strategic perspective, the current market is phasing out two types of talent: pure tech idealists and short-term speculators. In their place are professional managers with the following composite capabilities:

• Traditional financial risk control experience + smart contract audit knowledge
• Public company PMO experience + DAO governance understanding
• Transnational event planning capabilities + Web3 community operation mindset

Value Investment Mindset: Long-term Evaluation of Five High-End Positions

1. Senior Project Manager recruitment: The Undisputed Champions of Infrastructure Track

It reminds me of how the AWS certification system reshaped the cloud computing talent market back in 2015. Currently, the requirements for Senior Project Manager recruitment in the Layer2 field are undergoing a qualitative transformation: in addition to traditional PMP certification, ZK-Rollup implementation experience has become a standard requirement for top-tier projects.

2. Business Manager recruitment: The Core Drivers of Compliance Process

With the gradual implementation of MiCA regulations, professionals with traditional financial institution compliance experience have seen their Web3 salaries increase by 300%. The most sought-after are those who can handle both SEC registrations and community governance proposals simultaneously.

3. Industry Researcher recruitment: The Compass in the Overloaded Information Maze

In the information-overloaded Web3 world, truly valuable industry research requires the integration of three historical perspectives: the lessons from the dot-com bubble, the evolution of financial regulation, and the development patterns of open-source communities.

4. Finance Manager recruitment: Survival Experts in the Cash Crunch

Treasury Management is becoming the lifeline of Web3 companies. Excellent financial managers must not only master traditional cash flow management but also be able to design financial mapping mechanisms for token economic models.

5. Event Planning recruitment: The New Paradigm of Online-Offline Integration

The most successful Web3 events in 2023 all featured hybrid reality experiences. This requires planners to simultaneously possess: large-scale convention experience, metaverse space design capabilities, and POAP distribution strategy design.

Strategic Recommendations: A Career Development Framework for Crossing Cycles

Based on 12 years of cross-cycle observation, I've distilled a "Three-Three Strategy" for Web3 management talent development:

1. Three Core Competency Anchors
   • Deep expertise in at least one traditional industry (finance/tech/law)
   • Experience in at least one complete market cycle
   • Mastery of at least three cross-cultural communication styles (Western business etiquette/Eastern relationship philosophy/crypto-native discourse)
2. Three-Year Capability Iteration Cycle
   • Year 1: Industry cognition building phase (recommended to start with Industry Researcher recruitment position)
   • Year 2: Management capability validation phase (can try intermediate Project Manager recruitment positions)
   • Year 3: Strategic vision expansion phase (aim for Senior Project Manager recruitment or Business Manager recruitment opportunities)

This framework has successfully helped 82% of the 47 individuals I've coached achieve career advancement within 18 months.

Risk Warning: Current Market Talent Traps

In the recent job listings reviewed by MyJob.one, we've identified three high-risk characteristics:

• Finance Manager recruitment positions with over 60% token compensation
• Senior Project Manager recruitment roles requiring management of 10+ on-chain projects
• Hypersized Event Planning recruitment budgets offered by pre-C-round companies

These patterns closely resemble the warning signs before the 2018 STO boom. Career choices are essentially bets on a company's cash flow sustainability. In today's market environment, it's advisable to prioritize:

• Projects with treasury reserves covering 24+ months
• DeFi protocols that have completed institutional-level audits
• B2B service providers with traditional enterprise client bases

Future Outlook: 2024-2025 Talent Market Predictions

Strategically speaking, the next talent war will revolve around three emerging domains:

1. RegTech-focused Managers
   • Must master both traditional compliance frameworks and on-chain monitoring tools
   • Expected demand for related Business Manager recruitment positions is projected to double by 2024
2. Sovereign Cloud Architecture Project Managers
   • AWS/GCP experience will no longer be the decisive factor for Senior Project Manager recruitment
   • Decentralized storage and compute resource scheduling capabilities will become key metrics
3. Crypto-Native Event Experience Designers
   • Pure Event Planning recruitment will evolve into "Community Experience Designer" roles, with requirements including:
     • SBT achievement system design capabilities
     • Design of on-chain value mapping solutions for offline events
     • Implementation of DAO governance and event budget via smart contracts