Solana Incubator - Operations Lead

Solana Incubator — Operations Lead

 

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Who We Are: Solana is a high performance blockchain that can deliver a fast and friendly user experience, without sacrificing security. The Solana Incubator is one of the most active blockchain incubator programs in the ecosystem, supporting early-stage teams building the future of web3. We provide hands-on mentorship, technical guidance, and operational support to help founders bring their vision to market. Our cohort teams work directly with the Solana Foundation, Anza, and broader ecosystem partners to accelerate their development and go-to-market strategies.

Solana Labs, Inc. ("Solana Labs") is a technology company that builds products, tools, and reference implementations that can be used on the Solana blockchain. The Solana Incubator operates as a dedicated program within the broader Solana ecosystem. We are a fully distributed team with offices in San Francisco and New York.

The Opportunity: We're looking for an exceptionally organized early-career generalist to join the Solana Incubator as an Operations Lead. This is a hands-on, high-ownership role at the center of our incubator program, where you'll be the operational backbone keeping programming on track, content flowing, and teams focused. You'll work directly with cohort teams, ecosystem partners, and visiting guests while building systems and processes that scale our impact.

This is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of venture operations, content creation, and blockchain ecosystem development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support cohort programming end-to-end, including outreach, scheduling coordination with guests, and rapid adjustments as priorities or availability change
• Coordinate with Incubator teams to schedule time slots for weekly office hours sessions and ensure all logistics are confirmed
• Draft and send weekly communications to Incubator teams (updates, reminders, upcoming programming)
• Conduct outreach to new prospective guests / speakers to participate in Incubator programming
• Capture video interviews and other video content with visiting guests and partners
• Capture high-quality photo, video, and text content throughout the program (events, office hours, dinners, moments worth sharing)
• Interface with cohort teams, Incubator personnel, and external guests on content generation opportunities
• Prepare and maintain core Incubator materials (e.g., kickoff presentation, program collateral)
• Maintain Incubator tracking documents and ensure program information stays current and accurate
• Support the applicant pipeline by assisting with SME reviews and operationalizing evaluation workflows
• Coordinate and schedule Incubator applicant / team interviews, including calendars and stakeholder comms
• Interface with Solana Foundation, Anza, and ecosystem teams to expand Incubator