Who are we?

IOG, is a technology company focused on Blockchain research and development. We are renowned for our scientific approach to blockchain development, emphasizing peer-reviewed research and formal methods to ensure security, scalability, and sustainability. Our projects include decentralized finance (DeFi), governance, and identity management, aiming to advance the capabilities and adoption of blockchain technology globally.

We invest in the unknown, applying our curiosity and desire for positive change to everything we do. By fueling creativity, innovation, and progress within our teams, our products and services are designed for people to be fearless, to be changemakers.

The Incentives Design Engineer will play a pivotal role in designing and prototyping scalable, adaptable, and high-impact incentive models across our venture portfolio. This role sits at the intersection of economics, tokenomics, and organizational design, blending theory, systems thinking, and hands-on experimentation.

You will collaborate with studio leadership, venture founders, research scientists, and ecosystem partners to build frameworks that align behaviors with long-term strategic outcomes. As part of the Incentives Engineering Unit (IEU), you will contribute to the development of industry-leading incentive systems that combine equity, tokens, and hybrid models, advancing incentive engineering as a discipline.

Key Responsibilities

Incentive Design & Modeling

Support and execute an Incentives Framework (Studio & Ventures and Business Units including for Spinouts) that includes the following components:
Behavior aligned incentive matrix linking specific behaviors to targeted incentives.
Role-specific risk reward model defining how much risk each role takes and what level of reward they should receive in return.
Translate research insights into practical system designs using economic theory, game theory, and simulation tools.
Develop distribution and allocation mechanisms that embed collective ownership, fairness, and sustainable value creation.
Partner to deliver a new PSU plan with limited eligibility, tailored for a limited number of participants.

Behavior & Culture Alignment

Create incentive systems that reward collaboration, accountability, and mission alignment.
Ensure incentive design encourages behaviors that balance short-term actions with long-term ecosystem health.

Research & Analysis

Support and partner on comparative analysis of traditional equity, token-based, and hybrid incentive systems.
Perform ecosystem mapping and stakeholder alignment studies to validate incentive assumptions.
Integrate AI-powered modeling and market intelligence into incentive evaluations.

Implementation & Advisory Support

Collaborate with venture teams to deploy incentive models, ensuring operational readiness, regulatory compliance, and risk mitigation.
Support liquidity and governance design for token-based systems.
Advise leadership teams on incentive system evolution, optimization, and compliance.

Innovation & Tools Development

Build or enhance tools for ownership, vesting, and performance incentive management.
Explore AI-driven simulations and monitoring frameworks to validate and adapt models.
Define and track success metrics for incentive effectiveness and iterate based on performance data.