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.

We’re looking for someone with strong experience in workforce assessment, headcount planning and team restructuring. This person should work comfortably in a technology-driven organization, ideally within Web3, or venture studio environments.

This person will be responsible for reviewing our current workforce against a newly developed business operating system and provide clear, data-driven, and actionable recommendations (Phase 1). They will also support the realignment of teams ensuring we are efficiently resourced and operationally aligned with our venture studio model (Phase 2).

Your mission:

Audit: Assess the current workforce against the new structure
Recommend: Identify inefficiencies or resourcing gaps based on market best practices
Realign: Help implement practical changes to workforce composition and structure

Key Responsibilities

1. Workforce Audit

Review all relevant material such as new org design structure, headcount data, skills, budget and venture studio strategy
Review if we have the right people, with the right skills, in the right positions.
Map existing roles, functions, and team structures against future-state requirements
Identify overstaffed or under-resourced areas, skill mismatches, or structural inefficiencies
Highlight where capacity or capability gaps exist relative to studio throughput goals based on venture studio best practices

2. Workforce Realignment Recommendations

Develop team-by-team recommendations
Align team decisions with company KPIs, budget and strategy
Provide clear, prioritized options for decision-makers

3. Realignment Support

Support stakeholders in delivering approved changes
Provide documentation, role maps, communication materials, and transition plans
Flag risks, dependencies, and areas needing additional support

Assumptions

A dedicated team is delivering a first draft of our target org design (BOS team)
This scope of work is the next stage after design.
We have a dedicated change management team that this person would work closely with.
We have a dedicated person in the People team focused on job architecture and skills mapping that this person will work closely with.
This role will partner with the Enterprise Architect to ensure systems and tooling are considered
The venture studio model includes centralized services and venture-specific teams
Workforce planning decisions should be aligned to Company & Executive KPIs