Grants Program Manager

Autheo is a visionary technology company building the world’s most resilient DePIN platform guaranteeing 99.999% uptime across 1,000+ global nodes processing millions TPS, 200GB/s storage, and AI inference with unbreakable security and automated GDPR/CCPA/HIPAA compliance. Our mission is to create unbreakable infrastructure empowering developers to build sovereign dApps, confidential DeFi, secure enterprise solutions, and privacy-preserving AI systems. Backed by pioneering SRE leadership and global team of elite systems engineers, cryptographers, and blockchain architects, Autheo is positioned to dominate $300B+ SRE market. Join us to build the reliability foundation for the sovereign digital economy.

### Key Responsibilities - Manage the full grant lifecycle: application intake, eligibility screening, coordination of technical review with technical team, Grant Committee approval, award notification, agreement execution, milestone tracking, and final project close. - Serve as the primary point of contact for all grant applicants: answering questions, providing feedback on proposals, and guiding teams throughout the review process. - Maintain the grant management system: track all active grants, upcoming milestones, disbursement schedules, and reporting deadlines. - Coordinate with Grant Committee, Foundation Board, and internal legal team on grant agreement execution, KYC/KYB completion, and grant revocation proceedings if required. - Work with Finance & Operations to process milestone-based disbursements accurately and on schedule. - Publish awarded grants on the Foundation website and manage quarterly program transparency reports. - Proactively identify and recruit high-potential projects and teams that align with the Foundation’s RFP priorities. - Collect and publish grantee milestone reports, escalate scope changes, delays, or compliance issues to the Grants Committee. - Track program KPIs: applications received, awards made, milestone completion rates, ecosystem impact metrics.

### Qualifications - Management of a grants or non-profit program: preferably in a technology non-profit, blockchain foundation, or open-source organization. - Strong project management skills: comfortable managing 15–40 concurrent active grants across multiple stages. - Familiarity with 501(c)(3) grant compliance requirements: written agreements, milestone documentation, disclosure obligations. - Technical fluency to evaluate blockchain development proposals and coordinate productively with the Protocol/Technical Lead during review. - Excellent communication skills: ability to write clear grant feedback, rejection rationale, and public-facing program updates. - Experience with KYC/KYB processes and comfort working with international grantees in varied legal and financial contexts. ### NICE TO HAVE - Direct experience with Web3 or crypto grant programs. - Background in smart contract development or blockchain technical evaluation. - Experience building or scaling programs from the ground up. - Passion for education, mentoring, and creating programs.

### What We Offer - Equity shares in Autheo & AUTHEO token allocation. - Remote-first culture. - Mission-driven work at the frontier of decentralized technology. - Direct impact on foundation strategy and ecosystem direction.

Autheo is a Layer-0 Operating System with an integrated Layer-1 blockchain that unifies identity, compute, storage, developer tooling, and AI capabilities in one interoperable environment for Web3 integration. It enables developers, enterprises, and creators to build scalable, AI-driven projects bridging Web2, Web3, and beyond, with features like Decentralized Identity, Proof of Authority, and native token $THEO for fees, staking, and governance.