Director of Venture Studio - Crypto Marketing & Media

  • Date: 24 Nov 2025
  • Location: London
  • Work Type: Permanent / Full Time
You will ensure that strong ideas move efficiently through the funnel, from concept to validation to market launch. The role combines strategic direction with hands-on operational execution in a fast-moving environment.
 
Responsibilities:
  • Pipeline Ownership - Build, maintain, and optimize a structured venture funnel covering intake, prioritization, and governance.
  • Entrepreneur Management - Source, evaluate, and support EiRs, matching them with the most promising concepts.
  • Governance & Stakeholder Management - Present venture proposals to senior decision-makers with clear recommendations on progressing, pivoting, or discontinuing ideas.
  • Venture Criteria - Use and evolve a framework for assessing opportunities, ensuring disciplined and consistent decision-making.
  • Ideas, MVP Development & Validation - Lead research, customer discovery, and MVP creation in collaboration with Product, Growth, and Engineering.
  • Alignment - Ensure new ventures leverage the organization's broader strengths, assets, and long-term strategic priorities.
  • Portfolio Reporting - Track performance metrics, generate insights, and update leadership on portfolio progress.
  • Team Leadership - Manage a small New Ventures team (e.g., Product Manager, Growth Marketer), promoting speed, experimentation, and accountability.

Requirements
  • Experience: 5+ years in venture building, product strategy, corporate innovation, or startup leadership, with a track record of taking ideas from concept to MVP.
  • Leadership: Ability to lead cross-functional teams and EiRs while communicating effectively with senior stakeholders.
  • Strategic Thinking: Strong judgment and ability to prioritize across multiple projects.
  • Execution Discipline: Skilled in lean experimentation, rapid testing, and portfolio-level decisions.
  • Presentation: Confident presenting to leadership/boards with structured, data-driven recommendations.
  • Industry Knowledge: Experience in at least two of the following sectors: iGaming, Crypto, or Digital Marketing.
  • Mindset: Entrepreneurial, structured, and capable of bringing clarity to ambiguous environments.
 
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