About Filecoin Foundation

Filecoin Foundation (FF) is an independent organization that facilitates governance of the Filecoin network, funds critical development projects, supports the growth of the Filecoin ecosystem, and advocates for Filecoin and the decentralized web. In 2017, the creators of Filecoin envisioned that an independent Filecoin Foundation would serve as the long-term governance body for the Filecoin Ecosystem. They gave the Foundation the mandate to “grow an open ecosystem for decentralized storage” and to “give developers an open and sustainable platform to build, enhance and monetize those services.” They wanted the Foundation to be modeled on Foundations for other open source projects like the Apache Software Foundation, the Mozilla Foundation and the Linux Foundation. The Filecoin Foundation operates independently of Protocol Labs, the organization that designed and built the Filecoin network. As a member of our early-stage team, you will have the opportunity to help define our growth as the organization scales. At Filecoin Foundation, we are a fully remote organization and support a remote, collaborative, and inclusive working culture from anywhere in the world.

Compliance Coordinator (Ongoing part-time contract)

Filecoin Plus acts as a social trust and verification layer for the distributed data storage network, the Filecoin protocol. Teams apply to be “allocators,” which act as trusted fiduciaries in the network. They receive applications from clients (data owners or preparers) who wish to onboard data to the Filecoin network. The allocators are responsible for verifying the identity of the client, the veracity of the data, and the distribution of deals to a broad set of storage providers. Each allocator has different and self-defined processes & requirements (such as thresholds for distribution). These allocators are given a balance of an asset called DataCap, which they can award to clients, who then burn the DataCap in storage deals for an increased subsidy. This incentive and subsidy model aims to increase the real, quality, distributed data onboarding.

Perform routine compliance review audits of external project partners to determine if behaviors match programmatic requirements. Utilize existing tooling and provide feedback for new tools (dashboards, reports, standards). Review subjective & qualitative claims, investigate available quantitative data, determine thresholds for compliant behavior. Log internal investigation notes with consistent process. Post public investigation results along with determination and conclusion of audit (ie pass, fail). Document playbook explaining process, assumptions, areas for improvement.

This role is responsible for performing compliance audits of these allocators. You will investigate their bookkeeping, client & data diligence, allocation history, and interventions. You will determine if the interactions meet a threshold for compliance, and whether the allocator should receive more DataCap to continue awarding the subsidy.

Required Traits/Skills:

– Trust and safety, compliance background
– Make subjective risk assessment decisions
– Attention to detail
– Research and investigation
– Analytical and pattern matching skills
– Documentation and reporting
– Executive decision making
– Database knowledge (Airtable)
– Moderate GitHub experience
– Strong backbone and ability to push back
– Independent working
– Minimal knowledge of web3, data storage
– Strong preference for Mandarin Chinese language skills
– Audit certificates not required (such as CPA, CISA)

Job Profile

– Remote
– Approximately 5 audits/week, approximately 3 hours per audit
– Approx. 15 – 25 hrs per week at $52-$62/hr (part-time)