Sam Wellalage , BSC, MA

WIC Search

Your on-demand in-house recruitment team at 80% less cost.

Chief Economist and Recruiter

WorkInCrypto.Global

Scaling Blockchain, Crypto and Web3 Teams Since 2019: Csuit to $100K salaries

Recent appointments: 
Director of Operations: Sport and Blockchain Tech
Head of Business Development: Cloud Startup
Head of Web3 and Metaverse for PSG Football club: one of the most well-known sports brands in the world: £600 Million revenue last year
Web3 Advisor to the board: beIn Media Group: £1 Billion in revenue last year
COO to a payment application: 12 Billion Dollars under management
CEO to a brand new crypto exchange
Head of Product 
CTO
Chief Operating Officer: Crypto exchange: £400 Million in Revenue

Founder and executive search recruiter

ScalingCrypto teams since 2019. Our business has two functions: executive search and 2. Crypto recruitment for mid and junior level roles

Founder

Untapped Future

"untapped Future" is a charity I set up to address my lifelong dream to support underprivileged children. Coming from an underprivileged background, I know how life-changing it is to have equal opportunities for children growing up in underdeveloped countries in Asia. 10% of the business profit from WorkInCrypto.Global goes towards this charity to help identify children with sporting and education talent.

Chief Executive Officer

Scaling Unicorns

Hiring Ops Leaders and Sr Tech for Tech, AI and FinTech industry. Salary ranges from $120K to $400K.

Cloud Computing, Machine Learning and AI, Python Engineers, Data Engineer, Cloud Security, Director, CEO, Full Stack Engineers, Backend Engineer

Founder and Principal Recruiter

5iveTech Recruitment

What makes us different from the rest? It is in the questions we ask and the process we follow! We go beyond checklists and explore what it is actually driving people in their work.  

Track record to date:
Our last 100 placements have a 99% retention rate. 98% of the candidates we've placed in the last 2 years are still in their jobs today. Most of them got promoted

Examples of our placement in the past 12 months (contract and permanents):
Tech Leadership: CTO, Engineering Manager, Head of Development, Tech Architects and Lead Devs 
C-Suit: CEO, Chief Operations Officer, Director of Ops, Head of Client Services
Compliance: Head of Compliance, Director of compliance, AML/KYC/ Crypto specific compliance
Marketing: CMO, Marketing Manager, UX/UI Designer
Sofware Engineering: Blockchain, C#, Java, C++, Ruby on Rails, Elixir, Golang, Javascript, React, Gatsby, SOLIDITY, Smart Contracts,PHP

Industries: Fintech, Cryptocurrency, Asset Management, Banking, Capital Markets, Gaming, Gambling, 

We ask intuitive questions to determine your suitability and we make recommendations based on your skillset. Whether you are a CEO, recruitment head or a junior-level candidate, we provide expert advice which transforms your talent pipeline and careers.

Managing Director and Founder

rethink

I built the Ruby on Rails practice from scratch at Rethink.

Awards and recognitions: Rising Star at Rethink group (London, Birmingham, Manchester and Ireland).

Technology Recruiter

British Transport Police

Human Resource and Resource allocation for London Police

HR Resourcing Officer

Keele University

Recruitment Officer

Sri Lanka Badminton 

I first represented Sri Lanka when I was 12  years old. At the age of 19, I became the national number 1. I was able to travel the world and represent my country. I loved every minute of it. 

Starting out it was hard, financially as well as mentally.  But through hard work, sheer determination and self-belief I overcame every obstacle. I'm blessed to be able to play an individual sport at the highest level, and that experience still shapes me and reassures me that there is nothing you cannot achieve if you beleive!

Professional Athlete

Crypto Executive Search Recruiter | Ex -Pro Athlete | CEO

Separating the good from the great!

I have been scaling Crypto/Blockchain/ Web3 companies since 2019, hiring C-suit to Engineers.

Most roles ranges from $100,000 - $400,00K per year.

Here are some case studies of how I did exemplary work for exemplary people and companies: 

1. I am the exclusive and retained Blockchain recruiter for the PSG football club, one of the world's top 5 best football clubs owned by the government of Qatar. I successfully recruited their first Head of Blockchain to facilitate the club's transition into the Web3 space and help them earn millions of additional revenue streams.

2. I recruited the entire company (C suit, engineers, and ops) for the former chairman of Macquarie Bank Group, who now runs a 12 billion-dollar hedge fund. 

3. I helped another market leader, Chiliz and Socios, hire a Director of Operations for their newly set crypto team and several other roles.

How do I achieve these results?

I use a metric-driven, scientifically designed qualification process that hiring managers and candidates undergo. Thus, I have a 100% success rate over 500 positions filled and a 98% retention rate.  

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Executive Search Recruiter

Executive Search / C-suit Recruitment in  Crypto. Blockchain and Metaverse Sector

Recent appointments: 
Head of Business Development: Web3 startup
Head of Web3 and Metaverse for PSG Football club: one of the most well-known sports brands in the world: £600 Million revenue last year
Web3 Advisor to the board: beIn Media Group: £1 Billion in revenue last year
COO to a crypto payment application: 12 Billion Dollars under management
CEO to a brand new crypto exchange
Head of Product - crypto
CTO - crypto
Chief Operating Officer: Crypto exchange: £400 Million in Revenue last year

IAMX AG

-	Spearheaded multi-channel marketing strategies and campaigns for IAMX and blockchain collaboration projects that lead to successful funding from the Cardano Catalyst Fund.
-	Project Manager for IAMX AtalaPRISM Modular KYC project, in charge of the successful on-time delivery of key objectives, compliance with funding requirements, achievement of project milestones.
-	Established essential partnerships with key stakeholders and influential governmental groups, such as the APPG UK (members of parliament group), promoting blockchain adoption.
-	Contributing author to KYC-World.com, a Fintech publication, providing research and market updates on fintech and blockchain topics, VC investments, compliance, and regulation.

Head of Marketing and Partnerships

MAKE Creative

-	Marketing Strategy and Content Advisor for MakeCreative.com, a content marketer for high profile brands like Maersk, Swissair and Saudi Aramco, supporting brands to venture from web2 to web3. 
-	Advisor for Klüh Multiservices (CoDE) on project collaborations and integrating blockchain technology, identifying and implementing new use cases and community building strategies within the Web3 ecosystem and across social media platforms.
-	Headed the creative direction and business development for Leopold Verlag, a brand of Make Creative and publisher specializing in art calendars, including managing content creation, design, planning and scheduling launch, prints, release of calendars and sales.

Advisor Marketing & Business Development Web3 – London

Aquila Capital

- In charge of corporate content development for 1000+ financial prospectus and reports for investment firms, mainly Aquila Capital, IGTI, Alceda Management (private equity and closed-end funds). 
- Key advisor of content strategy and copy for financial reports, investment prospectuses, marketing material and webpages.

Advisor and Chief Editor Corporate Content	- Germany, Switzerland, UK

Family Business

-	Headed commercial property operations and business development across multiple verticals including strategic partnerships, finance restructuring, project planning and development.
-	Negotiated stakeholder agreements (B2B and B2C), financial settlements, commercial agreements, creating new infrastructure projects in East Germany and deal closing with contractors.

Business Development I Operations and Partnerships

Crown Unternehmensberatung Hamburg - Consulting Firm specialised in restructuring SMEs and start-ups

Crown Unternehmensberatung – Germany (Apr03–Jun07)
Consultancy Firm specialised in restructuring of SMEs and Start-ups 
Senior Business Consulting
-	Headed the restructuring of SME accounts and business development of start-ups in the financial, tech and food industry.
-	Implemented financial and marketing/product strategies, planning processes, overseeing analysts and all project-related teams, directly reporting to the CEO.
-	Secured refinancing agreements/led creditor talks; negotiated government grants and handled client fundraising processes.
-	Managed day-to-day client relationships including advice and business support (B2B).

Senior Business Consultant for SME Restructuring and Start-ups

Cantor Fitzgerald

- New client acquisitions and customer relationship management (B2B and B2C)
- Equity CFDs brokerage on behalf of high-net-worth clients
- Managed European accounts for the digital bond platform eSpeed

Equity Sales Trader and Business Relationship Manager

Clientknowledge.com

- Financial research studies analysing the emergence of digital platforms in the forex markets and the effects on competitive performance of market makers.
- Bespoke benchmark studies to help clients measure their current state and performance against peers

Global Research and Consulting

Experienced professional in the Financial Service and Blockchain industry with solid knowledge of Digital Assets, Defi, Identity, and RWA Tokenization. Extensive experience in advisory, strategic, partnerships and marketing roles, overseeing teams of up to 11 staff in fast-paced environments for SMEs and Start-ups with over 20 years’ experience catering to global corporates and financial clients; multilingual (German, English, Spanish, French). Contributing author to fintech publications with UK press card credentials.

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