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

Level Health

Head of Digital

Avid Gaming / Entain

In Avid Gaming we made and marketed Sports Interaction - a betting application for a recreational Canadian audience.

I simultaneously led the Product Design and Design-for-Advertising teams.
My focus was on creating strong customer relationships with our brand via a high-quality product that kept customers connected to us. We enjoyed a 70% month to month retention rate - the highest in the market.
Sports Interaction competed in the Canadian market by creating a product that earned a reputation as the easiest to use, and the first choice for recreational bettors.

Mindful that our greatest asset is our people, I implemented effective work processes for my teams, dove-tailing design thinking with Agile software development and marketing objectives. I am an advocate of continuous improvement and constantly advocate for the advantages Agile brings when bringing features in front of customers.

The business saw enormous growth during my tenure in revenue and active customer numbers. 

In Feb 2022 Avid Gaming and the Sports Interaction Brand were acquired by Entain PLC for $300m CAD.

Director of Design and Product

Avid Gaming

This role sat within a Brand team.
•	Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including design, development and marketing to ensure successful product launches and ongoing enhancements.
•	Used market research, user interviews and competitive analysis to identify customer needs and opportunities for product improvement.
•	Led a team of UX Designers and Graphic Designers, providing guidance and mentorship to drive creativity, efficiency, and high-quality deliverables.
•	Employed my strong understanding of UX/UI principles and best practices, employing user-cantered design methodologies to optimise website usability.
•	Collaborated with creative writers and marketers to create a series of novelty, culturally tuned animated ads that made us stand out to our target audience as a recreational betting destination.
•	Evolved the design team to take a leading role in product development allowing the product to become known for being the most user-friendly in the market.

Head of Design

•	Collaborated with front-end development in the creation of a cohesive set of CSS and HTML page templates.
•	Created custom graphics, logos, and illustrations to establish a strong brand identity and effectively communicate marketing messages.
•	Initiated a culture of seeing design as a means for solution-building and usability as well as aesthetic branding.
•	Demonstrated expertise in designing responsive websites that enhanced user experience across multiple devices and platforms.

User Interface Designer

Dorset College Dublin

Teaching at Higher Diploma level. Introduction to Materials Science, Design Presentation, Design History.

Lecturer - Interior Design and Architecture

Nomadic Display

Designed display solutions for events using a system of standard, modular components.

Product Designer

I am a product design leader. My objective is always to gain competitive advantage by connecting product direction to business outcomes. This happens by putting the customer at the top of the business hierarchy. 
I thrive in dynamic, collaborative environments where innovation and user advocacy are valued.  I have a track record in empowering teams to deliver high-quality solutions efficiently, in line with business strategy.

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