Silvana Saldisuri
08/09/2021 6:01 AM
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Updated 08/09/2021 6:01 AM
In recent years, the demand for
professionals trained
in digital careers has
increased considerably
.
This is due to the fact that a large number of jobs are in
full transformation
incorporating new technologies and developing the skills required for their management.
According to a study prepared by the
Argentine Chamber of Fintech
, this industry that already employs about 15,000 people and grows 40% annually since 2017, will
end the year with about 20,000 jobs
.
In this context, the
crypto labor market
is
in full expansion
, due to the fact that
Argentina
ranks as one of the most developed digital currency ecosystems in all of Latin America in terms of cryptocurrency penetration.
The technology behind bitcoin is here to stay and could mark a before and after.
Photo: AFP.
This is due to the fact that despite the volatility of bitcoin, since many Argentines still remain oblivious to the issue, many others choose to bet on this type of investment, through crypto dollars, to take refuge from local inflation.
"The technology behind bitcoin is here to stay, it is something completely disruptive and
could mark a before and after
, just as the internet did in past decades," said the technical analyst of financial markets and creator of the Academy "Be different." ,
Gonzalo Pereyra Saez
to
Clarín
.
As he highlighted, "
blockchain technology
is the safest and most efficient method to achieve global consensus without depending on an intermediary organization, this function has many applications, mainly the possibility of creating smart contracts, giving rise to
a completely new financial world
" .
"The big banks have already taken note and, little by little, they begin to join the crypto ecosystem, so did the main payment platforms in the United States and some credit cards. The fact is that it continues on this path, and everything seems To indicate that this will be the case,
in the years to come there will be a massive adoption of Bitcoin
taking the crypto sector to the next level, "he added.
Many Argentines remain oblivious to the issue, others choose to invest in cryptocurrencies to take refuge from local inflation.
Photo: EFE.
What are the most requested jobs
"Most of the current searches are oriented to
Development and Digital Product
",
Nicolás Loterspil,
Co-founder and CFO of SatoshiTango, told
Clarín
.
For her part,
Malía Cara
, CPO (Chief People Officer) of Buenbit explained that they are currently looking for about
30 positions to fill
.
50% of those positions are in the digital world,
profiles for engineering, product and design
. "
"We are growing in products and solutions and that is why we need more and more:
developers
,
designers, both UX and UI
,
product owners and product managers
. The other 50% of searches are distributed in areas of
Finance
,
operations
and
growth
(marketing) mainly "large.
Most of the current searches are geared towards development and digital product.
Photo: Reuters.
What profiles and skills are they looking for in crypto companies
"This industry requires many
matching skills and similar to the IT industry
. They are looking for people linked to technology, with ease for solving problems and with a lot of desire to learn. In general, it is a
profile linked to technology and combined with the world of finance,
"said Loterspil of SatoshiTango.
For Malía Cara de Buenabit, "
the most important
thing a person has to have to join this world
is the attitude
. The desire to get into a new world, which not many people know and which many fear. People who believe and love generate products and solutions to
help Latin Americans improve their finances
. "
In this sense, he indicated that this is something that they look at a lot, "beyond technical expertise or training, we look for
flexible people, who adapt to changes
, since being a startup and something so new we are constantly changing in pursuit to improve ".
"
People who want to learn, create, innovate, experiment and above all who want to work as a team
. We work with interdisciplinary groups since we believe that diversity is key to achieving better results," he said.
From the technical point of view, Cara explained that it depends a lot on the profile, "but
we value previous experiences
, the new things they can bring to the team.
We are not so strict with formal education
, since especially in technology there are many self-taught people who learned by doing and not studying ".
When seeking to incorporate senior profiles, he said that previous experiences are valued, the
specific knowledge that the person has in what we are looking for
.
"When we look for juniors, they are profiles that are aligned with the position, but that we can train and develop internally," he said.
Mariano Di Pietrantonio
, Marketing Director for Latin America at MakerDAO stressed that "it is essential for the applicant to know very well how this technology is handled and to understand the ecosystem well."
However, he stressed that "whatever the profile, whether in marketing, business development, programmers, etc., it is
an almost exclusive condition to have an excellent level of English
."
They offer competitive salaries, and above average.
Photo: Archive.
How much do crypto companies pay?
These companies are constantly adapting to the market, looking at what companies in this area, from Argentina and abroad, and fintech companies in general are doing.
They offer
competitive salaries, and above average
.
From Buenbit they highlighted that "the investment they make is in people, and not only in salary but in their well-being and professional development."
To give an overview of salaries and positions, he detailed some of the professions with the most demand and their pay according to the references of the Argentine Chamber of Fintech:
Frontend Developer:
the average salary is $ 90,000 in Argentina and can reach gross monthly salaries of
up to $ 280,000.
Backend Developers:
charges between $ 46,000 and $ 176,000.
Your gross salary can reach
$ 300,000.
Product Manager or Product Manager:
The average salary of a product manager is $ 130,000 and can reach
$ 250,000.
UX / UI Designer: They
can make
$ 250,000
in the local market.
Senior Risk Analyst:
between $ 275,000 and
$ 290,000.
With regard to managerial positions in the Operations, Compliance and Legal sectors, salaries range
from $ 330,000 to $ 530,000
Universities are generating degrees in cryptocurrencies and blockchain.
Photo: Archive.
Future of crypto employment: what is the projection for the next few years?
It is a
market in full expansion with growth
that seems infinite.
It has everything to gain and incredible potential and therefore, more and more professionals and specialists will be required for the industry.
An indication is that
universities are generating degrees in cryptocurrencies, blockchain
and others.
There are already several courses and agreements between these entities to deepen knowledge of this subject.
"
Argentina is one of the most advanced countries in this sector
. In the case of SatoshiTango from
2020 to 2021 we tripled the number of employees
and we know the case of other companies in the sector that have had a similar impact on their work teams," he said. Nicolas Loterspil.
From Buenbit, Malía Caras stressed that they hope to continue
growing and generating opportunities
: "As far as we are concerned, we have several projects ahead and that means that we have this number of
open searches
today
."
"In addition, we strongly believe that
crypto is the future of finance
. That is why we seek to hire
talents, professionals and crypto references
. And this also ends up being an extra strategy for attracting talent, because entering Buenbit means entering work with the best, "he concluded.
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