Head of DeFi

About ChainML ChainML, the labs company behindTheoriq, is at the forefront of AI-driven decentralized finance by integrating AI with blockchain. Theoriqis shaping the future of AI-powered DeFi through advanced agent swarm and coordination technology—unlocking the full potential of autonomous agentic finance and introducing a new liquidity layer to Web3. We champion decentralization to ensure an equitable distribution of AI's benefits while mitigating risks tied to centralized technology control. About the role Theoriq is seeking aHead of DeFito own and expand our decentralized-finance product surface. In this role you will translate bold, visionary concepts into shippable products - guiding everything from strategy through launch and continual post-launch iteration. The ideal candidate has already taken at least one DeFi product from whiteboard to production, is fluent in AI fundamentals, and maintains an active, respected presence across Web3 communities. What you'll do • Own DeFi Product Strategy • • Craft and iterate the vision and roadmap for our DeFi products (including AlphaSwarm), mapping user needs to protocol KPIs and business goals. • Translate AI-agent capabilities into concrete liquidity, staking, and risk-management features. • Drive Execution & Delivery • • Lead cross-functional squads from discovery through to product/feature launch, ensuring on-time, high-quality releases. • Write clear specs, groom backlogs, run sprints, and coordinate QA for every contract, UI, and data service. • Amplify User & Market Insight • • Interview traders, LPs, DAO treasuries, and agent developers to validate needs, pain points and feature ideas. • Track AI, DeFi, and Layer-2/Rollup trends to keep Theoriq differentiated and forward-compatible. • Embed Risk & Compliance • • Partner with security, legal, and audit vendors to ship battle-tested smart contracts. • Integrate real-time monitoring for TVL, slippage, oracle health, and agent behavior anomalies. • Grow Community & Ecosystem • • Engage in governance forums, Discord servers, and hackathons; convert top contributors into beta testers. • Leverage your Web3 network to recruit design-partners, liquidity providers, and integration allies. • Provide Thought Leadership • • Represent Theoriq at conferences, podcasts, and Twitter/X Spaces, articulating how AI-agent swarms will reshape capital markets. • Publish product updates and deep dives that build credibility with both developers and institutional audiences. • Collaboration with Go To Market • • Work with marketing to define product packaging and positioning • Work with business development to support and prioritize customer opportunities • Define customer segmentation and prioritization of segments to target Qualifications • You possess end-to-end product-management expertise, including road-mapping, writing user stories, grooming backlogs, and delivering iterative releases in senior or lead roles. • You have shipped at least one DeFi product - such as a DEX, lending market, derivatives platform, or asset-management vault - from concept to a successful mainnet. • You are fluent in AI fundamentals and can clearly explain how agent architectures, large-language-model workflows, or reinforcement-learning strategies unlock new DeFi primitives. • You maintain an active network across multiple Web3 communities and DAOs, allowing you to secure partners, auditors, and liquidity sources when needed. • You have a solid grasp of Solidity and EVM design patterns, understand oracle design and gas-optimization techniques, and can evaluate on-chain risk-management frameworks. • You are skilled at defining and tracking key metrics such as TVL, trading volume, utilization rates, and alpha versus beta returns, and you use data experiments like A/B or canary tests to guide decisions. • You excel at aligning engineers, designers, researchers, and community stakeholders around a shared vision and turning that alignment into consistent execution. • You thrive in fast-moving startup environments, embrace ambiguity, and treat constraints as opportunities for creative solutions. • You are genuinely excited about building ethical, community-centric technology at the intersection of AI and decentralized finance.