Product Manager - Crypto

Career Renew is recruiting for one of its clients a Product Manager - Crypto - candidates need to be based in US/Europe.

UMA Purpose: UMA is the canonical source of truth that blockchains use to verify real world data. 

UMA Vision: UMA enables any verifiable truth to be recorded on-chain, trustlessly.

Who is Risk Labs?

Risk Labs is the foundation and core team behind UMA, and some top tier products built with it such as oSnap, Oval, and the  Across protocol . The Risk Labs team, operates as one cohesive (amazing!) culture, but focuses on two core protocols, UMA and Across. UMA and Across are decentralized protocols governed by community members across the globe in DAOs, and are supported by Risk Labs Foundation. UMA's optimistic oracle (OO) can record any verifiable truth or data onto a blockchain. Across is leading the future of interoperability with its frontier intents based architecture. 

We're looking for a Product Manager who has knowledge of the DeFi space and a passion for taking early stage products to scale. You’ll define and implement technical product strategy while remaining agile to market feedback in the short term and steering your team and resources accordingly. You’re someone who loves deeply technical innovation and distilling complex concepts into an easily digestible and ambitious road map. You're particularly passionate about block building and MEV, and taking concepts from 0-1. The UMA brand has a subset of products, such as the Optimistic Oracle (OO), oSnap, and now Oval. Alongside another PM, and reporting to the founder/Head of Product, you’ll collaborate to bring these products to scale.

• Strategize and develop: Drive the product vision, own a road map, and help prioritize development time and resources;  
• Execute collaboratively: Work with engineering, sales, and marketing to communicate the align on the product strategy, collect feedback, and coordinate efforts to help the product win;
• Own product operations: establish the systems and processes to scope and define clear priorities, report on progress, prevent/overcome stuck points, and do what it takes to execute on the vision;
• Design novel systems: architect novel smart contract systems and decentralized applications. Assessing feasibility, scope and timing alongside your tech lead and head of product;
• Make data driven decisions: Gather and evaluate product feedback and industry data to inform product strategy;
• Become an expert: Have the tenacity to develop all the knowledge and skills to be an expert in this space

Requirements

5+ years full-time relatable experience (at least some crypto/Defi/MEV product management), at least 2 in a Product role.

Experience working with technical products and 0-1

Experience with challenging assumptions to build the best product possible

Based in US or European timezones

Awareness of UMA and interest in the Oval product

Benefits

• Pay packages include competitive salaries & meaningful token options. 
• Will pay in stablecoins or fiat. 
• Philosophies for a culture that show we care: Take vacation when you need it, family care, training and development (just to name a few) 
• 100% remote, which means we encourage you to create the work environment that you thrive in. 
• At least two team wide offsites a year.