OP Labs Sr. Product Manager, Fintechs & Exchanges

OP Labs builds Optimism an open-source blockchain network that powers the next generation of financial infrastructure. Hundreds of companies from the worlds largest enterprises like Sony Coinbase Kraken Uniswap OKX and Bitpanda to the most ambitious early-stage builders use the OP stack to launch their own blockchains and bring their users onchain. Today over 65% of Layer 2 activity on Ethereum runs through the OP stack.

We are a small team building at the speed of the ecosystem we support. Were remote-friendly but the NYC office is our center of gravity. Weve raised $178M from a16z Paradigm and others. We have our work cut out for us and are looking for exceptional people to join us.

Role and Responsibilities

Were hiring a Senior Product Manager to drive onchain adoption by fintechs and centralized crypto exchanges in the Optimism ecosystem.

Fintechs and crypto exchanges are rapidly moving their business onchain to serve as the most important distribution partners for bringing millions of users and billions in assets this role youll define the roadmap for enterprise-facing products that help these businesses expand their product suite and integrate DeFi functionality without sacrificing user experience.

As the creators of Optimism Mainnet and the infrastructure that powers all OP Stack chains OP Labs is dedicated to enhancing Ethereums performance exponentially. We operate as a Public Benefit Corporation aligning our mission with the greater public good by funding Ethereum public goods through our growth.

What are the role responsibilities

• Lead the Fintech & Exchange Roadmap: Define and execute product strategy across integrations SDKs and infrastructure that help fintechs and exchanges embed onchain services into their platforms.

• Champion the Customer: Build deep expertise in fintechs and exchanges understanding their needs around compliance custody and user experience. Translate those needs into products and partnerships that deliver measurable value.

• Drive Adoption of Onchain Services: Launch and scale products that make it easier for enterprises to offer yield trading payments and other onchain financial products to their users.

• Partner with the Ecosystem: Collaborate and coordinate with DeFi protocols infra providers custodians and chain operators to accelerate ecosystem growth.

• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work with engineering BD design and marketing to bring new products from concept to launch and iterate quickly.

• Experience: 5 years of product management experience ideally in fintech consumer finance apps or centralized crypto exchanges. Direct experience with onchain/DeFi products is a strong plus.

• Customer-Driven: Strong ability to engage with enterprise partners uncover pain points and translate them into actionable product requirements.

• Technical Aptitude: Comfortable working across custody wallet infra and protocol integrations to inform product decisions.

• Domain Knowledge: Solid understanding of fintech product mechanics (e.g. trading lending payments) or exchange infrastructure.

• Collaborative & Adaptable: Thrives in fast-moving environments with shifting priorities and rapidly developing regulatory landscape

• Strong Communicator: Excellent written and verbal skills; able to articulate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Mission-Aligned: Belief that blockchains can make financial services more open efficient and accessible to anyone.