Senior Product Manager, Risc Zero
Integrations
$204.6-247.5k
+ Generous company equity via Profit Incentive Units
More information about location
Decentralized computing platform
Job no longer available
Decentralized computing platform
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
$204.6-247.5k
+ Generous company equity via Profit Incentive Units
More information about location
21-100 employees
Company mission
To empower Web 3.0 developers to create and implement zero-knowledge technology, enabling individuals worldwide to leverage its benefits.
Role
Who you are
- Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- Experience: Demonstrated success as a Product Manager or similar, with 5+ years specializing in product integrations. Experience in high-growth Web3 startups is essential, along with a background in management consulting
- Technical Proficiency: Demonstrated ability to understand and apply technical concepts related to our protocol and the broader blockchain space, tools, and platforms to solve problems and drive project success
- Project Management: Exceptional organizational skills with a demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and deliver results
- Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to influence and collaborate with teams and stakeholders across diverse disciplines
- 🔒 Authenticity: Demonstrates ethical leadership, honesty, and transparency in all interactions
- 💖 Empathy: Shows understanding and concern for the well-being of team members, demonstrating a humane orientation to leadership
- 🌟 Resilience: Demonstrates positivity and resilience in the face of challenges, providing inspiration and motivation to the team
- 🌱 Growth Mindset: Encourages continuous learning and personal development within the team, focusing on the human dynamic and the unique needs and strengths of all stakeholders
- 🎯 Strategic Thinking: Exhibits the ability to think strategically and act decisively, balancing immediate needs with long-term goals
- 🌍 Inclusive Leadership: Champions diversity and inclusion, promoting equitable opportunities and treatment for all team members
- 🤝 Collaborative: Excels at breaking down silos and creating a "one team, one roadmap" culture. Has a strong ability to facilitate productive relationships across teams
- 👷🏾♀️ Builder: You’re a Creator and a Doer, you get the vision, create the strategy, and take ownership of building it
What the job involves
- As our Senior Product Manager overseeing Integrations at RISC Zero, you will drive the strategy and execution of key integrations, ensuring alignment with our goals and market demands
- You will develop deep expertise in RISC Zero’s offerings and collaborate across Engineering, BD, and Marketing to build and execute a comprehensive integrations roadmap
- This role requires engaging with customers to gather critical feedback, addressing product gaps, and leveraging data to drive continuous improvement
- Additionally, you will lead high-priority integration projects, develop 0-1 tools for solutions engineering, and contribute to go-to-market strategies to showcase the value of RISC Zero’s network and products
- Strong technical proficiency, project management, and communication skills are essential for success
- Master RISC Zero’s Stack and Product Offerings: Develop deep expertise in RISC Zero’s core products, integrations, and their technical capabilities
- Understand market demands and how RISC Zero addresses them
- Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Build strong, effective relationships with Engineering, BD, and Marketing teams to define and prioritize integration needs, timelines, and execution
- Drive Integration Roadmap: Develop and manage a detailed roadmap for integrations, ensuring smooth coordination of release schedules across teams and aligning them with key business goals
- Assess Customer Needs: Engage with customers to gather critical feedback on integration requirements
- Translate these insights into actionable plans that improve RISC Zero’s offerings and enhance partner satisfaction and growth
- Problem-Solve for Product Gaps: Identify gaps in the existing integration framework and develop solutions that enhance product performance and overall user experience
- Leverage Data and Analytics: Define and track KPIs for integrations, using data to assess success, identify areas for improvement, and create data-driven strategies based on customer feedback
- Lead Integration Projects: Oversee the end-to-end planning, execution, and launch of new integrations, ensuring all teams remain informed, aligned, and supportive throughout the process
- Develop Go-to-Market Strategy: Work closely with BD and Product Marketing to create and execute go-to-market strategies that effectively communicate RISC Zero’s integration features and value propositions to prospects and customers
- Top Initiatives You’ll Own (over the first 3-6 months)
- Partner with BD and engineering to prioritize and deliver on partnership and infrastructure integration opportunities that maximize demand for our prover network, Boundless
- Strategize with our leadership team to ensure top-tier support for the highest priority partners
- Lead the development and production of 0-1 tools and services that the solutions engineering organization incepts and builds
Our take
The internet of today is built around cloud computing platforms. That means in many ways it is owned by Amazon Web Services and its competitors. Blockchain technology arguably has the potential to create a much more open internet where participants own their own data. However, a major hurdle for that vision has been the difficulty of scaling these technologies.
Zero Knowledge Proofs are one floated technology to help meet this challenge. RISC Zero is applying that thesis through an open source virtual machine using RISC-V, which will allow developers without experience in Solidity or other custom built blockchain languages to begin building decentralized applications.
The team has been focused on expanding the capabilities of the first versions of its virtual machine, and the company has secured significant funding to help bring Bonsai, its computing platform, to market. It has also announced Zeth, a first-of-its-kind "Type 0" zero knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine. This latest product represents a significant step in the development of zero knowledge tech, bringing as yet unseen simplicity to building complex ZK infrastructure.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jul 2023
$40m
SERIES A
Aug 2022
$12m
SEED
Total funding: $54m
Company benefits
- Opportunities for professional growth, learning, and development
- Remote with domestic and international travel up to 20% for team ‘onsite’ meetings and conferences
- Co-working space in Seattle, with the flexibility to rent working spaces in other locations
- Health insurance: Premera Blue Cross (medical dental, vision, HSA) 85% premium coverage for employees, 75% for dependents
- Generous company equity & 401k
- Unlimited PTO (3-5 weeks is the norm), 11 paid holidays, sick leave, etc.
- Supportive and collaborative work environment
Company HQ
Downtown Seattle, Seattle, WA
Leadership
Frank Laub
(CTO)Previously Deep Learning Software Engineer at Intel. Before that worked at two AI startups: Vertex and Peach Fuzzer.
Brian Retford
(CEO)Previously a Software Engineering Manager at Intel Movidius. Before that, co-founded and was CTO of Vertex AI. Also worked at Google.
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