Senior Product Manager, Ava Labs

• 10+ years of product management experience in fintech, blockchain, cryptocurrency, or financial services
• Business architect experience building a product/platform path to support trading, lending, and liquidity in a traditional and digital asset environments
• Experience building trading, lending and liquidity products for institutional clients (e.g., asset managers, hedge funds, banks, market makers, or fintech platforms)
• Familiarity with institutional financial workflows, such as custody, onboarding, compliance, regulatory reporting, and trading and lending related processes
• Deep knowledge of trading systems or workflows (e.g., execution, liquidity access, OMS/EMS, or trading platforms)
• Experience driving products through the full lifecycle, from discovery and design to launch and iteration
• Strong ability to define and lead product strategy and translate it into actionable roadmaps
• Experience working cross-functionally with engineering, design, and go-to-market teams
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret data and market trends
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience working with APIs, platforms, or developer-facing products
• Deep experience with institutional trading systems, market structure, liquidity venues, and B2B2C products

Desirable

• We’re looking for a Senior Manager - Product to lead the strategy and execution of Fortary’s institutional platform across trading, lending, and liquidity
• This leader will define the long-term vision at the intersection of product, markets, and infrastructure—focused on building best-in-class digital asset solutions for sophisticated financial institutions
• You'll define the long-term product vision, strategy, and investment priorities across Fortary’s institutional trading, lending, and liquidity offerings
• Working closely with engineering, design, business development, and executive leadership, you'll align product investments with customer needs, market opportunities, regulatory requirements, and business objectives to drive sustainable growth
• This role requires deep expertise in institutional market structure and workflows, exceptional strategic judgment, and the ability to translate complex market dynamics into scalable products and measurable business outcomes
• The ideal candidate brings a proven track record of defining and scaling successful B2B fintech or digital asset products, shaping long-term product strategy, and leading complex cross-functional initiatives
• They thrive in fast-paced, high-growth environments, combining strategic thinking with strong execution and the ability to influence senior stakeholders across the organization
• In this role, you'll help define Fortary's institutional product strategy, guide investment decisions across key product areas, and drive adoption and commercial success with institutional clients globally
• As the business architect for trading, lending, and liquidity, the Senior Product Manager will define and lead the long-term product vision, portfolio strategy, and investment priorities for Fortary's institutional trading, lending, and liquidity platform, ensuring alignment with company objectives and growth strategy. The plan will consider a build, buy, partner approach to enrich these capabilities across the Fortary Roadmap
• Partner with executive leadership to shape product strategy, prioritize investments, and drive strategic initiatives that accelerate Fortary's institutional business
• Execute cross-functionally with engineering, business development, marketing, and design to deliver measurable customer and business outcomes
• Develop deep insights into institutional client needs, market structure, and competitive dynamics to identify new market opportunities and inform product strategy
• Build trusted relationships with institutional clients and strategic partners to validate product direction, strengthen adoption, and identify new growth opportunities
• Own product commercialization in partnership with executive leadership and business development, including go-to-market strategy, product positioning, pricing considerations, and successful launches
• Define and benchmark institutional competitors with a focus on institutional trading, lending, and liquidity to differentiate Fortary with it’s clients
• Develop and scale core platform capabilities across Fortary, ensuring a seamless, secure, and high-quality user experience
• Drive prioritization and investment decisions across multiple product initiatives, balancing customer value, technical complexity, regulatory considerations, and commercial impact
• Drive the development and scaling of secure, reliable, and high-performance institutional platform capabilities across trading, lending, liquidity, and related services
• Execute effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment where adaptability and ownership are critical