Senior Product Manager, Ondo
Ondo Chain
Plus future token rights, and/or equity (according to your preferences)
On-chain finance firm
Open for applications
On-chain finance firm
21-100 employees
Open for applications
Plus future token rights, and/or equity (according to your preferences)
21-100 employees
Company mission
To make institutional-grade financial products and services available to everyone.
Role
Who you are
- 4+ years of full-time product management or founder experience shipping products to developers or end users
- 1+ years of full-time product management or founder experience within web3 or crypto, preferably a L1 or L2 blockchain or DeFi protocol
- Based in PT, MT, CT, or ET time zones
- Bachelor's degree or significant coursework in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
- Familiarity with the Real-World Asset space and DeFi protocols
- Familiarity with smart contract development, blockchain protocols, and blockchain virtual machines
- Excellent technical and non-technical communication skills, verbal and written
- Experience working closely with Engineering and other cross-functional teams (ex. Dev Rel, BD, Operations) to lead and define product strategy and roadmap
- Strong ownership mentality and ability to execute in fast-paced, ambiguous circumstances
Desirable
- 1+ years of full-time web3 product management experience on a L1/L2 blockchain or DeFi protocol
- 1+ years as a full-time software engineer on a L1/L2 blockchain or DeFi protocol
- Has shipped at least 1 developer-facing product to scale
- Familiarity with the Cosmos SDK and ecosystem tools
What the job involves
- We’re looking for an experienced Senior Product Manager to lead a large new initiative for Ondo Finance
- We are building core 0-1 web3 infrastructure to become the world’s foremost Real World Asset (RWA) blockchain platform - ensuring we can meet the performance, security, and functionality requirements of 3rd party institutions and developers/protocols building on top of Ondo
- This role is primarily a developer-facing role, with some consumer-facing scope as well
- It requires not only a deep knowledge of modern DeFi protocols, but also some expertise on the architecture and ecosystem decisions behind key L1 and L2 blockchains
- You should already be deep in web3 and have relevant work or founder experience - this role is not for those looking for a first job in the space
- Bonus points for those with direct experience working on Cosmos SDK or for a L1/L2 blockchain
- This person will report to the VP of Product and have an opportunity to heavily influence Ondo’s largest infrastructure bet to date, and help define its requirements and build out an ecosystem around it leading up to its launch
- This person should be very comfortable working with Engineering, Security and Operations to define requirements and success for key developer-facing infrastructure
- Own, scope and execute on a roadmap to bring to life novel, 0 to 1 RWA web3 infrastructure for Ondo. Ruthlessly prioritize to ship a MVP by end of year and continue iterating based off of developer and user feedback
- Work with existing web3 protocols, new web3 and web2 developers & institutions to empathize with pain points and interpret feature requests for new Ondo infrastructure
- Define a world-class developer experience for new Ondo infrastructure/protocols and drive initiatives to realize this vision
- Use metrics, ecosystem/industry trends, and insights from developers and consumers to identify and execute on new opportunities for the protocol
- Have the product and technical depth to help update external developer docs & debug with 3rd party developers when necessary
- Help define the evolution of Ondo DAO governance
Our take
The crypto market hit it’s all-time peak in 2021 at a value of $3 trillion, whilst it’s not at the optimum place it was cryptocurrency is still very much challenging competitors in the digital currency market. Ondo finance is looking to innovate on top of the traditional crypto models offering structure investment products to users. The company has two branches; an asset management tool and a technology tool that develops decentralized finance protocols, each with their own interface.
A huge win for the company was a 2023 tokenizing exposure to US Treasuries becoming the first tokenized bond backed by US Treasury bills and bank deposits. With this Ondo has stood its ground as a market leader alongside its continued efforts to roll out new tokenised real-world assets and nurture protocols that can support both tokenized real-world assets and traditional crypto. The company boasts a large amount of funding that has supported and continues to support development in the sector to retain its position in the space.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Apr 2022
$20m
SERIES A
Aug 2021
$4m
SEED
Total funding: $24m
Company benefits
- Tokens, and/or equity (according to your preferences). We're well-funded and believe that great talent deserves great compensation
- Full benefits (medical, vision, and dental) and flexible vacation policy (PTO)
- Small remote-first team. You'll be an early team member helping shape our vision, culture, and Product practices
- A+ colleagues. Our leadership team includes alumni from Goldman Sachs Digital Assets, Fortress, Bridgewater, and MakerDAO
- Best-in-class investors. We are proud to be backed by leading funds and strategics (incl. Founders Fund, Pantera, GoldenTree, Coinbase, and CoinFund) and angels (incl. founders of AngelList, Anchorage, and Aave)
Company HQ
Midtown Manhattan, New York, NY
Articles
Leadership
Nathan Allman
(CEO)Previously a Partner at ChainStreet Capital. Went on to focus on cryptocurrency market services within Digital Assets - Global Markets & GS AccelerateDigital Assets at Goldman Sachs.
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