Product Manager

Summary

Join Offchain Labs, a leader in decentralized blockchain technology, and help shape the future of Arbitrum Nitro, a cutting-edge blockchain scaling solution. As a Product Manager, you will own and deliver against a scaling-focused roadmap, collaborating with research, engineering, and leadership teams. You will prioritize improvements, bring novel technologies to market, and proactively identify technical and non-technical requirements. Strategic guidance of engineering teams, effective communication with marketing and partnerships, and cross-company integration are key responsibilities. Offchain Labs offers a remote-first work environment, various benefits, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Requirements

• Experience: 3-5 years in a PM role or a closely related technical capacity
• Blockchain Enthusiast: A burning curiosity and/or deep understanding of blockchain technologies
• Communication Maven: Stellar written and verbal communication skills. Comfortable influencing and collaborating with individuals across the organization
• Technical & Business Acumen: Capable of diving deep into the technical details while keeping an eye on the broader business objectives
• Team Player: Flexible, dependable, and thrives in ambiguous situations. Takes ownership when needed
• You work well, and even thrive, in uncertain or ambiguous environments. You can make informed decisions with limited information, excel at turning ambiguity into clear, actionable plans, and continuously strive to obtain, synthesize, & productively react to new information to evaluate current priorities and re-navigate if necessary
• Educational Background: A degree in Computer Science or an Engineering field. Alternatively, hands-on experience in building software products, be it through personal projects or professional ventures

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver against a scaling-focused & innovation-focused roadmap — ruthlessly prioritizing the changes we ship from bandwidth improvements to broader adoption of EIPs/RIPs, and bringing to market novel, 0-to-1 technologies
• Interface directly with our dedicated Research team to turn breakthroughs into finely scoped product changes (or new products), and integrate feedback into our exploratory pipeline
• Proactively identify requirements at a technical and non-technical level to ensure continuous product success — from docs, to ecosystem infrastructure, to granular front-end details
• Strategically guide and inform our engineering teams, helping source and synthesize feedback from: existing projects and users, the ever evolving market landscape, and underlying technical considerations to prioritize development work
• Be a force amplifier for our marketing and partnerships teams to deliver successful but technically sound messaging for new product launches and protocol changes to educate and inform
• Integrate across the company, ensuring that our engineering, design, marketing, partnerships, and other teams are tightly aligned

Preferred Qualifications

• You have developed or experimented with software, infrastructure, and/or blockchain applications - with side projects, hobbyist projects, and/or hackathons to demonstrate your technical acumen. Bonus points if it’s blockchain-related
• Industry Experience: A proven track record of shipping production-grade software, especially targeted at a developer audience. Familiarity with software development processes is crucial. Prior experience at a fast-growing tech company or a software startup is a big plus
• Working at a protocol team in the blockchain industry is a plus
• Working on distributed systems as a technical contributor is a plus

Benefits

• Remote-first global workforce + NY office
• Annual company offsite + team onsites
• Professional reimbursement program (facilitates industry conference attendance, certifications, and more)
• Medical, dental & vision coverage (US + some other countries)
• 401k retirement plan + company match (US only)
• Wellness stipend
• Home office set up / ergonomic equipment program