Mina Foundation is hiring a
Senior Technical Product Manager

Summary

The job is for a Product Manager at Mina Foundation to manage zkApps on the Mina Protocol, involving product roadmap, strategy, grants, project management, user research, and collaboration with ecosystem participants. The role requires 5+ years of experience in product management, passion for Web3, understanding of blockchain or distributed systems, strong technical background, excellent communication skills, data-driven approach, and teamwork.

Requirements

• 5+ years of previous experience in product management of one or more successful products or services
• Passionate about Web3, zero-knowledge and decentralized applications
• Ideally 3+ years experience in Web3
• Understanding of blockchain or distributed systems, zero-knowledge in Web3 and smart contracts
• Strong technical background (ideally a software engineering or CS background)
• Excellent communication skills and comfortable in public settings and engaging with external partners
• Data-driven, user-focused, and analytical
• Familiarity with technical concepts such as API’s, GraphQL, blockchains or distributed systems, etc
• Independent and self-driven with an entrepreneurial mindset
• Team player: Open to feedback and works in a transparent and collaborative manner

Responsibilities

• Manage execution of product roadmap & strategy for zero-knowledge applications (zkApps) on Mina
• Write and collaborate on product requirements for zkApp related products/features
• Lead the Core Grants ( https://github.com/MinaFoundation/Core-Grants): Ecosystem Advancement track by collaborating with community and internal stakeholders in writing, managing and publishing RFCs and RFPs
• Manage end-to-end delivery by working closely with engineering, cryptography & other teams in the ecosystem to design, develop, build and QA deliverables
• Conduct user research, competitor analysis and product discovery to identify opportunities in the ZK space
• Collaborate with ecosystem participants (e.g. developers, partners) to address their needs, communicate product roadmap, and incorporate their feedback into product roadmap

Benefits

Excellent Comp & Benefits