Product Manager - Emerald ParaTime

Note: This is a full-time role that will be paid in USDT cryptocurrency

Company overview

Designed for the next generation of blockchain, the Oasis Network is the first privacy-enabled blockchain platform for open finance and a responsible data economy. The Oasis Protocol Foundation supports projects focused on building privacy-preserving applications on top of the Oasis Network.

Role description

The Oasis Protocol Foundation is looking for a Product Manager to own and drive the development of our official Oasis Ethereum-compatible blockchain - Emerald ParaTime!

Location

Remote - European time zone preferred

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of Emerald ParaTime - our official Oasis Ethereum-compatible blockchain
• Partner with DApp developers to understand their priorities and demand
• Scope out potential features based on feedback from the DApp developers (mostly DeFi, NFT and P2E gaming) and the team. Take the lead in defining product feature requirements and drive the product roadmap to set the team up for clear goals and success
• Work closely with engineers to manage each product epics and milestones and delivery against timeline
• Weighing tradeoffs, taking into account DApp developers, engineering and security requirements against delivery time and resources
• Work cross-functionally with Marketing and Community teams to build and execute product/feature release/roll-out plan

Requirements

• BS or higher degree in Computer Science or Engineering related fields
• 5+ years experience with product management, UX & UI design processes
• 1+ year experience within a blockchain layer-1 or DeFi company
• Familiar with Scrum, KanBan and other agile development methodologies
• Ability to evolve a product in response to user feedback and industry research
• Intimate knowledge of Solidity and can deploy smart contracts on EVM-compatible chains
• Understanding of blockchain architecture and distributed systems, especially Ethereum
• In-depth knowledge of the Ethereum and DeFi ecosystem: smart contracts, web3 gateway, block explorers, wallets DEX, Lending, Oracles, Cross-chain bridges and other DeFi protocols
• Experience with other Ethereum-compatible ecosystems (BSC, Avalanche, Polygon…)
• Ability to communicate goals clearly and rally the team behind them
• Fluency in English, both spoken and written
• Structured, process-driven with a curious and nimble mindset