Job description
At R3, we are building the on-ramp for the next trillion dollars of assets to move on-chain, bridging the worlds of traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi). We are launching institutional-grade RWA yield vaults, fully composable and integrated into Solana DeFi.
About the Role:
We're hiring a Product Manager to lead delivery and product as our protocol moves from invite-only soft launch to public launch. You'll work closely with a small, fast-moving core team of about five engineers within our 90-person product company. Your job will be to keep the roadmap accurate, decisions documented, and the launch date on track.
Initially, the role is about delivery discipline: keeping the roadmap up to date, setting meeting agendas, maintaining a decision log, and making sure engineering syncs end with clear decisions. Once you're settled in, your focus will shift to product ownership, including lending-market and DEX integrations, permissionless vaults, retail onboarding, and launching a new Earn product.
Key Responsibilities:
- Delivery discipline: Own the roadmap. Share agendas ahead of meetings, take notes, and maintain a single decision log the team relies on.
- Integrations: Manage third-party integrations end-to-end, including lending market partners and permissioned RWA DEX distribution. Write one-pagers and PRDs, set parameters, and see them through to production.
- Engineering partnership: Turn product goals into clear, actionable issues for the core engineering team. Remove blockers daily and focus on managing scope if deadlines are at risk.
- Own partner and curator flows: Collaborate with curators, custody, oracle, KYC, and fund administration partners to make sure subscription, settlement, and redemption work smoothly, on-chain and off.
- Product ownership: Lead the permissionless vault, retail onboarding, and Earn product workstreams from idea to launch.
Requirements - Must Haves:
- Ownership and start-up pace: You spot issues outside your main responsibilities and take action, flagging any problems early.
- Web3 fluency: You know lending markets, collateral, looping, LTV, liquidation mechanics, vaults, and stablecoin yield well enough to discuss integration details with a protocol's founding team and earn their respect.
- 5+ years in product or technical program management, with 2+ years delivering on-chain products to mainnet as part of a crypto-native team.
- Engineering credibility: You can work confidently with Rust and Solana engineers, reading technical specs, and turning product ideas into actionable issues on your own.
- Comfort with regulated constraints: KYC, KYB, jurisdiction gating, and legal reviews are part of your regular workflow, not blockers.
Requirements - Nice-to-Haves:
- RWA or tokenization background: NAV pricing, T+1 and T+2 settlement cycles, fund administration, and transfer restrictions on secondary markets.
- Developer-facing/API product experience: API-centric products where developer experience is the differentiator.
- Third party integration experience: such as DEXs, lending markets, wallets, neobanks, or exchanges, including handling commercial negotiations as well as technical work.
Nice to have
- Experience with RWA or tokenization.
- Background in developer-facing API products.
- Experience with third-party integrations.
Responsibilities
- Own the roadmap and maintain a decision log.
- Manage third-party integrations end-to-end.
- Turn product goals into actionable issues for the engineering team.
- Collaborate with partners to ensure smooth on-chain and off-chain processes.
- Lead product workstreams from idea to launch.
Focus areas
- DeFi
- Traditional Finance
- Web3
Required skills
- Product Management(must have)
Lead product initiatives and manage the product lifecycle from conception to launch, ensuring alignment with business goals.
- Project Management(must have)
Oversee technical projects, ensuring timely delivery and effective communication between engineering and product teams.
- Web3 Fluency(must have)
Discuss integration details with founding teams in the Web3 space, demonstrating a strong understanding of lending markets and DeFi mechanics.
- Rust(must have)
Collaborate effectively with Rust engineers, understanding technical specifications and translating product ideas into actionable tasks.
- Solana(must have)
Work with Solana engineers to ensure product features are effectively implemented on the blockchain.
- API Product Development(nice to have)
Design and manage API-centric products, focusing on enhancing the developer experience.
- Third Party Integration(nice to have)
Manage integrations with external partners, including DEXs and lending markets, ensuring smooth technical and commercial negotiations.