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Senior Product Manager

R3

Uploaded on Sep 22, 2026

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Remote · North America, EuropeFull-Time

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.