Orca’s mission is to become the leading provider of financial primitives on Solana. Orca sees a future where a meaningful percentage of the world’s financial transactions is powered by CLAMMs and other Decentralized Finance (DeFi) products. Orca’s looking to add talent to accelerate our progress towards that vision.

This role will report to the Chief Product Officer. As a Product Manager at Orca, you will be responsible for the entire product lifecycle, from ideation to launch, ensuring alignment with our strategic goals and user needs. This role requires a blend of strategic thinking, technical understanding, and user-centric design to deliver products that set new standards in the DeFi space.

What You’ll Do:

• Product Strategy and Vision: Develop and communicate a clear product vision and strategy that aligns with Orca's market opportunities in an assigned vertical.
• Project Ownership: Own the end-to-end success of projects from ideation to scoping and launch by running cross functional projects and ensuring timely delivery and alignment with company goals.
• Market Research: Conduct thorough market analysis to identify trends, user needs, and competitive landscape, informing product decisions.
• Roadmap Development: Create and manage a detailed product roadmap, prioritizing features and initiatives based on user impact and business value.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with engineering, design, marketing, and BD to ensure cohesive product development and successful launches.
• User Experience Focus: Advocate for exceptional user experiences, utilizing user feedback and analytics to drive continuous improvement.
• Performance Monitoring: Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess product success and inform future strategies.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure all products comply with relevant financial regulations and industry standards.

What You’ll Bring:

• Proven Experience: 3+ years of product management experience, preferably in fintech, blockchain, or related industries.
• Bachelor’s degree in comp sci or related field
• Technical Acumen: Strong understanding of the Solana DeFi ecosystem, user experience, and smart contract functionality.
• Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive projects to successful completion.
• User-Centric Mindset: Passion for creating products that deliver exceptional user experiences.
• Solid experience working in Agile environments, applying research findings to rapidly iterate on product design.

What Orca offers

• Salary: 130,000 - 185,000 USDC (Range for US employees)
• Token allocation: 40,000 - 80,000 ORCA over 4 years (Range for US employees)
• Flexible work schedule.
• Home office stipend.
• Wellness stipend.
• Option to work remotely or from Orca’s office in New York City.
• Paid subscriptions to GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, or other tools that make you more productive.

Our stack

• Rust, PostgreSQL, Timescale
• Node.js, Typescript
• Solana's Geyser plugin, Yellowstone gRPC
• Solana smart contracts written in Rust using Anchor
• AWS ECS and docker to streamline deployments to staging, canary, and production
• GitHub, Linear, Notion, Slack

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