Product Management Director, Chainlink Labs
Data Feeds
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Open-source blockchain oracle solutions
Open for applications
Open-source blockchain oracle solutions
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
More information about location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
Chainlink Labs’ mission is to accelerate smart contract innovation and adoption by empowering developers to build feature-rich decentralized applications and providing global enterprises with a universal gateway to all blockchains.
Role
Who you are
- Experience working in a financial institution, preferably in a trading role
- Demonstrated skills of ownership and ability to drive/release products that have made a positive impact you are proud of
- Experience as a Product Management leader with data and/or financial products and financial systems
- 10+ years of experience working as a product manager in a startup or fast-moving environment
- 10+ years of working experience in a product or technical role that involved communication with engineering and delivery (ops/release/infrastructure) teams
- Developed solutions within financial data or platforms
- Effective communication & management style that can lead & influence at all levels
- Ability to communicate across teams and plan ahead to remove roadblocks
What the job involves
- The Product Team at Chainlink Labs is dedicated to delivering cutting-edge solutions for the rapidly evolving world of DeFi, on-chain finance, gaming, NFTs, and other major verticals
- You will own Product Management for our Data Feeds
- In this role, you will be at the cross-section of data and distributed systems working on the cutting edge of the blockchain ecosystem
- As the glue between our engineers, integration teams, and other stakeholders in the company, you will drive, define, communicate, and help the team execute on our data road map
- You will work closely with our VP of Product and CEO to grow our product from success in decentralized finance (DeFi) to a reliable and scalable oracle platform driving the next phase in smart contract growth on the blockchain
- Lead a team of product managers and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive priorities and strategic direction that aligns with the company’s vision and objectives
- Oversee concept analysis, engage in feature spikes, and scope out potential features based on customer requests and ideas from the team
- Take lead in defining product feature requirements and stories to set the team up for clear goals and success
- Drive the product roadmap and go-to-market strategy by working closely with marketing, sales, and executive leadership teams
- Build and execute product release/roll-out plans, including holding integration meetings between core, explorer, and infrastructure engineering teams
- Weigh difficult tradeoffs, taking into account product, customer, engineering, and security requirements against delivery time and resources
- Shape the future of the blockchain industry by building successful MVPs into reliable and scalable products of blockchain oracles that will power the future of DeFi and other distributed, trust-less smart contracts
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Our take
Smart contracts are slated to be the future of transparent, fair, and efficient digital dealings across industries as diverse as lending, real estate, and international trade. Historically, the application of smart contracts was limited to on-chain data, but oracle mechanisms like Chainlink can be used to import off-chain data (like those required for the broader application of smart contracts) onto the chain.
Chainlink Labs' work has marked a significant step forward in the progress of blockchain technologies - and has proven a remarkable success story for the company. It is responsible for the largest global decentralized oracle network in the world, used by hundreds of projects spanning online gaming and cryptocurrency. It has also received its fair share of critique - but blockchain technology at large remains a work in progress, and Chainlink has been quick to develop solutions.
All in all, the benefits of Chainlink’s work look set to become even more pronounced, as smart contracts become more applied across the globe. In late 2022, the company launched the staking of its native token LINK, to increase the security of the protocol and enable the Chainlink system to grow.
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Company values
- Being part of an idea meritocracy: We take ownership in the work we do and value real impact. There are no limits to what you can get involved in.
- An open-source software ethos: We’re driven by creating a public good. What we build is by everyone, for everyone.
- Being immersed in excellence: We hold ourselves to the highest standards—for our teams, our product, and our position in the ecosystem.
- Building a world changing product: Smart contracts are redefining major industries, and we’re at the forefront of this global shift.
- Being part of a high growth startup: Experience rapid personal and professional growth by accessing a broad scope of work and exceptional mentorship.
- Autonomous, remote & flexible work: We’re a remote-first workplace that values autonomy, flexibility, and results.
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Sergey Nazarov
(Co-Founder)Co-founded P2P travel network ExistLocal, and served as a general partner at QED Capital during its pivot towards cryptocurrency. Subsequently co-founded CryptaMail, Secure Asset Exchange, and SmartContract.
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