Product Manager, Governance

At Offchain Labs, we are not just building products — we’re leading a movement.

We are committed to creating a decentralized, secure, and transparent future through blockchain technology. Our mission is to push the boundaries of blockchain innovation and foster a creative, collaborative, and inclusive culture where ideas can come to life. We know that the future of blockchain technology is limitless, and the best way to achieve this is by working with the brightest minds.

We’re looking for thinkers and doers who are eager to embrace new challenges and seek solutions that will push existing boundaries. If you believe in the importance of transparency, trust, and the decentralization of control, and if you’re curious, adaptable, and want to disrupt the status quo, then we want to hear from you.

Why Offchain Labs?

Our team is committed to bridging the gap between the current state of blockchain and its potential. Our flagship product, Arbitrum One, is a dominant force in Ethereum scaling and is trusted by enterprises, developers, and users worldwide. But that’s just the beginning. Our passionate team is constantly building on this success, rolling out innovative tools such as Arbitrum AnyTrust, Arbitrum Orbit, Stylus, BoLD, and Arbitrum Nitro. Offchain Labs also contributes to the Ethereum core protocol with the Prysm consensus client.

Following the successful raising of $3.8M in seed funding in January 2019, as well as $20M in Series A and $100M in Series B funding in 2021, we are looking to expand our team. We invite individuals with a strong interest in blockchain and a talent for approaching problems from unique perspectives to join us in shaping the future of this dynamic field.

As part of the Product team at Offchain Labs, you will get to work with leaders in the blockchain space solving novel technical, economic, and social challenges. In this role you’ll help drive the roadmap for critical on-chain journeys. From on-chain governance, to bridging between chains, you will help ensure that the growing ecosystem of chains and applications have the standard functionality they need to succeed and grow. You’ll collaborate closely with our full-stack engineering team, third-party teams in the Arbitrum ecosystem, and company leaders, including our CTO and Head of Product.

What You’ll Do:

• Build out and deliver against a governance-focused roadmap — improving the flexibility and security of the standard on-chain & off-chain mechanisms that Arbitrum chains can utilize, and advocating for structural changes across the ecosystem.
• Develop and manage a modular governance system that Arbitrum chains can adopt generally, ensuring that all chains can efficiently upgrade/change their protocol, across a variety of ownership structures.
• Drive improvements to user-facing products like the Arbitrum Bridge and Portal, increasing the value they provide to users and projects across the Ethereum ecosystem.
• Proactively identify requirements at a technical and non-technical level to ensure product success — from docs, to ecosystem infrastructure, to granular front-end details.
• Work closely with our engineering teams, helping to synthesize feedback from projects and users, overall changes in the market landscape, and underlying technical considerations to prioritize development work.
• Work with our marketing and partnerships teams to build and deliver successful narratives and messaging for new product launches and protocol changes.
• Integrate across the company, ensuring that our engineering, design, marketing, partnerships, and other teams are tightly aligned.

Who You Are:

• Experience: 3-5 years in a PM role or a closely related technical capacity.
• Crypto Native: You are deeply embedded in on-chain culture, use dApps in your everyday life, and pay close attention to the Ethereum community – across the technical discussions and degen opportunities.
• Communication Maven: Stellar written and verbal communication skills. Comfortable influencing and collaborating with individuals across the organization.
• Technical & Business Acumen: Capable of diving deep into the technical details while keeping an eye on the broader business objectives.
• Team Player: Flexible, dependable, and thrives in ambiguous situations. Takes ownership when needed.
• Educational Background: A degree in Computer Science or an Engineering field. Alternatively, hands-on experience in building software products, be it through personal projects or professional ventures.
• Industry Experience: A history of shipping production-grade software, especially targeted at a developer audience. Familiarity with software development processes is crucial. Prior experience at a fast-growing tech company or a software startup is a big plus.
• Working at a protocol team in the blockchain industry is a plus.
• Working on distributed systems as a technical contributor is a plus.

Perks:

• Remote-first global workforce + soon to open NY office headquarters
• Annual company offsite (last year, Bahamas!)
• Opportunity for subsidized attendance to industry conferences
• Medical, dental & vision coverage (US + some other countries)
• 401k retirement plan + company match (US only)
• Home office set up / ergonomic equipment matching program