Intrapreneur CEO / Founding Product Manager

Chainlabs; Dubai; Remote; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in blockchain compliance is seeking a hands-on product leader to drive the development of innovative solutions. This role blends product ownership with business development, focusing on early-stage product launches and market validation. You will work closely with engineering teams and lead efforts to secure initial customers while shaping the future of the product line. The position offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to evolve into a long-term leadership role.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

High Equity Upside

Potential Revenue Share

Top-notch Engineering Resources

Flexible Hours

Qualifications

• Proven experience launching or building early-stage products (0→1).
• Strong comfort with user interviews and lean validation.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end product discovery and market testing.
• Define and prioritize MVP features based on user needs.
• Own product strategy and operational leadership post-launch.

Skills

Product Discovery

User Interviews

Market Research

Communication

Entrepreneurial Mindset

Tools

API Products

SaaS

Data Analytics

Job description

Fixed term 6 months initial contract with view to extend.

About Us & The Mission

Chainlabs is part of Lunar Rails, an infrastructure company in the blockchain compliance and payments space. We’ve built a valuable stack of on-chain entity labeling, clustering, and risk detection technology — powering clients like Coinbase and Chainalysis.

Now, we're going further. Leveraging our engineering and data capabilities, we’re incubating a new line of products in blockchain compliance and analytics. These initiatives explore opportunities at the intersection of LLMs, financial crime prevention, and on-chain investigations.

You will be at the forefront of this effort — leading the early-stage development of these products, identifying market pain points, validating product-market fit, and rapidly prototyping solutions. This is a hands-on, founder-style role that blends product ownership, business development, and strategic leadership.

You won’t just plan — you’ll execute, test, and iterate like a founder.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end product discovery: user interviews, market research, competitive analysis.
• Define and prioritise MVP features based on real user needs and rapid validation cycles.
• Coordinate engineering teams to build and iterate on prototypes and first production versions.
• Drive market testing, organise early pilots, and secure first customers or strong prospects.
• Post-launch: own product strategy, sales development, and operational leadership as acting CEO of the spin-off.
• Set success metrics, report to leadership, and guide future investment and company-building decisions.

Requirements

• Proven experience launching or building early-stage products (0→1).
• Strong comfort with user interviews, product discovery, and lean validation.
• Experience working with technical teams (API products, SaaS, or data analytics preferred).
• Entrepreneurial mindset: hands-on, resourceful, biased toward action.
• Excellent communication and client-facing skills.

Nice to have :

• Prior exposure to blockchain compliance, Regtech, or crypto investigations.
• Familiarity with tools like Chainalysis, Elliptic, TRM, or Dune Analytics.
• Past founder or founding team experience, even if the startup failed.
• A strong interest in working with engineers on LLM products.
• Competitive salary (8-12k / mo) with high equity upside and potential revenue share.
• Top-notch engineering resources and access to a well-established blockchain labeling platform.
• Direct access to our industry contacts in blockchain compliance and analytics.
• Opportunity to evolve towards a long-term CEO role with equity and financing.
• Fully remote work environment with flexible hours.