Founding Product Manager

Sei Labs; California (MO); On-site; USD 135,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Sei Labs is seeking its first Product Manager to sit alongside our cofounders as a technical, strategic, and execution partner to help us build the future of EVMs.

You will own the product roadmap for on‑chain gameFi and socialFi dApps, drive integration of zero‑knowledge proofs, and lead cross‑chain bridge and developer‑tool initiatives.

The role targets 5+ years in product management, deep Web3 experience, and the ability to convert complex blockchain tech into scalable, user‑obsessed products.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in product management.
• Core PM L1/L2/Defi experience; founder experience preferred.
• Experience building, positioning, and scaling Web3 products.
• Solid understanding of cryptographic proofs, blockchain consensus mechanisms, and smart contract developments.
• Strong business acumen and cross-functional communication skills.
• Technical background in blockchain and Zero Knowledge proofs is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead Sei’s product roadmap and oversee lifecycle.
• Develop on-chain gameFi/socialFi dApps and backend infrastructures.
• Apply zero knowledge proofs to enhance privacy, efficiency, and scalability including ZK light nodes and rollups.
• Champion interchain bridge development for secure cross-chain transfers.
• Oversee developer infrastructures including SDKs for languages and Rust libraries.
• Identify potential products by analyzing Sei’s value propositions and capabilities.
• Research new opportunities and present findings to business and tech units.
• Establish and analyze metrics to guide product growth and customer experience.

Skills

Product management

DeFi experience

Cross-functional communication

Web3 products

Cryptographic proofs

Blockchain consensus

Smart contracts development

SDK development

Rust libraries

Tools

Rust libraries

SDK development

Job description

About SeiSei Labs builds open sourced technology for the high-performance Sei Blockchain, the first parallelized EVM Layer 1 blockchain designed to scale with the industry. The unique optimizations built into Sei enable Web3 applications to reach Web2 level scale and performance, driving the mass adoption of digital assets. Our teams are comprised of former Google, Goldman Sachs, Robinhood, Nvidia, and Databricks veterans dedicated to onboarding the next billion users onto a vibrant ecosystem of applications. Sei Labs has raised over $30M from top investors including Jump Crypto, Multicoin Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Distributed Global, Hudson River Trading, and Flow Traders. We're looking for our first Product Manager to sit alongside our cofounders as both a technical, strategic, and execution partner to help us build the future of EVM's!

Responsibilities

• Lead Sei’s product roadmap and oversee the entire product lifecycle within the ecosystem team.
• Spearhead the development of innovative on-chain gameFi/socialFi dApps and their associated backend infrastructures, including indexers and backend endpoints.
• Direct the integration and application of Zero Knowledge proofs to enhance blockchain privacy, efficiency, and scalability, including ZK light nodes, private trading protocols, ZK rollups, and ZK-based identity verifications.
• Champion Sei's interchain bridge development, leveraging both native and third-party bridge protocols, ensuring the secure and scalable transfer across chains.
• Oversee the construction of developer infrastructures, including SDKs for various languages and Rust libraries, ensuring efficient contract calls and interactions.
• Identify potential products and services by analyzing Sei’s value propositions and technical capabilities.
• Conduct in-depth research on new product opportunities and present findings to both business and tech units.
• Establish, monitor, and analyze key metrics to guide and fast-track product growth and development.
• Prioritize the customer experience, understanding their needs and preferences, to steer product development in the right direction.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years in product management.
• Must have core PM L1/L2/Defi experience, Founder experience preferred.
• Mandatory experience building, positioning, and scaling web 3 products.
• Solid understanding of cryptographic proofs, blockchain consensus mechanisms, and smart contract developments.
• Strong business acumen, coupled with exceptional cross-functional communication skills.
• Technical background is highly desirable for this position, particularly in the realms of blockchain, smart contracts, and Zero Knowledge proofs.

Tech stack

• Web3
• Blockchain
• DeFi
• Crypto
• gaming
• nft
• product owner
• product managment