Principal Product Manager

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 198,000 - 241,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work flexibility

Inclusive company culture focused on透明

Opportunities for professional growth

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Principal Product Manager to define the strategy and roadmap for a digital wallet platform enabling secure value transfer and high-trust transactions. You will partner with engineering, security, and GTM teams to shape scalable capabilities for institutional needs while balancing adoption, reliability, and risk.

This remote-US role requires 10+ years in crypto/fintech product management and deep wallet expertise.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of product management experience in crypto, fintech, payments, or security-sensitive financial products.
• Deep expertise in digital wallets, custodial and non-custodial models and wallet security.
• Proven track record defining strategy and driving adoption for technical platform products.
• Strong technical fluency in blockchain infrastructure and transaction lifecycles.
• Understanding of AI and agentic systems for value transactions.
• Ability to influence executives and manage tradeoffs across multiple business priorities.

Responsibilities

• Own and prioritize the wallet product strategy and roadmap.
• Lead customer discovery and validation to inform product decisions.
• Define strategy for institutional custody and secure wallet capabilities.
• Shape the agent-ready wallet strategy with scoped permissions and safeguards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create scalable product solutions.
• Drive platform investments to enhance wallet use cases and reliability.
• Define success measures for the wallet platform based on adoption and operational metrics.

Skills

Digital wallets expertise

Strategy & roadmap leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Blockchain infrastructure knowledge

AI and agentic systems understanding

Executive stakeholder influence

Crypto/fintech domain knowledge

Product discovery & validation

Security-sensitive financial product

Prioritization & trade-off management

Job description

For our client, we are seeking a Principal Product Manager to join the team of a leader in the Technical Services space.

This role will set the strategy and roadmap for a critical digital wallet platform that supports secure value transfer and high-trust transaction experiences. The position will partner closely with engineering, security, and go-to-market teams to shape scalable capabilities that serve institutional needs while balancing adoption, reliability, and risk. You will also help define how the platform evolves for emerging AI-enabled and agentic transaction use cases. This is a highly cross-functional role that blends product vision, technical depth, and executive influence.

Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available

Compensation: $197,500 – $240,833 annually

Responsibilities

• Own and prioritize the wallet product strategy and roadmap
• Lead customer discovery and validation to inform product decisions
• Define strategy for institutional custody and secure wallet capabilities
• Shape the agent-ready wallet strategy with scoped permissions and safeguards
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create scalable product solutions
• Drive platform investments to enhance wallet use cases and reliability
• Define success measures for the wallet platform based on adoption and operational metrics

Qualifications

• 10+ years of product management experience in crypto, fintech, payments, or security-sensitive financial products
• Deep expertise in digital wallets, including custodial and non-custodial models and wallet security
• Proven success in defining strategy and driving adoption for technical platform products
• Strong technical fluency in blockchain infrastructure and transaction lifecycles
• Understanding of AI and agentic systems for value transactions
• Ability to influence executives and manage tradeoffs across multiple business priorities

Benefits

• Remote work flexibility
• Inclusive company culture focused on transparency
• Opportunities for professional growth and development

Our client is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification—your background could be exactly what this team needs.