Senior Product Manager, Custody & Blockchain

Paxos is a company focused on rebuilding the financial system by leveraging blockchain technology. As a Senior Product Manager for Custody & Blockchain, you will develop and scale blockchain infrastructure to empower institutions and enhance the connectivity between traditional finance and blockchain.

Responsibilities:

• Architect the Future of On-Chain Finance: Drive core features of our blockchain architecture, shaping how assets are issued, transferred, and settled across public and private blockchains
• Advance Blockchain Interoperability: Lead initiatives to expand Paxos’ multi-chain capabilities and enable seamless integrations with emerging blockchain protocols and ecosystems
• Empower Institutions on Blockchain: Collaborate with some of the world’s largest financial institutions to deliver APIs, platforms, and toolkits for secure, scalable, and regulated blockchain adoption
• Define Security & Compliance Standards: Partner with compliance and engineering to create and maintain industry-leading practices for blockchain security, transparency, and regulatory alignment
• Democratize Digital Access: Build blockchain-based products that extend trusted financial access to millions, leveraging decentralization to reduce barriers for underserved markets
• Own the Blockchain Product Roadmap: Develop and execute a strategy for Paxos’ blockchain solutions, from protocol integrations and infrastructure enhancements to on-chain settlement and governance features
• Champion Developer and User Experience: Work closely with customers, partners, and internal stakeholders to understand their technical needs and deliver blockchain solutions that drive adoption
• Optimize Protocol Performance: Use analytics and hands-on research to improve on-chain transaction throughput, scalability, and cost efficiency at massive, global scale
• Innovate Relentlessly: Spearhead breakthrough projects in cryptography, DeFi, and blockchain interoperability—continuously evaluating new protocols, consensus mechanisms, and emerging industry standards
• Lead Cross-Functional Teams: Align engineering, compliance, and commercial efforts to accelerate blockchain product launches and shape our platform’s regulatory edge

Requirements:

• 6-8 years of Product Management experience, including delivering complex technical products—preferably in blockchain, crypto, fintech, or infrastructure domains
• Visionary on Blockchain: You see the transformative potential of distributed ledgers, programmable assets, and open financial rails
• Technical Fluency: Deep comfort with blockchain protocols, smart contract platforms (e.g., Ethereum, Solana, Layer 2s), cryptography, and APIs
• Customer Centricity: Track record partnering with enterprise clients to deliver robust, scalable, and high-compliance solutions on blockchain
• Data-Driven: Use product analytics and on-chain data to guide decisions, optimize performance, and track market adoption
• Mission-Oriented: Passion for the democratization of finance, decentralized systems, and making blockchain technology accessible to all
• Experience with multi-chain architecture, DeFi, staking, stablecoin infrastructures, or token standards (ERC, SPL, etc.)
• Background scaling blockchain or crypto products to institutional adoption
• Understanding of digital asset regulatory frameworks (e.g., AML, KYC, FATF guidelines) and blockchain compliance best practices