Product Manager — DeFi Products & Applications

0G is looking for a Product Manager to own and drive DeFi products spanning liquid staking, token launch infrastructure, and on-chain payment rails. The role involves working at the intersection of protocol design, tokenomics, and regulatory strategy, translating complex on-chain mechanics into user-friendly products.

Responsibilities:

• Define product strategy, roadmap, and requirements for one or more DeFi products, balancing user experience with protocol economics
• Design and refine tokenomics and incentive mechanisms — yield models, reward distribution, fee accrual, referral systems, and season/budget structures
• Drive DeFi integrations and partnerships: DEX/AMM listings, lending market collateral use cases, restaking integrations, liquidity routing, and LP incentives
• Own liquidity and treasury considerations — peg stability, liquidity depth across venues, mint/redeem arbitrage, and treasury operations
• Partner with legal & compliance on token classification, KYC/AML, sanctions screening, jurisdictional restrictions, and securities exposure
• Work closely with security and audit teams on smart contract risk, vault mechanics, custody, incident response, and anti-abuse safeguards
• Drive growth: TVL and volume expansion, user/creator/staker acquisition, CEX listings, and go-to-market with ecosystem and BD partners
• Support governance processes — parameter control, DAO/multisig operations, and upgrade workflows

Requirements:

• Strong understanding of DeFi primitives: staking/liquid staking, AMMs and bonding curves, lending markets, yield mechanics, and tokenomics design
• Experience shipping crypto/DeFi products (as PM, founder, or closely adjacent technical/strategy role)
• Comfort reasoning about smart contract mechanics, liquidity dynamics, and on-chain incentive design — you don't need to write Solidity, but you should be able to speak fluently with those who do
• Awareness of the regulatory landscape around tokens, staking, and payments (securities, AML, tax treatment)
• Ability to balance rapid iteration with the security and risk discipline that on-chain products demand
• Strong collaboration skills across engineering, security, legal, growth, and external partners
• Experience with restaking, LSTs, or token launch platforms
• Background in payments, billing/metering, or fintech infrastructure
• Familiarity with AI/compute infrastructure or decentralized compute economics
• Existing network across DeFi protocols, market makers, exchanges, or auditors