Product Manager Core Protocol
Arbitrum is a finance-native blockchain platform providing enterprise-grade infrastructure for applications, tokenization, and dedicated blockchain environments. It serves finance, consumer, and gaming applications, enabling developers and companies to build apps or launch their own chains with near-instant speed, low costs, and Ethereum-grade security.
About Arbitrum
Arbitrum positions itself as the enterprise-grade infrastructure for global finance, consumer, and gaming applications onchain. It offers a flexible platform allowing users to either build an app on Arbitrum One (using Solidity or Stylus, which supports Rust, C, and C++) or launch a fully customizable dedicated chain with configurable gas tokens, governance, access controls, and privacy. The platform emphasizes performance, confidentiality, customization, and compliance for institutional and blockchain-native developers alike. Arbitrum's ecosystem hosts hundreds of finance, consumer, and gaming applications, including major DeFi protocols like Aave, Pendle, GMX, Morpho, and Uniswap, as well as consumer and gaming projects such as The Beacon, Otherside, Wildcard, and Golden Tides. Clients and partners range from institutional finance players (e.g., Robinhood) to Web3-native consumer apps and game studios, reflecting its focus on serving both enterprise-grade finance use cases and mass-adoption consumer/gaming experiences.
Skills
About the Role
You will own and deliver the roadmap for Arbitrum Nitro, focusing on scaling and innovation. You will translate research breakthroughs into scoped product changes, identify technical and non-technical requirements, and guide engineering prioritization. You will work with marketing and partnerships to produce accurate messaging and ensure cross-functional alignment for launches and protocol changes.
Requirements
- 3-5 years in a product management role or closely related technical capacity
- Curiosity about and understanding of blockchain technologies
- Stellar written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to dive into technical details while considering business objectives
- Ability to work effectively in ambiguous environments and make informed decisions with limited information
- Experience developing or experimenting with software, infrastructure, or blockchain applications
- Degree in Computer Science or an Engineering field or hands-on software product experience
- Proven track record of shipping production-grade software, especially for developer audiences
- Prior experience at a fast-growing tech company or software startup is a plus
- Experience working at a protocol team or contributing to distributed systems is a plus
Responsibilities
- Own and deliver a scaling-focused and innovation-focused roadmap
- Interface with the Research team to turn breakthroughs into scoped product changes
- Identify technical and non-technical product requirements
- Guide engineering teams by sourcing and synthesizing feedback to prioritize development
- Coordinate with marketing and partnerships to craft technically accurate messaging for launches
- Align engineering, design, marketing, partnerships, and other teams to ensure successful delivery
Benefits
- Remote-first global workforce with New York office
- Annual company offsite and team onsites
- Professional reimbursement program for conferences and certifications
- Medical dental and vision coverage (US and some other countries)
- 401k retirement plan with company match (US only)
- Wellness stipend
- Home office setup and ergonomic equipment program