Product Manager / Director, Event Contracts
OKX is a leading global cryptocurrency exchange offering a wide range of trading services, including spot and derivatives trading, as well as Web3 solutions.
Maintainer signals as of 9/2/2026
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About OKX
OKX is a global cryptocurrency exchange known for its trading services and financial products. The platform offers a wide range of features, including spot and derivatives trading, staking services, and a user-friendly interface suitable for both beginners and experienced traders.
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About the Role
Own the Event Contract business line from mechanism design and liquidity development through user growth and experience optimization, defining product specifications, analyzing trading data and competitors, coordinating cross-functional execution, and exploring adjacent product opportunities.
Requirements
- Experience building complex backend systems from 0 to 1, such as trading, advertising, e-commerce, or payment systems.
- Exceptional learning ability, logical reasoning, and quantitative skills.
- Ability to translate business scenarios into data structures and business logic.
- Deep understanding of financial derivatives principles.
- Strong drive and leadership.
- Strong data analytical skills.
- Strong insight and judgment to identify market opportunities.
- Interest in and understanding of crypto, macro events, sports, and politics as event-contract underlyings.
- Ability to use AI tools for data analysis, documentation, and code or query writing.
- Experience in futures or options trading-system design is preferred.
- Experience investing or trading in equities, FX, crypto spot or derivatives, or quantitative trading is preferred.
- Experience in options product design or trading and market-maker strategy or liquidity incentive design is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end planning and execution of the Event Contract product line.
- Design Event Contract mechanisms, specifications, strike-price logic, and settlement mechanisms.
- Develop market-maker incentive and obligation frameworks.
- Monitor order-book quality, including spread, depth, and uptime.
- Drive user experience, user growth, and business scaling initiatives.
- Define and execute acquisition, retention, and activation strategies.
- Own core business metrics including trading volume and user count.
- Research competitor mechanisms, fee structures, volume composition, and growth strategies.
- Analyze internal trading data and produce actionable product and growth recommendations.
- Collaborate with Trading Engine, Frontend, Risk/Settlement, Liquidity/Market Making, and Operations teams.
- Explore event-contract opportunities involving structured products, social and community mechanics, copy trading, and broker distribution partnerships.
Benefits
- Competitive total compensation package.
- Learning and development programs and education subsidy.
- Team-building programs and company events.
- Wellness and meal allowances.
- Comprehensive healthcare schemes for employees and dependants.