Senior Technical Product Manager

About Us

Mina Foundation is a public benefit corporation serving the Mina Protocol, the world's lightest blockchain. Mina Protocol's native cryptocurrency, MINA, is the first with a small constant-size blockchain. The Foundation supports participants, strategically allocates resources, ensures network health and security, promotes adoption, and champions MINA in the wider world. Mina solves 3 of the most difficult challenges in the blockchain space: privacy, scalability, and decentralization.

PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Product Roadmap: Manage execution of product roadmap & strategy for zero-knowledge applications (zkApps) on Mina
• Product Requirements: Write and collaborate on product requirements for zkApp related products/features. 
• Core Grants: Lead the Core Grants (https://github.com/MinaFoundation/Core-Grants): Ecosystem Advancement track by collaborating with community and internal stakeholders in writing, managing and publishing RFCs and RFPs.
• Project Management: Manage end-to-end delivery by working closely with engineering, cryptography & other teams in the ecosystem to design, develop, build and QA deliverables
• Opportunity Identification: Conduct user research, competitor analysis and product discovery to identify opportunities in the ZK space
• User Focus: Collaborate with ecosystem participants (e.g. developers, partners) to address their needs, communicate product roadmap, and incorporate their feedback into product roadmap

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE PROFILE, AND SKILLS:

• 5+ years of previous experience in product management of one or more successful products or services
• Passionate about Web3, zero-knowledge and decentralized applications
• Ideally 3+ years experience in Web3
• Understanding of blockchain or distributed systems, zero-knowledge in Web3 and smart contracts
• Strong technical background (ideally a software engineering or CS background)
• Excellent communication skills and comfortable in public settings and engaging with external partners
• Data-driven, user-focused, and analytical
• Familiarity with technical concepts such as API’s, GraphQL, blockchains or distributed systems, etc
• Independent and self-driven with an entrepreneurial mindset
• Team player: Open to feedback and works in a transparent and collaborative manner
  
  Mina Foundation is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or veteran or disability status. Mina Foundation is committed to building a diverse, inclusive company. People of color, LGBTQ individuals, women, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Excellent Comp & Benefits