Senior Product Manager - Blockchain/ DeFi
All locations / Argentina / India / London / Paris / Singapore
Product – Portfolio /
CDI - Permanent /
Remote
Founded in 2014, Kaiko is a global fintech company with offices in New York City, London, Paris, and Singapore. As a rapidly growing leader in the crypto market data and index industry, we serve financial institutions and enterprises engaged in digital assets.
What We Do
Kaiko provides financial data products and solutions, across four main business units:
Market Data: Level 1 and Level 2 data for both CeFi (Centralized Finance) and DeFi (Decentralized Finance) ecosystems, covering spot markets, derivatives, and lending protocols.
Analytics: Proprietary quantitative models and data solutions designed for pricing digital assets and assessing market risk.
Monitoring Solutions: Advanced market and blockchain monitoring tools for surveillance, compliance, and market exploration.
Indices: A diverse suite of mono-asset benchmarks and cross-asset indices, along with custom index creation and calculation agent services.
Kaiko’s products are available worldwide on all networks and infrastructures: public APIs, private & on-premises networks; private & hybrid cloud set-ups; blockchain native (Kaiko on-chain delivery).
Additionally, Kaiko’s Research publications are read by thousands of industry professionals and cited in the world’s leading media organizations. We provide original insights and in-depth analysis on crypto markets using Kaiko’s data and products.
Who We Are
We’re a team of 80 (and growing) passionate individuals with a deep interest in building data solutions and supporting the growth of the digital finance economy. We’re proud of Kaiko’s talented team and are committed to our international representation and diversity. Our people and their values are the foundation of our continued success.
About The Role
Missions & Responsibilities
- Product Strategy & Execution:
- Define and execute the product roadmap for Kaiko’s On-chain market data products.
- Lead the design, development, and evolution of blockchain data extraction and smart contract-based solutions.
- Align product strategy with business objectives, market trends, and customer needs.
- Work closely with engineering, sales, and business teams to build scalable On-chain data solutions
- Blockchain & DeFi Expertise:
- Deep dive into blockchain protocols to extract and structure relevant data (Ethereum, Solana, Avalanche, etc.).
- Analyze DeFi ecosystems, DEXs and lending protocols
- Stay up to date with emerging trends in DeFi, Layer 2 solutions, cross-chain technologies, and On-chain analytics.
- Read and interpret white papers, technical documentation, and governance proposals to identify key data points and business opportunities.
- Data Extraction & Market Data Innovation:
- Collaborate with engineers to optimize indexing, querying, and real-time processing of blockchain transactions.
- Define and improve On-chain data standards, schemas, and API products to deliver high-quality market data to clients.
- Collaboration & Stakeholder Management:
- Challenge and push the engineering team to enhance data pipelines, On-chain interactions, and product architecture.
- Act as the interface between technical teams and business stakeholders to align priorities and drive execution.
- Engage with clients, partners, and internal teams to ensure market needs are met.
- Define and track KPIs to measure the success of On-chain data products.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience as a Product Manager in blockchain, DeFi, or crypto market data.
- Strong understanding of blockchain protocols, DeFi mechanisms, and smart contracts.
- Previous experience in designing, launching, and managing blockchain data products.
- Knowledge of data indexing, blockchain explorers, and event-driven architectures.
- Experience with On-chain data writing, oracle networks, and smart contract integrations.
- Ability to read and analyze white papers, technical documents, and smart contract code.
- Familiarity with Ethereum, Solana, Layer 2s, cross-chain solutions, and decentralized finance products.
- Proven ability to challenge engineering teams and drive discussions on technical solutions.
- Comfortable working with developers, sales, and researchers.
- Strong analytical skills and ability to make data-driven product decisions.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to translate complex technical topics into product strategies.
Nice to have
- Experience with gRPC, REST APIs, WebSockets, and blockchain indexing solutions.
- Previous work with oracles (Chainlink, Pyth, API3, etc.).
- Honest: receiving and giving feedback is very important to you
- Humble: making new errors is an essential part of your journey
- Empathetic: you feel a sense of responsibility for all the team’s endeavours rather than focus on individual contributions
- Committed: as an equally important member of the team, you want to make yourself heard while respecting everybody’s point of view
- Fluent in written and spoken English
- You have the utmost respect for legacy code and infrastructure, with some occasional and perfectly understandable respectful complaints
Personal Skills
Type of contract: Full-time
What we offer
Paid holidays
The hardware of your choice
Great health insurance
Contribution to your monthly gym subscription
Remote-friendly
Multiple team events (team retreat, casual drinks, etc.)
An entrepreneurial environment with a lot of autonomy and responsibilities
Talent Acquisition Process
● Call with the People team (20 min)
● Interview with the Hiring Manager (45 min)
● Technical test / Business Case (1h in meet)
● Cross team interviews with 2-3 team members (30 min)
● Offer, reference check
Diversity & Inclusion
At Kaiko, we believe in the diversity of thought because we appreciate that this makes us stronger. Therefore, we encourage applications from everyone who can offer their unique experience to our collective achievements.
