Member of Product, Blockchain Integrations
** Anchorage Digital Overview**
Anchorage Digital is a leading crypto platform dedicated to facilitating institutional participation in the digital asset space via a comprehensive range of services including custody, staking, trading, governance, and settlement. The platform boasts the distinction of being home to Anchorage Digital Bank N.A., the sole federally chartered crypto bank in the U.S., catering to institutions worldwide through various extensions such as Anchorage Digital Singapore and Porto by Anchorage Digital. Funded by prominent institutions like Andreessen Horowitz, Goldman Sachs, and Visa, the company has achieved a Series D valuation exceeding $3 billion. Established in 2017 in San Francisco, California, Anchorage Digital operates from multiple locations worldwide.
Position Overview
The Product Manager within the Protocols team at Anchorage Digital is entrusted with overseeing the blockchain team's operations on a day-to-day basis. Collaborating closely with leading protocols and their investors, the role involves developing on-chain solutions, such as custody, staking, and governance support, that drive value for both protocol foundations and institutional investors. This pivotal role demands a blend of technical expertise, business acumen, and leadership prowess to spearhead new asset support, effectively manage feature backlogs and maintenance enhancements, and strategize for efficient scalability.
Key Responsibilities Include:
Technical Skills:
- Independently formulate requirements and roadmaps in close collaboration with digital asset support teams for guiding blockchain integrations.
- Proactively research and implement protocol integrations with emerging blockchains to create on-chain solutions that deliver value for protocol foundations and institutional investors.
Complexity and Impact of Work:
- Lead the blockchain team in daily operations, spearhead cross-team initiatives, ensure alignment with project objectives, and assume ownership of the designated product area.
- Work closely with sales, design, and engineering teams to motivate cross-functional peers towards ongoing progress and maintaining consistent excellence.
Organizational Knowledge:
- Possess a comprehensive understanding of compliance and legal prerequisites to ensure the development of the right products or services, escalating potential impacts to the relevant stakeholders and managerial personnel when necessary.
Communication and Influence:
- Educate the team on client perceptions and incorporate constructive client feedback into operational practices.
- Clearly and persuasively communicate the product roadmap across stakeholders, adapting communication styles effectively to resonate both internally and externally.
- Advocate for necessary adaptations or alterations in processes, policies, structures, and methods to enhance goal attainment.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of 5 years of product management experience, with a pronounced focus on blockchain technology and on-chain transactions.
- Background in engineering aiding effective collaboration with technical teams to solve complex problems.
- Demonstrated empathy, adaptability, and alignment with the company culture of fostering curiosity, creativity, and shared understanding.
- Proficiency in autonomous decision-making in alignment with strategic objectives, with a strong inclination towards enhancing end-user experiences to deliver business value.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
- Desirable attributes such as creativity, humility, ambition, attention to detail, hardworking nature, trustworthiness, eagerness to learn, methodical approach, action-oriented mindset, and tenacity.
Bonus Points for:
- Experience in writing smart contracts or developing dApps.
- Background in finance.
- Emotional connection to the musical "Hamilton."
Compensation and Benefits at Anchorage Digital
- Compensation packages at Anchorage Digital are reflective of market standards and data inputs. Full-time employees receive competitive salaries, equitable equity options, and a comprehensive perks and benefits package.
- The company offers extensive health, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their dependents, with no out-of-pocket premiums. Additional benefits are provided, catering to employees globally.
About Anchorage Digital:
The diverse Anchorage Village team combines expertise in platform security, financial services, and distributed ledger technology to enable institutions to securely engage in the evolving digital asset landscape. With a shared focus on building the future of finance to facilitate safe value transfer in the dynamic global economy, the team of over 300 members is committed to inclusion, respect, support, and connection in the workplace independent of individuals' backgrounds or identities. Anchorage Digital is an Equal Opportunity Employer fostering a culture of diversity and equal opportunity.