Protocol Safety Product Manager

Who are we?

We believe Ethereum has the potential to solve some of humanity’s most crucial coordination issues. Since our initial inception as a research group, we have sought to scale both its technology and values.

At present, the most pressing bottleneck to the growth of Ethereum is its performance and scalability. We are building the most elegant solution to this problem. We do this in the open (under an MIT open source license) because we believe in open source innovation and its ability to accelerate growth.

OP Labs contributes to the Optimism protocol, an extension to Ethereum that scales both its technology and values. Optimism enables orders of magnitude of improved performance and scalability to Ethereum while doubling down on its commitment to public goods.

The Optimism Collective leads the blockchain protocol landscape, dedicated to fostering a scalable and sustainable ecosystem. Optimism’s ethos, in sync with Ethereum's vision, tackles pivotal coordination challenges of the digital age. Optimism’s goal is to harmonize private incentives with public good, shaping a resilient future for the Internet. Optimism’s scope spans diverse areas like Gaming, DeFi, NFTs, and Enterprise.

Position Overview:

We’re looking for a technical PM to join our Platform team and drive our smart contract security efforts. In this role, you’ll help grow the Superchain by ensuring that protocol developers can safely deploy, upgrade and manage their smart contracts, which form the most security-critical parts of the OP Stack and the protocol that powers Optimism. You’ll work closely with engineers, other product managers, and our security team.

What you’ll do:

• Work closely with engineers on our EVM Safety team to ideate, scope and deliver platforms and tools for secure smart contract deployment

• Go deep on highly technical products (e.g., OP Contracts Manager) and manage their roll out, monitoring and success strategies

• Conduct user research with protocol developers, the Optimism Security Council, and other security stakeholders to understand security and usability needs

What we’re looking for:

• 4+ years of product management experience

• Proven track record of working on products in adversarial or security-critical environments

• Deep strategic thinking coupled with clear, pithy writing

• Hands-on experience with technical products – previous experience as software engineer is excellent but not required

• Prior experience with the EVM is nice-to-have but required as long as you are keen to learn new things and can ramp up quickly

What will you like about us?

• We take care of our employees. Competitive compensation, fully paid medical, dental, and vision, and a 4% 401K match—learn more about our benefits, culture, and all recruiting FAQ here.

• We take pride in the accomplishments of our teammates and support each other in doing the best work of our careers.

• Our team is a diverse group of people from varied backgrounds. We cherish our eclecticism and consider it a great strength.

• We’re fully remote, deeply engaged, highly skilled, and like to have fun.

• We think long-term. Our founders have been scaling Ethereum since 2015.