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OKX · 14 hours ago

Principal Product Manager, Institution

San Jose, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff

$268K/yr - $376K/yr

OKX is a leading crypto exchange and developer of OKX Wallet, seeking a Principal Product Manager to lead the design and delivery of high-impact products for institutional clients. The role involves driving strategy and execution to establish a professional and regulated institution-grade service across various financial areas, collaborating closely with multiple teams to deliver secure and user-centric solutions.

AppsBitcoinBlockchainCryptocurrencyFinanceFinancial ServicesFinTechInformation TechnologyInternetWeb3

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Understand the market landscape by analysing client needs, current market trends, competitor offerings and seeking opportunities for differentiation in partnership with Sales & Marketing

Develop the roadmap for crypto asset trading products — including spot, margin, futures, perpetual swap and options — liasing with engineering, UI/UX, design etc. and participate in the end to end product management lifecycle from idea to launch

Gather and prioritise product and client requirements and use data-driven analysis to align and influence internal stakeholders on prioritisation of product features that deliver tangible outcomes with clear business impact

Work closely with software developer teams, risk and product teams and be able to understand and drive both technical and financial product requirements

Develop financial and non-financial metrics and KPIs to track progress and alignment to firm’s overall strategy and goals. Solicit both internal and external client feedback, understand the various challenges and opportunities and re-prioritise the roadmap iteratively to optimise results. Manage technical backlogs and prioritise new features vs technical debt to eliminate workflow friction

Develop strategic partnerships and maintain relationships with key counterparties, brokers and technology partners

Drive the Go-to-Market strategy in cooperation with Product Marketing and other relevant teams to achieve the correct positioning of the product while setting up KPIs to track growth

Drive both short-term operational and longer-term strategic initiatives to drive growth and profitability across various product lines

Build effective relationships with external third parties to assess partnership opportunities from an ROI perspective, including data providers and software vendors. Perform analysis to clarify engagement opportunities and negotiate agreement terms where appropriate

Fulfil additional ad hoc duties as required to meet the needs of the business

Qualification

Crypto market knowledgeProduct managementFinancial metrics developmentGo-to-Market strategyZero to one product experienceFinancial markets knowledgeStakeholder communicationEnglish fluencyMandarin fluencyTeam collaboration

Required

Deep understanding of crypto and traditional finance markets, familiar with institutional users trading strategies and product requirements to design the strategy roadmap; experience in traditional finance like investment banking, hedge fund, trading firms or asset management is a plus

Proven track record of managing all aspects of a successful product launch throughout its lifecycle. Adept at translating product strategy into detailed requirements and prototypes

Proven ability to develop product and marketing strategies and effectively communicate recommendations to executive leadership. Creating buy-in for the product vision both internally and with key external partners

Ability to think logically, work in a team and communicate effectively. Be able to organize and coordinate resources to solve problems and achieve goals in collaboration with different departments. Be able to produce high quality documents, plans, roadmaps and presentations with impact

A keen interest in cryptocurrency, DeFi and Web3, experience in stablecoin projects, payment or RWA is a plus

Front to back knowledge of financial markets covering trading, middle/back office, technology in either FX, Equities or Fixed Income with the ability to apply knowledge to new products and situations

Fluent in English and Mandarin both

A Bachelor's degree in business, technology, finance or related discipline preferably from a well-known university