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Yield.xyz · 5 hours ago

Senior Project Manager

Yield.xyz is the ultimate yield infrastructure for Web3, unifying staking and DeFi yield across blockchains. The Senior Project Manager will own engineering delivery, ensuring effective project execution, client success, and cross-functional coordination.

BlockchainCryptocurrencyDecentralized Finance (DeFi)Web3
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Responsibilities

Own sprint planning, execution, and delivery cadence across multiple concurrent initiatives
Develop clear project plans including milestones, dependencies, timelines, and ownership in collaboration with engineering leads
Drive backlog refinement, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives
Proactively identify risks, bottlenecks, and scope creep, and coordinate mitigation early
Maintain delivery visibility through clear, concise status reporting for internal and external stakeholders
Serve as a primary point of contact for clients during onboarding, integrations, and ongoing delivery
Lead structured client check-ins to gather requirements, align on timelines, and manage expectations
Translate client needs into clear engineering tickets, acceptance criteria, and delivery plans
Coordinate launches and releases, ensuring readiness across engineering, documentation, and communications
Coordinate across engineering, product, operations, and leadership to ensure alignment on priorities
Partner closely with the Head of Operations to align sprint execution with company goals and delivery commitments
Support execution on select cross-functional initiatives (e.g., operational improvements, process rollouts, audit-related execution) as needed
Ensure external documentation stays accurate and up to date as the product evolves
Maintain internal delivery documentation such as project briefs, project charters, integration notes, and execution plans
Continuously refine delivery processes, tooling, and reporting to improve clarity, speed, and predictability

Qualification

Agile/Scrum ProcessesWeb3 ExperienceProject ManagementClient-facing ExperienceDelivery Tools ProficiencyProcess ImprovementOperational InstinctsCommunication Skills

Required

5+ years of experience in project management, delivery, or program management roles at high-growth startups (Web2 or Web3)
2+ years of professional experience in Web3 or significant hands-on involvement in Web3 projects
Strong experience running Agile/Scrum processes, including sprint planning, estimation, and retrospectives
Proven ability to work closely with senior engineers and technical stakeholders
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong async communication habits
Experience in client-facing roles, translating external requirements into technical execution
Comfortable operating in fast-paced, high-demand environments with shifting priorities
Proficiency with modern delivery tools (e.g., Linear, Jira, Notion, Asana, or similar)

Preferred

Experience supporting technical integrations (APIs, SDKs, platform onboarding)
Familiarity with fintech, security-sensitive systems, or audit-adjacent execution (e.g., SOC 2)
Experience using AI tools or prompting techniques to accelerate documentation, planning, analysis, or delivery workflows
Strong operational instincts and comfort improving processes rather than just following them

Benefits

High autonomy, real ownership, and the ability to shape processes from the ground up
Fully remote team with a strong bias toward clarity, execution, and accountability

Company

Yield.xyz

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Yield.xyz is the all-in-one Web3 yield API. Staking, DeFi, stablecoins: full data access, plug-and-play UX, up to 2.8x more revenue.

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
Total Funding
$5M
Key Investors
Multicoin Capital
2025-06-25Seed· $5M
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