Lead Product Manager, Institutional DeFi

Ripple

San Francisco, CA

Full Time

Senior

27 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

We're looking for a strategic product leader to drive institutional features and use cases on the XRP Ledger. In this role, you won't just own a single feature - you'll own the challenge of identifying and architecting blockchain-based solutions for real world financial problems at institutional scale. You'll work cross-functionally across product, engineering, business development, and partner teams to define and deliver solutions that integrate core XRP Ledger capabilities - tokens, compliance primitives, programmability, DeFi protocols - into end-to-end offerings institutions can adopt. Applications range from collateral management to trade finance and settlement infrastructure. This is a horizontal, outcome-focused role. Your success will be measured by the clarity, completeness, and market-fit of the solutions you shape - not just what ships, but whether it works for the customer.

Key Responsibilities

Own the development of institutional-grade product solutions using XRP Ledger capabilities
Partner closely with BD and external institutions (e.g., Hidden Road, Securitize) to understand workflows, integration paths, and adoption blockers
Work across product lines (tokens, financial protocols, compliance) to compose full solutions that map to real institutional needs
Develop product-market fit hypotheses, validate with partners, and guide roadmap decisions accordingly
Translate partner requirements into clear product direction for internal teams - balancing technical feasibility with go-to-market alignment
Serve as a connective role across PMs, ensuring what we build adds up to something customers can actually use

Requirements

Strong product intuition and systems thinking: you see how pieces fit together into real-world use
Experience working with financial institutions or fintech infrastructure (custody, trading, settlement, etc.)
Deep customer empathy - you can reason backwards from institutional needs and workflows
Exceptional communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
Bias for clarity, accountability, and momentum in ambiguous environments
Technical aptitude: you've worked on backend products or served developers in prior product roles

Nice to Have

Knowledge of blockchain fundamentals (wallets, signing, tokenization, on-chain transactions) and how to use them in practical solutions
Experience building or launching crypto or blockchain-based products
Familiarity with institutional trading workflows, collateral management, or settlement systems
Exposure to open-source developer ecosystems or protocol-level product work

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