Director of Product

Founded in 2021, Layer Zero’s vision is to create a community of cross-chain developers, building dApps that are no longer constrained by individual blockchain capabilities. With Layer Zero's simple, generic messaging protocol, builders will develop cross-chain dApps designed to unify the power of individual blockchains.

We are funded by the best investors in the world including: a16z, Sequoia, Pay Pal, Binance Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Uniswap Labs, Circle Ventures, Delphi

Layer Zero is standing up a product discipline for the first time  have an aggressive roadmap, strong engineering, and a clear inflection point as a company. We need someone who can define what great product looks like here, build and protect the team that executes it, and operate credibly at the executive level.

• Build and lead Layer Zero's product function - define the operating model, hiring bar, and culture of the team from the ground up.
• Directly manage IC PMs across our product lines; set standards, unblock execution, and develop the team.
• Be the product voice at the executive level - represent the product function in leadership discussions on roadmap, resourcing, and strategic direction.
• Own the cross-product roadmap; ensure all product lines are moving in a coherent direction with clear priorities.
• Drive alignment between engineering, BD, and the product team - translate business and technical context into executable product strategy.
• Set and defend the hiring bar for every PM Layer Zero brings in; own the process from intake through close.
• Protect the team from context-switching, misaligned priorities, and organizational drag - create the conditions for ICs to do their best work.

• You have 7+ years in product, including 2+ years managing PMs or leading a product function.
• You are crypto-native or have deep technical product experience in adjacent infrastructure - developer platforms, financial infrastructure, or security-critical systems.
• You have operated at the executive level and can hold your own in strategic conversations with engineering and BD leadership.
• You have hired and developed strong ICs; you know what great product talent looks like and how to attract it.
• You have a builder mentality - you have shipped products yourself and maintain technical credibility with engineers.
• You can navigate competing opinions and organizational complexity while keeping the team focused on outcomes.
• You communicate with precision and default to over communication in ambiguous situations.
• You thrive in environments with strong opinions, low process, and high autonomy.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Layer Zero Labs is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. Layer Zero Labs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.