Director of Product
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About the Role
LayerZero is seeking a Director of Product to build and lead the product function from the ground up. You will manage IC PMs, own the cross-product roadmap, and represent product at the executive level.
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Responsibilities
- Build and lead LayerZero's product function, defining operating model, hiring bar, and culture
- Directly manage IC PMs across product lines, setting standards and unblocking execution
- Represent product at the executive level in leadership discussions
- Own the cross product roadmap and ensure coherent direction with clear priorities
- Drive alignment between engineering, BD, and product team
- Set and defend the hiring bar for every PM
Requirements
- 7+ years in product management
- 2+ years managing PMs or leading a product function
- Crypto native or deep technical product experience in adjacent infrastructure
- Experience operating at the executive level
- Builder mentality with hands on product shipping experience
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About The Role
- LayerZero is standing up a product discipline for the first time at scale. 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.
What You’ll Do
- Build and lead LayerZero'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 LayerZero 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.
About You
- 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 overcommunication in ambiguous situations.
- You thrive in environments with strong opinions, low process, and high autonomy.
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