samstone

Technical Head Of Product

Product and platform leader operating at the intersection of institutional finance, Web3 infrastructure, and agentic AI systems. Eight years delivering production-grade blockchain infrastructure at Swarm Markets: regulated DeFi trading, proprietary token standards for compliant RWA tokenization, physical-asset-backed NFTs, cross-chain vault architecture, and AI-powered portfolio management. Operates between executive leadership and engineering — fluent in smart contract design, API architecture, and system design well enough to work directly with distributed technical teams without a translation layer.


Experience: 8 years

Yearly salary: $144,000

Hourly rate: $80

Nationality: 🇦🇺 Australia

Residency: 🇨🇿 Czech Republic


Experience

Head of Product
Swarm Markets
2017 - 2026
End-to-end product ownership across a regulated DeFi platform for tokenized real-world assets. Scope expanded progressively from core trading infrastructure through proprietary token standards, institutional tokenization platforms, cross-chain vault architecture, and AI-powered portfolio management.
Digital Director
LAVA Digital Agency
2007 - 2017
Built and led a social video technology and content distribution business within a boutique digital agency. Managed digital campaigns and technology development for top-tier Australian brand clients across strategy, production, and media.
Provincial Logistics Coordinator
UNOPS – Afghan Parliamentary Election
2005 - 2005
Managed logistics for a 3,000-strong local workforce delivering secure elections to 300,000 citizens in a remote highland province.

Skills

ai
blockchain
compliance
defi
erc-1155
erc-20
erc-4626
fintech
gnosis
infrastructure
integration
kyb
kyc
smart-contract
strategy
web3
product-manager
english
czech