Product Manager Jobs at Optimism

We are hiring a Product Lead to oversee all product lines and drive the vision for the end-to-end Optimism experience. This person will oversee a team that touches all product lines—the developer focused product of tooling and documentation, the end-user focused product (the Optimism Gateway and website), and the governance front-end.

What are the role responsibilities?

• Oversee the team responsible for all product lines—the developer focused product of tooling and documentation, the end-user focused product (the Optimism Gateway and website), and the governance front-end.
• Collaborate with other leaders (Engineering, Marketing, etc.) at Optimism to help determine the product strategy and roadmap
• Hire, train, motivate and mentor product managers—clearly define individual roles and responsibilities for your team and allocate resources
• Manage the progress of the product team as well as overall team health
• Define the product roadmap delivering the Developer & End-User experience
• Deep focus on data to draw insights and identify gaps in developer & end-user experience, drive developer adoption, and drive end-user engagement
• Articulate developer personas and speak with developers to define what problems we need to solve
• Work full features, releases and product improvements from start to finish with engineering and design
• Clearly articulate user need to engineering team
• Collaborate with Product Designer to define and build an elegant user experience
• Develop standards, specifications, and reference implementations of tools for partners to drive adoption and usage
• Brainstorm, test, and iterate to help drive decision making
• Identify product marketing opportunities & approaches
• Develop deep understanding of rapidly evolving competitive landscape to position Optimism for success

What skills do you bring?

• 5+ years of professional experience in product management and 2+ years managing product teams
• Proven track record of managing and delivering multiple complex projects in parallel
• A background in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field, or equivalent skills
• A passion for working on a community based product and finding simplicity in solutions
• A data-driven approach, understanding of MVP and good judgment on when to ship
• Experience with open source software, crypto/web3 or developer focused products preferred but not required