Lead Technical Product Manager, Protocol (Vision Chain)

Bitpanda serves millions of investors across Europe, and we're bringing regulated finance onchain with Vision Chain, our own OP Stack L2 blockchain. We are building the premier ecosystem for European financial institutions to issue and distribute euro-denominated tokenized assets. We're hiring a Lead Technical Product Manager to own Vision Chain as a product: the foundation that Bitpanda's onchain products run on. You'll own how the chain works and evolves, covering topics spanning proof systems, core protocol modifications, selecting the infrastructure providers, and more. You'll design and implement compliance, identity and privacy solutions into and on the chain, to satisfy the requirements of both financial institutions and developers. You'll work as an individual contributor reporting to the Head of Web3 Product within a small, senior team.

Responsibilities

Own Vision Chain at the infrastructure level, managing configuration choices (fee mechanism, block building logic, etc.), and modifications to the OP Stack, in collaboration with the OP Labs team; Manage infrastructure partnerships, owning the technical relationship with providers (RPC nodes, indexing, oracles, etc.); Collaborate with Compliance and Legal to implement regulatorily-compliant onchain transaction screening, identity, and privacy solutions; Run reliability, incidents and cost, and own developer documentation and partner technical onboarding until a developer relations lead joins; Coordinate with the other Vision Web3 product leads to ensure the chain's technical roadmap supports the product roadmap being built on top of it

Requirements

6+ years of product or engineering experience, with 3+ years focused on blockchain infrastructure (e.g., L1/L2, rollup-as-a-service, node infrastructure provider, account abstraction, or an exchange protocol team); Deep understanding of EVM rollup mechanics, including sequencing, fees, proofs, withdrawals, bridges, upgrade keys, and account abstraction; Proven ability to translate complex business and regulatory needs into precise technical requirements and drive them to delivery through engineering teams and external partners without direct management; Experience partnering with Compliance, Legal, and Data Protection teams, possessing working knowledge of the EU crypto regulatory landscape (MiCA, DORA, AML/CFT, sanctions screening); Exceptional written and spoken English communication skills for internal teams, leadership, and external partners

Benefits

Hybrid working model with an additional 25 days per year to work from a city or country of your choice; Competitive total compensation package aligned with pay-for-impact policy, including participation in stock option plan; Confidential coaching, counselling, and mental health resources through OpenUP; 3 additional days of paid time off after 6 months of employment, on top of standard annual leave; Unlimited access to Udemy's library of online courses; Discounts, rewards, and perks from partners worldwide; Up to 8 additional weeks of gender-neutral new parent leave; Free onsite dining in Barcelona, Vienna, Bucharest, and Berlin; Recognition and rewards for tenure; Bitpanda-branded merchandise; Company events and celebrations; Location-specific benefits