We’re seeking a Head of Product who can navigate the interdisciplinary tradeoffs that come with using cryptography and zk-Snarks, a novel technology in the world of blockchains, to build decentralized computing systems that put people back in control of their digital lives.Mina Foundation is a public benefit corporation serving the Mina Protocol, the world’s lightest blockchain. Mina Protocol’s native cryptocurrency is the first cryptocurrency with a lightweight, constant-sized blockchain. The Foundation supports participants, strategically allocates resources, ensures network health and security, promotes the adoption of zkApps, and champions MINA in the wider world. MINA’s small size blockchain solves three of the most difficult challenges in the blockchain space – privacy, scalability, and decentralization.The Head of Product will take full ownership of our product roadmap and be one of the pivotal roles in the organization, operating between the board, the business, and engineering with a strong focus on our end users. In addition, the successful candidate will have a strong interest in ZK tech and privacy technology, be familiar with the major developments, implementations, and trade-offs in the space, and preferably be an active member of the ZK community.You should also have great leadership abilities and be able to address a variety of audiences: our C Suite, business development, marketing, product, and engineering, and be comfortable with public speaking.Please note we have an integrated product and engineering group based in the EMEA region, and as such the candidate must live in the region and be available to travel around Europe frequently.Excellent Comp & Benefits, including crypto.Minimum Requirements:5+ years experience as Head of Product.10 years industry experience.Full ownership of the product roadmap and its delivery.Evaluate and prioritize specific opportunities and areas of improvement for the Mina protocol.Develop product requirements.Collaborate with engineering, cryptography, and other teams in the ecosystem to design, develop, build, QA, and release new products and developer tools for the Mina protocol.Collaborate with ecosystem participants (e.g., node operators and developers) to address their needs, communicate product roadmap, and incorporate their feedback into the product roadmap.5+ years of previous experience in engineering and computer science.Some understanding of blockchain or distributed systems.Strong foundation within web 2.Excellent communication skills.Familiarity with layer 1 and layer 2 landscape and the technical issues in these ecosystems.When applying, state you found this job on Pangian.com Remote Network. #J-18808-Ljbffr