Product Manager: Spot & Futures Market Making

Product Manager: Spot & Futures Market Making

About Keyrock

Since our beginnings in 2017, we've grown to be a leading change-maker in the digital asset space, renowned for our partnerships and innovation. 

Today, we rock with over 180 team members around the world. Our diverse team hails from 42 nationalities, with backgrounds ranging from DeFi natives to PhDs. Predominantly remote, we have hubs in London, Brussels and Singapore, and host regular online and offline hangouts to keep the crew tight.

We are trading on more than 80 exchanges, and working with a wide array of asset issuers. As a well-established market maker, our distinctive expertise led us to expand rapidly. Today, our services span market making, options trading, high-frequency trading, OTC, and DeFi trading desks.

But we’re more than a service provider. We’re an initiator. We're pioneers in adopting the Rust Development language for our algorithmic trading, and champions of its use in the industry. We support the growth of Web3 startups through our Accelerator Program. We upgrade ecosystems by injecting liquidity into promising DeFi, RWA, and NFT protocols. And we push the industry's progress with our research and governance initiatives. 

At Keyrock, we're not just envisioning the future of digital assets. We're actively building it.

Mission statement

We're seeking a dedicated Product Manager to drive the architecture that powers our spot & futures market making system for cryptocurrency markets. This role focuses on navigating cryptocurrency markets, shaping our strategy for building low latency, high performance architecture and identifying opportunities to make our market making engine 100x more scalable across new frontiers.

You'll be working with a cross-sectional squad, our trading & research teams, to define & deliver technology that supports our expansion across 1000s of markets for our clients. Your responsibilities will include developing a comprehensive understanding of our architecture,  working with the architecture team to identify key opportunities to improve our scalability & reduce our cost of service, and drive key changes that allow us to make markets more efficiently across our tech stack. This is a crucial role for to drive rapid expansion of our system and products.

Job description

• Lead the product discovery and definition process for a cross-functional squad consisting of engineers, data engineers, QA specialists, data intelligence analysts, and tech support personnel.

• Collaborate closely with stakeholders to identify market opportunities, gather requirements, and prioritize features for development.

• Drive the development and execution of product deliverables, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer needs.

• Conduct market research and competitive analysis to stay informed about industry trends and identify areas for innovation.

• Work closely with engineering teams to translate product requirements into actionable user stories, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery.

• Act as the primary point of contact for all product-related inquiries, providing guidance and support to internal teams and external partners.

• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and user feedback to evaluate product performance and identify areas for improvement.

• Continuously iterate on the product based on user feedback, market dynamics, and emerging technologies to maintain a competitive edge.

Background and experience

• Lead the product discovery and definition process for a cross-functional squad consisting of engineers, data engineers, QA specialists, data intelligence analysts, and tech support personnel.

• Have led product development at a trading company or in a similar space. Deep understanding of key financial concepts and some experience with trading is preferable.

• Deep experience with cryptocurrency markets (personal or professional) & an understanding of core market making concepts is beneficial.

• Ability to understand, synthesise & communicate technical concepts and product architecture.

• Collaborate closely with stakeholders to identify market opportunities, gather requirements, and prioritize features for development.

• Drive the development and execution of product deliverables, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer needs.

• Conduct market research and competitive analysis to stay informed about industry trends and identify areas for innovation.

• Work closely with engineering teams to translate product requirements into actionable user stories, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery.

• Act as the primary point of contact for all product-related inquiries, providing guidance and support to internal teams and external partners.

• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and user feedback to evaluate product performance and identify areas for improvement.

• Continuously iterate on the product based on user feedback, market dynamics, and emerging technologies to maintain a competitive edge.

Competences and personality

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Economics, Business, Mathematics, or a related field;

• 3+ years of experience in product management roles, with a proven track record of delivering successful products in the fintech, cryptocurrency, or related sectors.

• Strong understanding of trading technology, decentralized finance (DeFi), and blockchain concepts.

• Experience working with cross-functional teams in an Agile development environment.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and negotiate effectively at all levels of the organization.

• Analytical mindset with the ability to leverage data and metrics to drive decision-making.

• Proven leadership skills with the ability to motivate teams and foster a collaborative working environment.

• Familiarity and experience with cryptocurrency trading, market making or similar is necessary for this role

• Experience in quantitative roles is beneficial

Our recruitment philosophy

We value self-awareness in our recruitment process. We seek people who understand themselves and their career goals. We're after those with the right skills and a conscious choice to join our field. The perfect fit? A crypto enthusiast who’s driven, collaborative, and delivers solid, scalable outcomes.

Our offer

• A competitive salary package, with various benefits depending on the method of engagement (employee or Contractor). 

• Autonomy in your time management thanks to flexible working hours and the opportunity to work remotely 

• The freedom to create your own entrepreneurial experience by being part of a team of people in search of excellence 

As an employer we are committed to build an inclusive, diverse and non-discriminating work environment. We welcome employees of all backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, creed and sexual orientation. We hire, reward and promote entirely based on merit and performance.

Due to the nature of our business and external requirements, we perform background checks on all potential employees, passing which is a prerequisite to join Keyrock.

https://keyrock.com/careers/