Product Manager, Privacy

The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering equitable access to the global financial system through blockchain technology. SDF supports the Stellar network's growth and development by providing grants, investments, and tooling to builders and organizations within the ecosystem. As a non-profit, SDF prioritizes the health of the Stellar network, its ecosystem, and its mission to unlock economic potential worldwide. Founded in 2014, SDF works with NGOs, corporations, universities, small businesses, governments, and individual entrepreneurs building on Stellar, where blockchain meets the real world.

Introduction

Are you passionate about cutting-edge blockchain technology and creating equitable access to the global financial system? The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) is seeking a hands-on Product Manager to support the development of Stellar’s privacy capabilities. Privacy is a crucial opportunity for blockchain adoption, and Stellar, with its strong base of institutional partners, is investing in foundational tools and prototypes to bring secure, compliant use cases on-chain.

Since 2014, the mission-driven team at SDF has fueled the tremendous growth of the Stellar blockchain network, an open-source platform operating at high scale. Developers and companies worldwide build on Stellar, and SDF is expanding to support the rapidly growing ecosystem.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Develop and own Stellar’s privacy strategy, roadmap, and prioritization.
• Partner with Engineering to drive the development of SDF’s own privacy prototypes and building blocks.
• Collaborate with SDF’s business development department on identifying and executing key partnerships in the privacy space.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience as a Product Manager.
• Prior experience working on or with blockchain technologies.
• Passion for building cutting-edge privacy technology.

Nice to Have

• Background in financial technologies (FinTech).
• Experience with relevant cryptography technologies such as Zero Knowledge (ZK) and Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE).
• Experience in writing and deploying smart contracts.
• Experience in Rust and/or Solidity.

Benefits

USA Benefits/Perks:

• Competitive Compensation: Base salary range of $125,000 - $215,000/year (depending on knowledge, skills, experience, and location), plus lumen-denominated grants.
• Health & Wellness: Competitive health, dental & vision coverage (most plans 100% covered for employee + dependents), Gym reimbursement ($80/month), Life & ADD (up to $50K), Short & Long term disability, Health & Dependent Care FSA Accounts, Health Savings Account (HSA) with monthly employer contribution, Family building benefits through Kindbody, Wellbeing benefits (One Medical, Rightway, Headspace).
• Time Off: Flexible time off + 15 company holidays including a company-wide holiday break.
• Parental Leave: Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave for both non-birthing and birthing parents, as well as up to 14 weeks of paid pregnancy leave for birthing parents.
• Financial & Retirement: 401K with 4% match.
• Commuter Benefits: $250/month employer contribution.
• Professional Development: L&D budget of $1,500/year.
• Office Perks: Daily lunch and snacks in office, Company retreats.

About Company

Stellar is more than a blockchain; it's a decentralized, fast, scalable, and uniquely sustainable network for financial products and services. With a thriving and passionate ecosystem, including a mission-driven non-profit organization, Stellar is paving the path to unlock the world’s economic potential through blockchain technology. Built with speed and low costs in mind, the Stellar network provides builders and financial institutions worldwide a platform to issue assets and to send and convert currencies in real-time, creating real-world utility.

How to Apply

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