Chief Product Officer

Posted Feb 6

Job description

Who are we at General Magic?

We’re an elite squad of designers, developers, system architects, researchers, writers and seasoned Web3 professionals. Our Mission is to make magic happen! We do this by supporting crypto-philanthropic organizations and communities to reach their full potential, collaborating with them in a diverse range of capacities. We are dedicated to building systems that appreciate the societal value of creation and stewardship of Public Goods, which is currently under-appreciated in our global economy. The source of our magic thrives on the digital winds of the Blockchain4Good universe.

Who are we looking for?

We need an experienced CPO to support our team by helping us manage all of the products we're involved with: Pairwise, Praise, our web3 swag shop, Giveth and more to come! 

We're looking for someone to provide guidance and mentorship to mid- level to junior product managers on our team, as well as be a high level product manager, to ensure General Magic continues to define the cutting edge of creating solution services for impact DAOs.

To succeed in this role you must:

  • Be a skilled web3 product manager with a passion for leading complex projects.
  • Lead a team of 10+ employees, helping them level up their knowledge and improve their processes.
  • Support the team with project and product management, and also be willing to get involved when you need to.
  • Be an exceptional communicator of technical solutions and work tasks, both internally within the team and externally with stakeholders.
  • Be a naturally empathic, supportive and organized team lead.
  • Be comfortable accepting, giving and applying constructive feedback.
  • Maintain a flexible work schedule, as our team navigates time zones all over the world.
  • Support the team with HR decisions.
  • Be fluent in written and verbal English.
  • Web3 and DAO experience preferred!

Job requirements

As a Chief Product Manager, you will be an essential decision-maker in shaping what gets built and when. You will coordinate and collaborate with peers in order to bring ideas into working products. You will drive strategy and roll out a product roadmap with stakeholders in the organization.

What you’ll be doing

  • You will be a leader within General Magic, and a core member to help us with our technical strategy as well as our overall business strategy.
  • Be a hybrid leader, product manager and project manager, who loves to push the team forward and help us deliver amazing end results to our clients.
  • Mentor experienced mid-level and junior product managers while helping us build better processes across our organization.
  • Regularly review work flows and help us constantly improve our project pipeline and best practice standards.
  • Monitor project budget spending, keep stakeholders updated on progress and escalate any risks.
  • Work closely with colleagues in different teams communication, development, design and marketing; to bridge product requirements, create a cohesive approach and deliver excellent user experience.
  • Utilize a user-centric approach to discovery, using research to test assumptions and validate requirements.
  • Be the point of contact for key clients; the bridge between the development and project implementation.
  • Monitor project budget spending, keep stakeholders updated on progress, escalate any risks and propose solutions.
  • Support in developing project briefs, scoping documents, reports, and status updates - to share internally and externally.
  • Help us improve existing products, build new products and come up with bespoke products for client needs (helping us write product requirement documents and user stories when necessary).
  • Monitor project budget spending, keep stakeholders updated on progress and escalate any risks.
  • Work closely with colleagues in different teams communication, development, design and marketing; to bridge product requirements, create a cohesive approach and deliver excellent user experience.
  • Utilize a user-centric approach to discovery, using research to test assumptions and validate requirements.
  • Regularly review processes and evaluate results.
  • Define product visions based on business and user needs
  • Guarantee the success of our digital product and product line.
  • Create the roadmap to guide the trajectory of the product; from conception through design and into wide release
  • Own the backlog of the product and keep it up to date.
  • Be comfortable dealing with stakeholders; to satisfy customer requirements and pushing back when needed.

Qualifications

  • 6+ years working as a leader in web3 product management
  • Experience managing teams of 10+ 
  • Someone who has experience taking ownership from start to finish.
  • Strong familiarity with digital product management software tools, methodologies, and best practices. (Agile methodologies are preferred).
  • Excellent and up-to-date grasp of digital technologies, user experience design and research techniques and the effective use of them
  • Web3 and DAO experience highly preferred.

Pay and Perks

  • Competitive salary, with higher salary available for those with more experience.
  • Freedom of a flexible work schedule.
  • Work in the remote location of your choice; ideally between Europe, North America, and South America.
  • Crypto payment in a stablecoin.
  • Additional compensation package for future token launches - reap the rewards of what you help create!
  • Flexible vacation time.

There is an incredible opportunity to build something better than governments with blockchain tech. If this motivates you, and you value exponential professional growth and learning about new technologies initiatives everyday while contributing to the greater good working across different Impact DAO’s; this position is for you!

We look forward to meeting you and creating the new world of decentralized infrastructure together!