[Remote] Lead Product Manager, Token
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Circle is one of the world’s leading internet financial platform companies, building the foundation of a more open, global economy through digital assets and payment applications. The Lead Product Manager, Token will define and lead the exploration of utility token opportunities for the Arc ecosystem, working cross-functionally to shape the economic model and governance framework of a potential native token.
Responsibilities
- Design a potential token and governance architecture: Develop and contribute to a potential token design, tokenomics and phased roadmap for Arc and related ecosystem parties
- Model economic systems and incentive structures: Create simulations and scenario analyses to evaluate token distributions, validator rewards, staking mechanisms, and incentive structures that drive usage of the Arc network
- Operationalize governance frameworks: Define systems, tooling, and processes for onchain and offchain governance — from proposal frameworks to validator councils and community engagement
- Collaborate cross-functionally: Partner with Circle’s Product, Legal, Policy, and Treasury teams to ensure regulatory alignment and financial soundness
- Engage the broader community: Develop documentation, playbooks, and forums to educate and activate participants — from developers to institutions to users
- Benchmark and research: Continuously analyze market-leading governance systems, token designs, and economic mechanisms to inform Circle’s approach
Skills
- 5+ years of experience across crypto research, token design, protocol economics, or governance operations
- Deep understanding of tokenomics, game theory, and token governance
- Strong analytical skills; experience running financial or economic models for token ecosystems
- Proven ability to manage complex, cross-functional workstreams — influencing without authority
- Ability to distill technical concepts into clear frameworks and communications
- Strategic mindset with bias toward execution and measurable ecosystem outcomes
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Experience with onchain protocols or staking economics strongly preferred
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