Director of Product

NEAR Foundation is looking for a Director of Product to bring order to product-shaped problems within the NF's core funnels by applying user personas, journeys, and funnels thinking to optimize the end-to-end journey of:

• Someone moving from awareness through education through starting a project on NEAR.
• A prospective user of NEAR-based applications who makes their way into the ecosystem for the first time and needs to use apps and ultimately be retained into the community.
• A set of internal finance and funding users who need alignment and interfaces to keep their processes running smoothly.  

Overall, this means identifying and solving these problems. Each major product and product-like user-facing journey the NF touches has been mapped, instrumented and roadmapped for optimization.  Specifically, this means the founder journey and the user journey. This Director of Product role will report directly into NEAR Foundation’s Chief Product Officer.

You will

• Be responsible for a vision that aligns with user needs and NEAR's goals
• Build fundamentals and solve problems that enable and grow the NEAR ecosystem
• Drive the number of makers who have been educated on NEAR to 500,000
• Drive the number of funded startups to 100
• Strive to empower others and build an inclusive team
• Hire a PM to run each major product area
• Help each of your PM's grow their skills and become successful in running their product areas

You are

• Deeply experienced in product management:Must have 5+ years managing technical products hands-on, ideally at a consumer tech company which required both interfacing with technology and good UX.  You will have experience owning the PNL and outcomes of successful products.
• A system design thinker:You have a strong ability to bring order, funnels, metrics and processes to user journeys that are initially unclear, for example our education-to-startup journey.
• A problem solver:You are a problem solver with a hands-on mentality that believes in turning ideas into actions.
• Engineering / Architecture:While you don't need to be a developer, you should have a technical background and deep understanding of how technical systems work.
• Blockchain obsessed:You are obsessed with using and uncovering the products and tech of the blockchain ecosystem and understanding how they can improve.
• A strong identifier and attractor of Product talent:You should have experience and clear processes for hiring top tier PMs, including sourcing effectively, assessing competency and closing.
• An experienced leader:You should have experience managing the delivery of software products via healthy processes and helping the PMs they manage to level up.  This includes having strong mental models for the "art of product management" and how to help PMs in their careers.

We value

• ECOSYSTEM-FIRST: always put the health and success of the ecosystem above any individual's interest
• OPENNESS: operate transparently and consistently share knowledge to build open communities
• PRAGMATISM OVER PERFECTION: find the right solution not the ideal solution and beat dogmatism by openly considering all ideas
• MAKE IT FEEL SIMPLE: strive to make the complex feel simple so the technology is accessible to all
• GROW CONSTANTLY: learn, improve and fail productively so the project and community are always becoming more effective

NEAR is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. NEAR is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, please let your recruiter know during the interview process.

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