About the Role

Establish world-class product discovery practices while identifying and dominating our first niche in the onchain trading ecosystem, setting the foundation for our vision to become the go-to terminal of the onchain economy.

Outcomes

1. Month 1
   1. Implement structured user research process and complete 20+ user interviews.
   2. Work with CEO to aggregate user interview feedback and prioritize development.
   3. Work with CTO to turn user feedback into concrete engineering plans.
2. Month 2:
   1. First experiments live with measurable success criteria.
   2. Running user interviews reverse-shadowed by CEO.
   3. Running engineering standups, planning, retros, and prioritizing engineering work with CTO oversight.
3. Month 3:
   1. Build-measure-learn loops are in full swing, iterating on the product quickly in response to constant user feedback. 
   2. Fully owning user research conversations.
   3. Fully owning engineering planning and prioritization.

What Success Looks Like

• You're talking to users daily and shipping improvements weekly
• Engineers come to you excited about user insights
• We have a clear thesis on our first niche within 90 days

Requirements

• 5+ years of PM experience with at least 2 years in product discovery/0-to-1
• Strong working knowledge of financial products (spot, futures, yield, options, perps). Must be able to reason about how these products work, their mechanics, and what traders care about. Experience as a trader, quant, analyst, or having built in this domain is a plus
• Track record of finding PMF in ambiguous spaces
• Excellence at user research and synthesis
• Located in US or Europe
• Able to quickly and efficiently convert user research into actionable engineering work

Competencies

• Customer centric orientation — actively thinks about how to improve the user experience of trading on Nomina
• User research mastery – design and execute user research, build lasting relationships with users, transform qualitative insights into quantitative experiments
• Detail oriented – every pixel matters. Ensure the user experience is perfect
• Autonomous — specifically seeks to take greater ownership and responsibility and thrives in their personal growth by doing so
• Action oriented — we are looking for people who take action by default, consistently driving forward progress without asking for permission
• Highly intelligent — learns quickly and can participate in abstract intellectually engaging conversations
• Effective communicator — clearly articulates ideas and engages in debates in a productive manner that leads us to making better decisions
  
  

Nice to Haves

• Experience with trading platforms or financial products
• Familiarity with crypto/DeFi (can be learned if you're sharp)
• Technical background (helpful but not required)