Director of Product

LayerZero The Future is Omnichain. Founded in 2021, LayerZero’s vision is to create a community of cross-chain developers, building dApps that are no longer constrained by individual blockchain capabilities. With LayerZero's simple, generic messaging protocol, builders will develop cross-chain dApps designed to unify the power of individual blockchains. We are funded by the best investors in the world including: a16z, Sequoia, PayPal, Binance Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Uniswap Labs, Circle Ventures, Delphi ABOUT THE ROLE LayerZero is standing up a product discipline for the first time at scale. We have an aggressive roadmap, strong engineering, and a clear inflection point as a company. We need someone who can define what great product looks like here, build and protect the team that executes it, and operate credibly at the executive level. WHAT YOU’LL DO Build and lead LayerZero's product function - define the operating model, hiring bar, and culture of the team from the ground up. Directly manage IC PMs across our product lines; set standards, unblock execution, and develop the team. Be the product voice at the executive level - represent the product function in leadership discussions on roadmap, resourcing, and strategic direction. Own the cross-product roadmap; ensure all product lines are moving in a coherent direction with clear priorities. Drive alignment between engineering, BD, and the product team - translate business and technical context into executable product strategy. Set and defend the hiring bar for every PM LayerZero brings in; own the process from intake through close. Protect the team from context-switching, misaligned priorities, and organizational drag - create the conditions for ICs to do their best work. ABOUT YOU You have 7+ years in product, including 2+ years managing PMs or leading a product function. You are crypto-native or have deep technical product experience in adjacent infrastructure - developer platforms, financial infrastructure, or security-critical systems. You have operated at the executive level and can hold your own in strategic conversations with engineering and BD leadership. You have hired and developed strong ICs; you know what great product talent looks like and how to attract it. You have a builder mentality - you have shipped products yourself and maintain technical credibility with engineers. You can navigate competing opinions and organizational complexity while keeping the team focused on outcomes. You communicate with precision and default to overcommunication in ambiguous situations. You thrive in environments with strong opinions, low process, and high autonomy. Equal Opportunity Employer LayerZero Labs is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. LayerZero Labs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.