Fidelity Bank · 10 hours ago
Vice President, DeFi Product Manager
Jersey City, NJ
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$130K/yr - $264K/yr
7+ years expFidelity Bank is seeking a Vice President, DeFi Product Manager to design, evaluate, and scale institutional-grade DeFi investment products. The role requires deep technical fluency in blockchain and smart-contract systems, along with strong investment judgment and extensive operating relationships across the DeFi ecosystem.
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Responsibilities
Lead comprehensive due diligence of DeFi protocols, including:
Smart-contract architecture and upgradeability models
Economic and incentive design (tokenomics, liquidity dynamics, fee structures)
Governance frameworks and decentralization maturity
Oracle dependencies, cross-chain risk, and composability exposure
Assess protocol risk across market, liquidity, counterparty, technical, and governance dimensions
Maintain a living protocol risk taxonomy and scoring framework aligned with institutional risk standards
Design and launch on-chain vaults and structured DeFi strategies (e.g., yield, carry, delta-neutral, liquidity provision, structured credit)
Curate vault parameters including asset eligibility, allocation limits, rebalancing logic, and risk constraints
Oversee ongoing vault monitoring, performance attribution, and risk reporting
Work closely with engineering teams to translate investment logic into smart-contract-enforced rules
Apply traditional portfolio construction, risk budgeting, and capital markets frameworks to on-chain strategies
Define stress testing, scenario analysis, and drawdown management approaches for DeFi portfolios
Partner with legal, compliance, and operations teams to ensure products meet institutional governance and fiduciary expectations
Support investment committee materials, protocol memos, and board-level product reviews
Maintain deep, active relationships across the DeFi ecosystem, including protocol founders, core developers, DAO contributors, auditors, and infrastructure providers
Source early-stage protocol opportunities and influence roadmap discussions relevant to institutional use cases
Represent the firm in DeFi governance forums, working groups, and industry initiatives
Monitor emerging DeFi primitives, L2s, app-chains, restaking, and cross-chain infrastructure relevant to vault strategies
Qualification
Required
7–12+ years of experience across asset management, trading, structured products, derivatives, or capital markets
Demonstrated experience with portfolio construction, risk management, and investment decision-making
Strong understanding of fixed income, derivatives, financing markets, and liquidity dynamics
Deep understanding of blockchain architecture (Ethereum, L2s, Solana, and emerging ecosystems)
Strong working knowledge of smart contracts, DeFi primitives (AMMs, lending, derivatives, staking, restaking), and on-chain governance
Experience evaluating smart-contract risk and interpreting audit reports (no coding requirement, but technical fluency required)
Familiarity with MEV, oracle design, cross-chain bridges, and protocol upgrade patterns
Proven ability to design investment products from concept through launch and ongoing management
Extensive network across the DeFi ecosystem with a track record of trusted relationships
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex on-chain mechanics into investment-grade narratives
Prior experience building and/or managing on-chain vaults, structured DeFi products, or protocol-level strategies
Experience working in or alongside DAOs, protocol foundations, or DeFi infrastructure firms
Exposure to regulated investment products, institutional custody, or fund operations
CFA, advanced finance degree, or technical background in computer science or engineering
Benefits
Comprehensive health care coverage and emotional well-being support
Market-leading retirement
Generous paid time off and parental leave
Charitable giving employee match program
Educational assistance including student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and learning resources to develop your career
Company
Fidelity Bank
Fidelity Bank is a commercial bank providing services financial sercvices.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2018-12-17Acquired
2014-09-01Private Equity
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