Lead Product Manager, Trading Systems and Infrastructure

Uphold • New York, NY

187d • $115,000 - $145,000

About The Position

Uphold is seeking a Lead Product Manager – Trading Systems and Infrastructure to lead the strategy and execution of our core crypto trading infrastructure and capabilities. This leadership role will own the roadmap for high-value trading infrastructure and APIs that serve hedge funds, sovereign wealth funds, family offices, crypto-native organizations, and other sophisticated market participants. This role will define, deliver, and continuously evolve our suite of advanced trading products and technologies. It will also be responsible for building reliable, performant, and secure systems that support complex trading strategies and operational needs. This includes oversight of our position management, real-time execution workflows, and API platforms to expose those capabilities. You will report to a senior product leader and work cross-functionally with global stakeholders, collaborating closely with engineering, compliance, sales, and relationship management teams to ensure the offering aligns with client needs and market demands. This is a highly strategic and technical role, requiring familiarity with both institutional finance and crypto infrastructure.

Requirements

• 5+ years of product management or related experience, with direct exposure to institutional trading platforms or crypto market infrastructure.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise SaaS platforms, security services, or developer-focused products.
• Deep understanding of trading environments, including order execution, custody, reporting, and integration.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• 4+ years experience in regulated industries, especially financial services or cryptocurrency markets.
• Ability to work effectively with global teams across time zones.
• Self-starter with a strong sense of ownership and comfort with asynchronous work styles.
• Fluent in using LLMs and AI tools to accelerate your daily work.
• Ability to travel globally as needed.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with FIX, REST, and WebSocket APIs used for trading and settlement in institutional settings.
• Experience working on prime brokerage, OTC, or custody integrations.
• Background in electronic trading, market structure, or liquidity provisioning.
• Knowledge of crypto-native market participants and their infrastructure needs (e.g. DAOs, crypto hedge funds, liquidity providers).

Responsibilities

• Own the product roadmap for trading features, including trading UI, APIs, and account services.
• Develop and iterate on product capabilities tailored to the workflows of trading systems, institutional clients and crypto-native funds.
• Gather insights from clients, relationship managers, and market trends to inform prioritization and feature design.
• Work closely with engineering to design high-performance, low-latency trading systems and developer-facing APIs.
• Collaborate with compliance, risk, and operations teams to meet regulatory requirements and ensure platform resilience.
• Define success metrics and use data to guide product iterations and improvements.
• Manage trade-offs across usability, functionality, compliance, and technical feasibility.

Benefits

• An amazing work environment in a company that continues to grow, driven by extraordinary and passionate people who keep up innovating and challenging more each day.
• An international team, in a cutting-edge field, working on the most fascinating Projects.
• Growth and career opportunities, and the chance to be proactive and creative.
• A flexible and enthusiastic work environment that offers you snacks, a lot of coffee, and other great benefits.
• Interesting events that keep you connected with the team and celebrate our success.
• Foodie culture, lunch provided for all in office employees along with an assortment of complimentary snacks and beverages.
• Salary: $115,000 - 145,000 DOE + Bonus + Benefits, Unlimited PTO, 401K

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees