Technical Project Manager
Optimum
•Remote
About The Position
We're seeking a Technical Project Manager who can embed with the product and engineering team, driving sprint execution, internal stakeholder communication, and delivery, so engineers can stay heads-down on hard problems.This is a highly cross-functional role that will collaborate with engineering, infrastructure, product, customer success, and leadership team.
Requirements
- 6+ years of technical project or product management experience in Web3 infrastructure-heavy environments
- Experience collaborating directly with engineers and product managers
- Web3 / crypto familiarity (validators, node operators, staking, incentives)
- Strong execution, organization, and coordination with globally distributed teams skills
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Located in or willing to align working hours with the Central European or Eastern Time Zone (CET/ET).
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with engineering teams in a globally distributed, remote first environment
- Deep technical understanding of distributed systems, networking protocols, or data storage infrastructure.
- Experience with Linear or any project management/issue-tracking tool
Responsibilities
- Sprint planning & execution: run bi-weekly sprints, own the Linear project board, break down epics into actionable issues, and track velocity.
- Linear/GitHub Issues & Milestones triage incoming bugs and feature requests, maintain milestone health, and ensure issues are well-scoped with clear acceptance criteria.
- Calls & follow-ups: run standups, planning sessions, and stakeholder syncs; own meeting notes and action items to completion.
- Cross-team coordination: serve as the communication bridge between engineering, protocol research, and external partners (relay operators, validator clients, devs)
- Release management: coordinate release windows, track ADRs progress (Architecture Decision Records), and maintain the release changelog.
- Risk & blockers: surface blockers early, escalate when needed, and keep the critical path visible.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package, including token incentives.
- Remote-first environment with flexible hours.
- High ownership role with real influence on protocol success.
- Close collaboration with world-class researchers and protocol engineers.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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