IOG, is a technology company focused onBlockchainresearch and development. We are renowned for our scientific approach toblockchaindevelopment, emphasizing peer-reviewed research and formal methods to ensure security, scalability, and sustainability. Our projects include decentralizedfinance(DeFi), governance, and identity management, aiming to advance the capabilities and adoption ofblockchaintechnology globally.
We invest in the unknown, applying our curiosity and desire for positive change to everything we do. By fueling creativity, innovation, and progress within our teams, our products and services are designed for people to be fearless, to be changemakers.
Job Purpose
The Senior Product Owner independently owns a product domain and leads the end-to-end delivery of high-impact features and platforms. The role converts strategy into validated outcomes by defining problems, shaping solutions with engineering and design, sequencing work across one or more teams, and measuring value delivered to users, especially developers and ecosystem partners. The Senior PO mentors other POs, raises delivery quality, and is accountable for domain-level outcomes, not just feature output.
Key Responsibilities
Domain Strategy & Outcome Ownership
Translate portfolio strategy into a domain roadmap, value hypotheses, and success metrics.
Maintain an outcomes-oriented backlog with clear acceptance criteria and Definition of Done.
Manage technical debt, platform health, and non-functionals (performance, security, reliability).
Execution & Delivery Leadership
Lead backlog refinement, sprint planning, and release planning across one or more teams.
Orchestrate dependencies with adjacent domains (APIs, data, wallets, infra).
Run continuous discovery and phased rollouts; ensure measurable value delivery.
Mentoring & Capability Uplift
Mentor P3 Product Owners/Analysts through structured 1:1s, shadowing, and feedback on PRDs/specs.
Establish PO best practices (templates, decision logs, acceptance criteria standards) and coach teams to adopt them.
Partner with Engineering Leads to develop PO/PM career paths and learning plans; contribute to calibration and hiring.
User, Developer & Market Insight
Operate systematic feedback loops with developers, node operators, partners, and internal users.
Validate direction via interviews, telemetry, and market scans; capture decisions in PRDs/specs.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Co-design solution options and risk treatment with Engineering Leads/Architects.
Coordinate with Product Marketing and DevRel on docs, release notes, and adoption plays; ensure launch readiness.
Contribute to quarterly planning; surface capacity needs, trade-offs, and investment cases.
Typically 6–8+ years in software product roles with 2–3 years owning a complex domain or platform.
Proven end-to-end delivery across the full product lifecycle (discovery → PRD/spec → release → adoption/iteration) in an Agile environment.
Technical background sufficient to collaborate on architecture, APIs, and data flows (e.g., reading code, reviewing API designs, assessing trade-offs).
Experience with blockchain/distributed systems or developer platforms (e.g., nodes, wallets, SDKs, APIs), including performance, reliability, and security considerations.
Hands-on use of Agile tooling (Jira, GitHub) and telemetry/analytics (e.g., Grafana/Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Amplitude/GA) to drive decisions.
Strong written communication (clear PRDs/specs, decision logs) and stakeholder management across engineering, security, DevRel, and commercial teams.
Demonstrated mentoring/coaching of Product Owners; contributes to practice standards and hiring/calibration.
BSc in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Flexible schedule
Remote work
Laptop reimbursement
New starter package to buy hardware essentials (headphones, monitor, etc)
