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Bitpanda is building a regulated DeFi ecosystem on Vision Chain, its own OP Stack L2 blockchain, bringing decentralized finance to millions of European investors. You will serve as Lead Product Manager for DeFi, responsible for building Bitpanda's DeFi ecosystem from the ground up, starting with crypto-backed borrowing and lending in the Bitpanda app, with plans to expand to tokenized commodities, securities, funds, and structured products.
You will own the design and operation of lending markets, including setting loan-to-value and liquidation thresholds, interest rate curves, caps, and oracles. You'll monitor market health and maintain incident playbooks. You'll drive liquidity and user adoption to permissioned markets by setting supply targets, sourcing euro liquidity from stablecoin issuers and institutional lenders, and determining how verified customers access these markets. You'll ensure the right DeFi infrastructure is in place, particularly for permissioned tokenized assets—including DEX liquidity, liquidators, oracles, and other critical building blocks.
You'll shape the customer experience in the Bitpanda app, deciding what users see, sign, and own, including how liquidation and risk are explained. You'll measure success through real engagement metrics: returning borrowers, bad debt, and revenue—not just total value locked. You'll recommend which protocols and partners come to Vision Chain, backed by business cases, and work closely with Legal, Compliance, and Risk teams from day one to navigate EU consumer credit rules and MiCA regulations.
You'll work as an individual contributor in a small, senior team alongside smart contract engineers and Bitpanda's regulatory and risk functions, reporting to the Head of Web3 Product.
**Requirements:**
- 6+ years of Product Management experience, with at least 3+ years focused specifically on building and scaling DeFi or crypto products
- Deep knowledge of lending markets: collateral and liquidation mechanics, interest rate models, oracles and failure modes, curation and bad debt management
- Ability to read and understand Solidity smart contract code and engage engineers on technical details
- Demonstrated experience bringing DeFi applications into regulated consumer products and bridging decentralized and centralized finance
- Ability to lead through influence, build clear business cases, and write excellent documentation in English
- Strong working knowledge of EU crypto regulations (e.g., MiCA) to partner effectively with Risk, Legal, and Compliance teams
- Nice to haves: hands-on experience scaling onchain ecosystem liquidity from scratch; knowledge of or work experience in traditional financial markets
