Job description
About Keyrock
Since our beginnings in 2017, we’ve grown to be a leading change-maker in the digital asset space, renowned for our partnerships and innovation.
Today, we partner with over 180 team members around the world. Our diverse team hails from 42 nationalities, with backgrounds ranging from self-taught DeFi natives to PhDs. Predominantly remote, we have hubs in London, Brussels, and Singapore, and host regular online and offline hangouts to keep the crew tight.
We are trading on more than 80 exchanges, and working with a wide array of asset issuers. As a well-established market maker, our distinctive expertise led us to expand rapidly. Today, our services span market making, options trading, high-frequency trading, OTC, and DeFi trading desks.
But we’re more than a service provider. We’re an initiator. We’re pioneers in adopting the Rust Development language for our algorithmic trading, and champions of its use in the industry. We support the growth of Web3 startups through our Accelerator Program. We upgrade ecosystems by injecting liquidity into promising DeFi, RWA, and NFT protocols. And we push the industry’s progress with our research and governance initiatives.
At Keyrock, we’re not just envisioning the future of digital assets. We’re actively building it.
Mission statement
We are seeking a highly technical, hands-on Technical Product Manager to join our team and act as the internal, central hub for core services and automation that support trading business units at Keyrock. This is a role for a builder at heart—someone who can not only identify opportunities but also rapidly prototype solutions. You will be pivotal in assessing technical solutions (buy vs build), connecting APIs, building proofs of concept, and driving the integration of cutting-edge technology to solve critical business challenges.
Working in close coordination with the VP of Product, and in support of the COO office and VP of Engineering, you will bridge the gap between idea and implementation with a focus on the non-trading teams of Keyrock. Your primary responsibility is to assess outcomes and value (prioritisation) and translate complex needs into tangible, working prototypes, demonstrating value and technical feasibility firsthand, in alignment with the VP Engineering and software development practices at Keyrock. A strong background in software development is therefore essential for this role. You will support critical visibility and communication at the centre of Keyrock, paving the way for our engineering teams to build and scale the proven solutions you have discovered and proven.
Keyrock Product Managers are responsible for developing valuable and viable systems (& implicit services) that consider the voices of
Business & Commercial teams,
Trading & Research teams,
And Engineering builders.
In this way, a level of ‘trilingual’ competency is required for the role.
Outcomes
Strategy, Roadmap, & Technical alignment: You will turn the goals of central technology teams into a clear roadmap. You’ll run regular meetings with these teams, together with leaders from product, engineering, and architecture to find problems early, understand how projects depend on each other, and spot chances to improve how we work together.
Technology Assessment & Prioritisation: You will help us make smart technology choices. You’ll figure out what our teams need, decide whether it’s better to build our own solution or buy one, and use clear data to balance what’s valuable for the business against how hard it is to build.
Technical Solution discovery, design & prototyping: You will quickly build working models to test out new ideas. You’ll be hands-on, creating functional prototypes to see if a concept is worth pursuing before we invest heavily in it.
Stakeholder Communication & Central Operations: You will be the initial product & tech contact for our business operations and back-office teams. You’ll explain our technology plans in simple terms to everyone, ensuring we’re all on the same page, and help our central Platform team explore new product ideas.
Engineering Collaboration & Systems Integration: When needed, you will design and build the first versions of new solutions to see how they fit into our existing systems, following guidance from our senior engineering and product leaders. You’ll set a clear example for how to move from a defined idea to a developed, performant, secure, product, for other teams to follow.
Technical Research & Experimentation: You will actively test new and emerging technologies to see if they’re actually useful for us. When our tech leaders have an idea, you’ll go beyond basic research by getting your hands dirty, setting up new tools, and finding out their real-world value for Keyrock.
Reporting Performance & Impact Measurement: You will measure the success of our new ideas and products. You’ll create simple metrics to track their impact, use data and feedback to make improvements, and work with our data visualization team to present the results clearly, helping us manage risks before they become problems.
Process Optimisation & FinOps: You will find ways to make our operations run more smoothly and cost-effectively. You’ll review our current processes to see where we can improve and help the company adopt best practices for managing and reducing our cloud spending.
Essentials
Proven Development Background: 5+ years of experience in a tech operations, software development, or data engineering role is required. You must have a strong portfolio and be comfortable writing code, building data pipelines, and integrating systems.
Technical Product Management Experience: A demonstrated track record of transitioning from a purely technical role to one with product ownership responsibilities, successfully launching and iterating on technical products.
Pragmatic Builder’s Mindset: An ability to translate complex problems into simple, functional prototypes. You are driven to build first and prove value through working software.
Financial Domain Exposure: Prior exposure to financial contexts, market data, and time series data manipulation is highly desirable. Experience in fintech, trading, or quantitative finance is a significant plus.
Excellent Communicator: Ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences and act as a credible, influential voice at the intersection of business, trading, and engineering.
Ownership & Autonomy: A self-starter with an entrepreneurial spirit, capable of managing projects from ideation to initial implementation with a high degree of autonomy.
Beneficial experience
Infrastructure Experience: Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure), containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines is a significant bonus.
3+ years of experience working directly in a financial services context (e.g., proprietary trading, asset management, market making).
A strong grasp of the technologies underpinning recent AI developments (e.g., transformer architectures, retrieval-augmented generation and MCP).
Our recruitment philosophy
We value self-awareness in our recruitment process. We seek people who understand themselves and their career goals. We’re after those with the right skills and a conscious choice to join our field. The perfect fit? A crypto enthusiast who’s driven, collaborative, and delivers solid, scalable outcomes.
Why Keyrock?
Be at the forefront of innovation in digital assets.
Work on challenging problems with a direct impact on the business.
A competitive salary package, with various benefits depending on the method of engagement (employee or freelancer).
Autonomy in your time management thanks to flexible working hours and the opportunity to work remotely
The freedom to create your own entrepreneurial experience by being part of a team of people in search of excellence
As an employer we are committed to build an inclusive, diverse and non-discriminating work environment. We welcome employees of all backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, creed and sexual orientation. We hire, reward and promote entirely based on merit and performance.
Due to the nature of our business and external requirements, we perform background checks on all potential employees, passing which is a prerequisite to join Keyrock.
