Senior Product Manager - Staking Platform

Details

At Coinbase we aim to increase economic freedom by building the emerging onchain platform and future global financial system. The Staking Platform team powers all staking products across retail, institutional, and developer portfolios. The team builds and operates core infrastructure that enables customers to earn rewards by securing proof-of-stake blockchains and provides enterprise-grade APIs for institutions and developers.

This role is remote-first with required in-person participation throughout the year for team and company-wide offsites.

Responsibilities

• Own the product strategy and roadmap for Coinbase’s staking validator platform, driving selection of supported networks, staking technologies, and validator operations.
• Optimize validator performance, APY, cost structure, and pricing models to maximize rewards and profitability across Coinbase’s staking business.
• Lead cross-functional execution with engineering, legal, compliance, and finance to scale staking infrastructure with institutional-grade reliability and coverage.
• Define and prioritize features for enterprise-grade APIs and staking infrastructure used by retail, institutional, and developer customers.

Requirements

• Strong product management experience with a track record of delivering technical infrastructure or platform products in cross-functional environments.
• Deep crypto expertise, including staking mechanics, validator economics, Proof-of-Stake (PoS) protocols, and the nuances of onchain infrastructure.
• Exceptional systems thinking and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across engineering, legal, and business stakeholders.

Nice to haves

• Experience navigating regulatory requirements in crypto or other highly regulated industries (examples: SOC, MiCA, GDPR).
• Familiarity with institutional staking use cases, enterprise custody models, slashing protection, key management, compliance workflows, and operational monitoring.
• Exposure to smart contract platforms or staking protocol development and understanding of how protocol-level changes impact staking infrastructure.

Compensation and other details

• Pay Range (target annual salary): $207,485 — $244,100 USD. Full-time offers may include target bonus, target equity, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).
• ID: GPPM06US
• Note: Answers to crypto-related questions may be used to evaluate onchain experience.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans with generous employee contributions
• Health Savings Account with company contributions
• Disability and life insurance
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Wellness stipend, mobile/internet reimbursement, connections stipend
• Volunteer time off, fertility counseling and benefits
• Generous time off/leave policy
• Option to get paid in digital currency

Other

• Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities.
• Coinbase is piloting selected AI tools for initial interview screening and interview intelligence; humans review interview responses and AI is not used to make employment decisions.