Lead Technical Product Manager, Protocol (Vision Chain)

As Lead Technical Product Manager for Protocol at Bitpanda, you own Vision Chain, our OP Stack L2 blockchain built to bring regulated finance onchain. You lead the technical strategy and evolution of the infrastructure foundation that powers Bitpanda's onchain products across Europe, working with internal teams, external partners, and Bitpanda's Compliance, Legal and Data Protection functions.

What you'll do

• Own Vision Chain at the infrastructure level, managing configuration choices such as fee mechanism and block building logic, and modifications to the OP Stack in collaboration with the OP Labs team.
• Manage infrastructure partnerships, owning the technical relationship with providers including RPC nodes, indexing, oracles, and similar services.
• Collaborate with Compliance and Legal to implement regulatorily-compliant onchain transaction screening, identity, and privacy solutions.
• Run reliability, incidents and cost, and own developer documentation and partner technical onboarding until a developer relations lead joins.
• Coordinate with other Vision Web3 product leads to ensure the chain's technical roadmap supports the product roadmap built on top of it.

What you bring

• 6+ years of product or engineering experience, with 3+ years focused on blockchain infrastructure such as L1/L2, rollup-as-a-service, node infrastructure providers, account abstraction, or exchange protocol teams.
• Deep understanding of EVM rollup mechanics, including sequencing, fees, proofs, withdrawals, bridges, upgrade keys, and account abstraction.
• Proven ability to translate complex business and regulatory needs into precise technical requirements and drive them to delivery through engineering teams and external partners without direct management.
• Experience partnering with Compliance, Legal, and Data Protection teams, with working knowledge of the EU crypto regulatory landscape including MiCA, DORA, AML/CFT, and sanctions screening.
• Exceptional written and spoken English communication skills for internal teams, leadership, and external partners.

What we offer

• Hybrid working model combining onsite collaboration and remote work, plus 25 additional days per year to work from a city or country of your choice.
• Competitive total compensation package aligned with our pay-for-impact policy, including participation in our stock option plan.
• Confidential coaching, counselling, and mental health resources through OpenUP.
• 3 additional paid days off per year beyond standard annual leave to rest and recharge (available after 6 months with the company).
• Unlimited access to Udemy's library of online courses for continuous learning and skill development.
• Discounts, rewards, and perks from partners worldwide across lifestyle, wellness, tech, and travel.
• Up to 8 additional weeks of gender-neutral new parent leave.
• Free onsite dining at our Vienna, Bucharest, Barcelona, and Berlin hubs, with freshly prepared lunches and snacks.
• Recognition and rewards for your tenure and contributions at Bitpanda.
• Exclusive Bitpanda-branded merchandise and gear.
• Company events throughout the year, from our Winter Party in Vienna to gatherings worldwide.

About Bitpanda

Founded in 2014 in Vienna, Austria, Bitpanda is a user-friendly platform that powers modern investing across cryptocurrencies, crypto indices, stocks, precious metals and commodities. We serve more than 7 million customers across Europe, operating as one of the continent's safest and most secure investment platforms.