Lead Product Manager, Token

**Circle** Lead Product Manager, Token; $172,500 - $225,000 base; US (remote)

**About Company** Circle is a global financial technology company at the forefront of the new internet of money. Our infrastructure—including USDC, a blockchain-based dollar—powers payments, commerce, and financial applications worldwide. We help businesses, institutions, and developers leverage breakthrough blockchain technologies to drive global economic prosperity and digital inclusion.

**About the Role** Circle is seeking a Lead Product Manager, Token within the Arc product team to define and lead the exploration of utility token opportunities for the Arc ecosystem. This individual will help Circle shape the economic model, governance framework, and feature design of a potential native token on the Arc network. You will work cross-functionally with Product, Business, Engineering, Data, Treasury, Legal, and Policy teams as we explore potential token design mechanisms — from validator and staking models to community participation, incentive structures, and governance evolution. This role sits at the intersection of economics, onchain governance, and ecosystem design, and is central to Circle’s vision for a new financial internet.

**Responsibilities** - Design a potential token and governance architecture: Develop and contribute to a potential token design, tokenomics and phased roadmap for Arc and related ecosystem parties. - Model economic systems and incentive structures: Create simulations and scenario analyses to evaluate token distributions, validator rewards, staking mechanisms, and incentive structures that drive usage of the Arc network. - Operationalize governance frameworks: Define systems, tooling, and processes for onchain and offchain governance — from proposal frameworks to validator councils and community engagement. - Collaborate cross-functionally: Partner with Circle’s Product, Legal, Policy, and Treasury teams to ensure regulatory alignment and financial soundness. - Engage the broader community: Develop documentation, playbooks, and forums to educate and activate participants — from developers to institutions to users. - Benchmark and research: Continuously analyze market-leading governance systems, token designs, and economic mechanisms to inform Circle’s approach.

**Required Skills** A. 5+ years of experience across crypto research, token design, protocol economics, or governance operations (client has interviewed strong candidates with ~2 years direct crypto token experience). B. Crypto experience is required

**Bonus Skills** - Deep understanding of tokenomics, game theory, and token governance. - Strong analytical skills; experience running financial or economic models for token ecosystems. - Proven ability to manage complex, cross-functional workstreams — influencing without authority. - Ability to distill technical concepts into clear frameworks and communications. - Strategic mindset with bias toward execution and measurable ecosystem outcomes. - Experience with onchain protocols or staking economics strongly preferred. - Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

**Red flags** - Candidates coming from Workday, Visa, Paypal - Lack of growth in previous companies

**Logistical Info** - **Location: **US (remote) - **Compensation:** $172,500 - $225,000 base + equity; equity and total compensation packages are highly flexible for the right talent, though base salary expectations must align with the stated range. - **Other:** Flat, collaborative organization with high feedback velocity; clear expectation of direct and open communication. Hiring for across their core teams, including CPM, liquidity, on-chain business logic, and developer tooling/platform groups.