Product & Venture Specialist - SIO

About the Company

IOG is a technology company focused on Blockchain research and development. We are renowned for our scientific approach to blockchain development, emphasizing peer-reviewed research and formal methods to ensure security, scalability, and sustainability. Our projects include decentralized finance (DeFi), governance, and identity management, aiming to advance the capabilities and adoption of blockchain technology globally. We invest in the unknown, applying our curiosity and desire for positive change to everything we do. By fueling creativity, innovation, and progress within our teams, our products and services are designed for people to be fearless, to be changemakers.

Responsibilities

Product & Venture Coordination

• Act as the primary liaison between product teams, venture studios, and key stakeholders to align priorities and remove roadblocks.
• Support the adoption and refinement of IOG’s venture studio, ensuring it meets the evolving needs of product and venture workflows.
• Develop lightweight frameworks to standardize communication, documentation, and decision-making processes across teams.

Operational Support

• Coordinate resources, timelines, and deliverables for high-impact ventures, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.
• Support with the development of Venture/Product/OKR/KPis BU budget development, and maintenance.
• Facilitate cross-functional workshops and meetings to drive clarity and momentum in product-venture collaborations.
• Key member of operations roundtable, and intake process.
• Identify inefficiencies in workflows and propose scalable solutions tailored to a decentralized environment.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner with the Culture, Communications, and Adoption team to foster a collaborative ethos between product builders and venture teams.
• Document and share insights, best practices, and lessons learned to strengthen IOG’s ecosystem of innovation.
• Provide tactical support to leadership by preparing reports, tracking KPIs, reviewing Venture studios budgets, and synthesizing feedback from distributed teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Qualification in project management or equivalent.
• 3+ years in project coordination, product support, or venture/startup environments.
• Knowledge of both theoretical and practical aspects of project management.
• Knowledge of project management techniques and tools.
• Direct work experience in project management capacity.
• Proven experience in people management.
• Proven experience in strategic planning.
• Proven experience in risk management.
• Proven experience in change management.
• Proficiency in collaboration tools (e.g., Notion, Jira, Slack) and data-driven decision-making.
• Exceptional organizational and multitasking abilities.
• Strong interpersonal skills to navigate diverse teams and stakeholders.
• Proactive mindset with a knack for creative problem-solving.

Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Have)

• Master’s degree or certification in Project Management or Innovation Management.
• Certifications: PMP or Agile-related preferred.
• Familiarity with trade finance or blockchain is a plus.

Benefits

• Remote work
• Laptop reimbursement
• New starter package to buy hardware essentials (headphones, monitor, etc).
• Learning & Development opportunities.
• Competitive PTO and Sick Leave plan.

Category

Blockchain / Crypto