Technical Product Manager

Full time - Paris based (on-site or hybrid role)

Mid from 60k / senior from 80k + equity

As a (senior) technical product manager at Kiln, you will oversee our Kiln Connect product. This is our developer-facing API product enabling our customers to whitelabel Earn functionality into their products (i.e offer yield on any crypto asset) through a single abstraction for all assets. This API is used by top fintechs & crypto players such as Revolut, Crypto.com, and Ledger.

• Participate in the product vision, strategy, and roadmap. Contribute to the entire product lifecycle, from ideation to integration, ensuring timely delivery and high-quality standards

• Define product requirements, ensuring alignment with business objectives and customer needs

• Communicate internally and externally about product requirements. 

• Engage with customers (exchanges, wallets, asset managers…), gathering feedback, identifying pain points, and facilitating product onboarding

• Analyze product performance metrics, making data-driven decisions to optimize and improve

• Stay up to date with the latest developments in the crypto industry, identifying opportunities for product enhancements and new feature developments

• 3+ years of experience in product management (not as PO or project manager)

• Demonstrated pro experience or strong interest in the crypto sector:

  • Either a first professional experience in the crypto industry,

  • Or a very strong personal interest in the sector that can be demonstrated during the interview process (used DeFi, ran validators...).

• Technical background (exp in backend working on rest.APIs) and work well with engineering teams

  • You are sufficiently curious and motivated to dig into the details of how products work and can explain complex technical concepts.

• Analytical mind and rigorous communication. You enjoy and are good at synthesising complex information and conveying your learning, both in oral and written formats

• Strong product acumen, you have opinions about great products and can put yourself in the shoes of both a retail and B2B user in the staking space 

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup/scaleup environment, with first-hand experience

Nice-to-have:

• French-speaking.

Kiln is the leading enterprise-grade rewards platform that enables institutional customers to stake assets and integrate staking & DeFi functionality into their offerings. Our API-first platform provides fully automated validators, staking & DeFi protocols access, and comprehensive data and commission management.

With $15+ billion in crypto assets staked through our platform, Kiln has established a strong presence on Ethereum, managing over 5.4% of the network through 50,000+ validators — all with zero slashing events.

Kiln serves more than 140 leading customers, including Binance, Bitpanda, BitGo, Fireblocks, VanEck, and TrustWallet.

Our team of 100 ecosystem enthusiasts brings experience from industry leaders like Google, Circle, Ledger, Chainalysis, and other prominent technology and cryptocurrency companies.

We've raised $30M in total funding from prominent investors including 1kx, Crypto.com, Illuminate Financial, Consensys, Wintermute, Kraken Ventures...

Join Kiln and help us make the web more secure, stable, decentralized, and fair!

At Kiln, our values drive us: Technical Excellence ensures top security and usability; Innovation-Driven Meritocracy elevates groundbreaking ideas; Trust and Transparency build reliability through open communication; and People First keeps our team and clients at the heart of everything we do.

• A fast-paced, bureaucracy-free work environment

• Equity share options in the business: if Kiln succeeds, we all succeed!

• Competitive salary

• Flexible holiday

• Flexible remote working

• Internet allowance (50€/$)

• Personal development budget (books, training)

• Overseas tech conferences budget

Kiln is an Equal Opportunity Employer

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone is valued and respected. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, including women or persons with disabilities.

Our thorough process ensures the best fit for both you and Kiln, and we strive to make each step valuable and efficient.

1. Recruiter Interview (45 min)

2. Take-home test (< 3 hours)

3. Technical Interview (60 min)

4. Core Values Interview (45 min)

5. Founders Interview (30 min)

6. Offer!

Your personal information will be securely stored in our Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and will not be shared with external parties. We comply fully with GDPR to protect your data and privacy.

This role is for full-time employees only (no B2B or contractors). Thank you!