Chainlink
Product Manager, Node Economics
RemoteFull-timeGlobal
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RemoteRemote work position available
Job Description
[AI-summarized by JobStash]
You will own incentive systems, compensation frameworks, and performance infrastructure that shape node operator behavior and network economics. You will translate economic models into production-ready systems and tooling, design and automate payment workflows, deliver clear performance insights, and communicate complex economic concepts to operators and partners.
Requirements
- āExperience owning performance rewards or compensation systems end-to-end
- āExperience translating models into product or operational decisions with data scientists or economists
- āAbility to communicate complex economic or quantitative concepts clearly to external stakeholders
- āExperience designing or improving payment and compensation workflows and reducing manual processes
- āTrack record driving cross-functional work across engineering data and operations without direct authority
- āComfortable navigating ambiguity and building structured processes
- āUnderstanding of incentive design and token economics (preferred)
- āExperience with crypto economics staking mechanisms or token-based incentive systems (preferred)
- āBackground working with external partners operators or ecosystem participants (preferred)
- āExposure to data science or quantitative research environments (preferred)
- āUnderstanding of oracle networks validator economics or decentralized infrastructure systems (preferred)
- āDirect experience with staking protocols or node operator programs (preferred)
- āAcademic or professional background in mechanism design game theory or quantitative finance (preferred)
- āExperience at a protocol L1 L2 or infrastructure company where token economics were central (preferred)
Responsibilities
- āOwn incentive and compensation systems end-to-end
- āTranslate economic models into production-ready systems and tools
- āBuild and ship performance-based mechanisms to drive operator accountability
- āDesign and automate payment and compensation workflows
- āDeliver performance insights and tooling for operator visibility
- āCommunicate economic changes and program details to external stakeholders
- āShape operator allocation and evaluation processes across products
- āCollaborate with economics, data science, and engineering teams
Tech Stack
economic modelingquantitative analysisincentive designdata sciencestakingpayment workflowsvalidator economicsgame theorymechanism designcompensation