Technical Product Owner (TPO)

Who Are We?

DV Labs is a remote 30+ member research and software development team with a vision to establish a credibly neutral, trust-minimised infrastructure layer for web3. Previously known as Obol Labs, our work on distributed validators (DVs) boosts the security, resilience, and decentralisation of the Ethereum network.

Our values & Culture

We live by our values - we are: reliable, secure, synergistic, and innovative. These values aren’t just a set of ideals, they’re the foundation of our culture and the key to our success.

At DV Labs, productivity meets work-life balance in perfect harmony - we promote flexibility, trust, and transparency. We believe in connection beyond screens. Our team stays ahead by attending conferences and gathers annually for an offsite event full of collaboration, teamwork, and fun!

The Products

DV Labs develops and maintains three core products:

• Charon, a Golang based middleware client enabling multiple nodes or parties to run validators together, in a fault-tolerant manner.


• The DV Launchpad, a web interface for launching and managing Distributed Validators.


• Obol Splits, a set of solidity contracts assisting with the formation of Distributed Validators, by allowing the ETH bond and validator rewards to be split across multiple parties.

Supporting the Obol Collective

DV Labs supports the Obol Collective: a community dedicated to scaling Ethereum by strengthening the security, resiliency, and decentralisation of the consensus layer through the development and deployment of distributed validators.

Mission of the role

A Product Owner (PO) bridges the gap between cross-functional teams and the overarching business strategy:

• Vision: Sets the direction based on trends, user behavior, and stakeholder feedback.


• Backlog Management: Prioritizes features, enhancements, and fixes for our project.


• Requirements: Transforms high-level needs into detailed and tailored user stories.


• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborates with teams like UX/UI design, marketing, analytics, and sales to align product strategy.


• Cross-functional Collaboration: Partners with teams across departments to ensure cohesive product development.


• Review: Assesses completed tasks against standards and user-centric design principles.


• Release Decisions: Determines the rollout of features and updates to maximize user engagement.


• Feedback Loop: Regularly collects insights from users and cross-functional teams to optimize the product.


• Alignment with Strategy: Ensures the product direction matches the company’s business objectives.


• ROI: Strives to maximize the business value derived from product initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full product development cycle of your squad from concept to launch.


• Coordinate with other teams to align product strategies with company goals.


• Translate product needs into user stories and design guidelines.


• Guide the development team alongside the Engineering Manager, ensuring timely delivery of product enhancements.


• Foster an agile and collaborative environment, promoting innovation and best practices.

Requirements

• 3+ years as a Product Owner.


• Proven leadership with a track record of delivering projects on time and on budget.


• Experience with blockchain solutions or DApps.


• Skilled at working with international, remote teams across various time zones.


• Innovative, self-starter attitude with a readiness to lead and own projects.


• Ideal Time zone from GMT-5 to GMT+3.

Nice to have

• Experience in Ethereum Layer 2 projects.


• The ideal candidate would have a technical background in a field related to distributed systems engineering or cryptography, to better understand Obol and the Distributed Validator Technology subject matter.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation


• Annual Global Off-site


• Annual opportunity to attend DevCon (or a blockchain conference of choice)


• Generous paid time off


• Budget for personal equipment


• Budget for training or education