Product Manager, Privacy

Interested in working on cutting‑edge blockchain technology and creating equitable access to the global financial system? Since 2014, the mission‑driven team at the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) has helped fuel the tremendous growth of the Stellar blockchain network, an open‑source platform that operates at high‑scale today. Developers and companies around the world build on it, and the SDF team is expanding to support the rapidly growing and changing Stellar ecosystem.

SDF is looking for a Product Manager to support the development of Stellar’s privacy capabilities. Privacy is an important opportunity for blockchain adoption, and Stellar, with its strong base of institutional partners, is investing in foundational tools and prototypes to help bring secure, compliant use cases on‑chain.

We’re looking for a hands‑on Product Manager to work closely with engineering, design, and ecosystem teams to build and iterate on privacy‑focused features and building blocks. You’ll contribute to product discovery, define requirements, and help drive execution as we develop practical privacy solutions for the Stellar ecosystem.

• Develop and own Stellar’s privacy strategy, roadmap and prioritization

• Partner with Engineering to drive development of SDF’s own privacy prototypes and building blocks

• Collaborate with SDF’s business development department on identifying and executing on key partnerships in the privacy space

• 3+ years of experience as a Product Manager

• Prior experience working on or with blockchain technologies.

• Passion for building cutting edge privacy technology

• Background in financial technologies (fintech)

• Experience with relevant cryptography tech such as Zero Knowledge (ZK) and Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE)

• Experience in writing and deploying smart contracts

• Experience in Rust and/or Solidity

We offer competitive pay with a base salary range for this position of $125,000 - $215,000 depending on job‑related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, we offer lumen‑denominated grants along with the following perks and benefits:

• Competitive health, dental & vision coverage with most plans covered at 100% for the employee + any dependents

• Flexible time off + 15 company holidays including a company‑wide holiday break

• Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave for both non‑birthing and birthing parents, as well as up to 14 weeks of paid pregnancy leave for birthing parents

• Gym reimbursement ($80 per month)

• Life & ADD (up to $50K)

• Short & Long term disability

• 401K with 4% match

• Health & Dependent Care FSA Accounts

• Commuter benefits with $250/month employer contribution

• Health Savings Account (HSA) with monthly employer contribution

• Family building benefits through Kindbody

• Wellbeing benefits (One Medical, Rightway, Headspace)

• L&D budget of $1,500/year

• Daily lunch and snacks in office

• Company retreats

Stellar is more than a blockchain. Powered by a decentralized, fast, scalable, and uniquely sustainable network made for financial products and services and a thriving and passionate ecosystem that includes a non‑profit organization driven by a mission, Stellar is paving the path to unlock the world’s economic potential through blockchain technology. Built with speed and low costs in mind, the Stellar network provides builders and financial institutions worldwide a platform to issue assets, and to send and convert currencies in real time creating real world utility.

Founded in 2014, the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) supports the continued development and growth of the Stellar network and also serves the ecosystem of NGOs, corporations, universities, small businesses, governments, and solo entrepreneurs building on the Stellar network through tooling, funding and strategic collaborations. Together, Stellar is where blockchain meets the real world.

The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) is a non‑profit organization focused on working with and supporting change‑makers to create equitable access to the global financial system through blockchain technology. SDF provides grants,…