Principal Product Manager, Advanced Trading

Principal Product Manager, Advanced Trading

San Jose, California, United States

Who We Are

At OKX, we believe that the future will be reshaped by crypto, and ultimately contribute to every individual's freedom. OKX is a leading crypto exchange, and the developer of OKX Wallet, giving millions access to crypto trading and decentralized crypto applications (dApps). OKX is also a trusted brand by hundreds of large institutions seeking access to crypto markets. We are safe and reliable, backed by our Proof of Reserves.

Across our multiple offices globally, we are united by our core principles:
We Before Me, Do the Right Thing, and Get Things Done. These shared values drive our culture, shape our processes, and foster a friendly, rewarding, and diverse environment for every OK-er. OKX is part of OKG, a group that brings the value of Blockchain to users around the world, through our leading products OKX, OKX Wallet, OKLink and more.

About the Opportunity:

We are seeking a highly strategic and results-oriented Principal Product Manager to drive the vision, strategy, and execution of our retail trading platform. This role requires deep domain expertise in both cryptocurrency and traditional financial (Trad Fi) trading products to deliver a seamless, high-performance, and compliant user experience that positions our platform as an industry leader.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Product Management: Design and scale crypto assets trading products across Spot, Margin, Futures, Perpetuals and Options, including account models (e.g., unified/cross-margin), order lifecycle, margin checks, position management, market data, and interfaces to matching engine and settlement modules.•
• Market insight: Deep-dive into industry trends and our targeted customers (active retail, institutional, and liquidity providers). Conduct competitor and customer research to identify innovations that keep our trading system leading the industry in terms of both crypto and Trad Fi.
• Strategic Leadership: Lead onshore derivatives programs and jurisdiction-specific rollouts. Partner with compliance and legal to deliver regulatory-sensitive launches (e.g., MiCA/local licensing), including product controls, disclosures/notifications, and operational readiness.
• Trading
  
  Experience:
  
  Drive best-in‑class trading UX across Web and App, including modular layouts, advanced order tickets, customizable charting (Kline), and integrated tools that improve speed-to-trade and active trader retention.
• Liquidity & Execution Quality: Own liquidity parameters and fee strategy for delta‑one products; collaborate with market makers and institutional partners to improve spreads, depth, slippage and fill‑rates while balancing incentives and platform competitiveness.
• Risk Management Framework: Define and enhance risk controls, including price limits, funding rate methodology, index/mark price logic, discount rates, leverage & position tiers, and real‑time monitoring/alerting to strengthen market resilience during high‑volatility events.
• End‑to‑End Product Oversight: Own product strategy and roadmap from ideation through PRDs/user stories, UAT, launch, optimization and scaling; set clear success metrics and continuous improvement loops.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Client Partnerships: Serve as the primary liaison across engineering, quant/risk, compliance, legal, operations, marketing and BD, as well as institutional clients and liquidity providers; translate complex needs into clear requirements and delivery plans.
• Platform Integrations: Evaluate, select and integrate Tier‑1 vendors and partners (e.g., KYC/AML, custody, transaction monitoring, market data/risk tooling) to strengthen institutional due diligence readiness and security posture.
• Team Development: Build and lead a high‑performing team, mentoring product managers and fostering a collaborative culture that encourages professional growth and excellence in product delivery.
• Platform Enhancement: Contribute to the continuous evolution of the platform, ensuring it supports cross‑border distribution and new product lines (including tokenized RWAs where applicable) while adhering to regulatory and operational requirements.