Staff Product Manager (Vaults)

ABOUT MORPHO Morpho is a leading Decentralized Finance (DeFi) lending protocol backed by a16z crypto, Paradigm, Ribbit Capital, Apollo, Vaneck, Coinbase Ventures, Variant and 50 others to build an open credit network giving anyone, anywhere, access to the best possible terms. Morpho is experiencing exponential adoption, with over billion in deposits on the network and used by institutional clients including Bitwise, Galaxy, and Anchorage Digital and the largest crypto exchanges, such as Coinbase, Binance, and Kraken. Now, Morpho is scaling its team of contributors to establish itself as the open credit network, not just of DeFi, but of the world.   WHY MORPHO EXISTS Everyone has the potential to build something great for the world. But fulfilling that ambition almost always requires more: people willing to trust you with their capital. Yet access to capital still depends on where you live, who you know, and which institutions are willing to trust you. Even when capital is available, it sits fragmented across disconnected networks and hidden behind intermediaries. The result is a system that fails most of the people it should serve. Borrowers overpay. Lenders earn less than they should. Many are shut out entirely, not because they are unworthy of credit, but because today's infrastructure was never built to connect them. Morpho exists to solve this. Full article here https://morpho.org/blog/why-morpho-exists/. LOCATION: Paris or remote (from -5h GMT up to +2h GMT to ensure sufficient overlap with the rest of the team). ROLE: The mission of this role is to make Morpho the home of the best vault products in DeFi by owning the Vaults vertical end to end, from the consumer application down to the protocol layer, and setting the strategy for how Morpho works with a rapidly growing ecosystem of external vault providers. RESPONSIBILITIES: - Define and drive the product roadmap for Morpho Vaults, from the application layer down to the protocol, to grow vault deposits and make depositing and earning on Morpho effortless. - Own Morpho's overall vault strategy, working across engineering, partnerships, integrations, legal, and GTM to deliver a best-in-class product. - Build and run a customer research program across trading desks, institutional clients, curators, and depositors to deeply understand their needs and represent them internally so teams make informed decisions. - Articulate and execute a strategy for external vault providers, growing relationships and shared dealflow so the wider vault ecosystem succeeds in a way that compounds Morpho's growth. - Collaborate with the protocol team to identify goals and areas of research for the next generation of the vault protocol. - Navigate legal and regulatory complexity around vault products, partnering with legal to shape product and technical decisions that keep the offering robust. WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE: FIRST MONTH You have engaged deeply with curators, vault infrastructure providers, and depositors to build a sophisticated understanding of the vault landscape. You know the teams, the tools, and where the biggest opportunities sit. FIRST 3 MONTHS You have designed and shipped the first items on a roadmap that materially grows vault deposits. You have clearly articulated a strategy for external vault providers and grown those relationships into shared dealflow. You have built a strong research program spanning trading desks, institutional clients, and curators, and worked with the protocol team to define goals and research areas for the next vault protocol iteration. MUST-HAVE EXPERIENCE & SKILLS: - 5+ years of product experience with a proven track record of shipping real products that people use. - Deep experience in finance and/or crypto: either a traditional finance background with strong crypto exposure, or hands-on experience building crypto or DeFi products. - Ability to operate across the full product stack, from consumer application UX down to protocol-level design questions. - Comfort engaging with legal and regulatory complexity in financial products. - Comfort operating in fast-changing, ambiguous contexts. - Clear and crisp async communication. - Strong ownership and autonomy, doesn't wait to be told. - Team-first mindset, low ego. - Humble. PERKS & BENEFITS We design benefits around deep work and growth, so you can do the best work of your career. Expect fair, top-tier compensation, real flexibility, time together in Paris, great health coverage, and support to keep learning.   EQUAL OPPORTUNITY We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and hire based on talent, potential, and values alignment.