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Fidelity Investments

Financial Services · 84k people

Vice President, DeFi Product Manager

Posted 12 Oct

What’s this role about? The DeFi Product Developer is responsible for designing and scaling institutional-grade DeFi investment products, focusing on protocol assessment and vault construction. They will lead due diligence on DeFi protocols and oversee ongoing portfolio curation and risk management.

Jersey City, New Jersey
Hybrid
$130K – $264K
Full-time
10+ years exp
Professional certificate or Postgraduate degree

Skills required

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Company

About Fidelity Investments Fidelity’s mission is to strengthen the financial well-being of our customers and deliver better outcomes for the clients and businesses we serve. Fidelity’s strength comes from the scale of our diversified, market-leading financial services businesses that serve individuals, families, employers, wealth management firms, and institutions. With assets under administration of $15.0 trillion, including discretionary assets of $5.9 trillion as of March 31, 2025, we focus on meeting the unique needs of a broad and growing customer base. Privately held for 78 years, Fidelity employs more than 77,000 associates across the United States, Ireland, and India. For our Terms and Conditions, please visit http://go.fidelity.com/LIterms

Fidelity Investments

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10,001+ employees
Financial Services
1946
Privately Held
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Responsibilities

  • The DeFi Product Manager is responsible for designing, evaluating, and scaling
  • institutional-grade DeFi investment products, with a primary focus on protocol
  • assessment, vault construction, and ongoing portfolio curation. This role sits
  • at the intersection of traditional capital markets, investment risk management,
  • and on-chain financial infrastructure, translating DeFi primitives into
  • investable, co mpliant, and risk-managed products for investors.
  • The role requires deep technical fluency in blockchain and smart-contract
  • systems, strong investment judgment grounded in traditional finance, and
  • extensive operating relationships across the DeFi ecosystem.  The successful
  • candidate will combine the judgment of a seasoned investment professional with
  • the technical fluency of a DeFi native. They will be capable of structuring
  • differentiated on-chain products, identifying and mitigating risk before it
  • materializes, and serving as a credible bridge between traditional
  • investment managers and the DeFi ecosystem.
  • Smart-contract architecture and upgradeability models
  • structures)
  • Assess protocol risk across market, liquidity, counterparty, technical, and
  • governance dimensions.
  • Maintain a living protocol risk taxonomy and scoring framework aligned with
  • institutional risk standards.
  • Design and launch on-chain vaults and structured DeFi strategies (e.g.,
  • yield, carry, delta-neutral, liquidity provision, structured credit).
  • Curate vault parameters including asset eligibility, allocation limits,
  • rebalancing logic, and risk constraints.
  • reporting.
  • smart-contract-enforced rules.
  • Fidelity is transitioning to a full-time onsite working model through a phased
  • rollout across regions and roles. Currently, some roles and locations require
  • 100% onsite presence, while others require less. Onsite expectations are likely
  • to evolve as the rollout continues. This transition does not apply to fully
  • remote roles.
  • The base salary range for this position is $130,000-$264,000 per year.
  • Placement in the range will vary based on job responsibilities and scope,
  • geographic location, candidate’s relevant experience, and other factors.
  • Base salary is only part of the total compensation package. Depending on the
  • position and eligibility requirements, the offer package may also include bonus
  • or other variable compensation.
  • We offer a wide range of benefits [https://jobs.fidelity.com/benefits/] to meet
  • your evolving needs and help you live your best life at work and at home.  These
  • benefits include comprehensive health care coverage and emotional well-being
  • support, market-leading retirement, generous paid time off and parental leave,
  • charitable giving employee match program, and educational assistance including
  • student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and learning resources to develop
  • your career.  Note, the application window closes when the position is filled or
  • unposted.
  • Please be advised that Fidelity’s business is governed by the provisions of the
  • Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the
  • Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities,
  • investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and
  • regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among
  • others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or
  • associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.

Qualification

Finance & AccountingManagement & LeadershipTechnologyConsultingData & Analytics

Benefits

  • Health Care Coverage
  • Emotional Well-Being Support
  • Retirement
  • Paid Time Off
  • Parental Leave
  • Charitable Giving Employee Match Program
  • Educational Assistance

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