Cosmoslabs

Cosmoslabs

Head of Product - Banking (Full Time)

New York HQ · Full-time

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 41 days ago
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About the role

  • Work closely with our Head of Engineering and Co-CEO to craft our canonical product roadmap

Responsibilities

  • Partner with engineering and design to take the product from prototype to production
  • Lead product ideation and translate concepts into tangible improvements across demos and production systems
  • Navigate internal and external stakeholders to drive adoption and successful implementation
  • Own the tokenization product direction end-to-end.
  • Make the hard product design calls: write-back vs. omnibus model, batch vs. webhook sync, how to handle the two-phase finality gap between core posting and on-chain confirmation. On-prem versus cloud-native deployments.
  • Report to key stakeholders and work closely with all departments to ship and build momentum around the product.
  • Be the voice of the customer in the room, and use your experience to design a product that will be impressive but believable
  • Run at least 2 hours per week of direct conversations with target banks, channel/distribution partners and payment fintechs.

Requirements

  • 5+ years in product, strategy, or technology roles at a commercial bank, core banking vendor, or bank-focused fintech.
  • Hands-on experience with core banking systems: Fiserv, FIS, Jack Henry, Temenos, or similar.
  • You know how deposits post, how GL reconciliation runs, how holds work.Working knowledge of US deposit regulation: FDIC insurance, OCC guidance, BSA/AML, Reg CC.
  • Have some experience in DLT tokenization: have shipped a product in a tokenization-related environment… we expect you to be opinionated about why tokenization makes sense for banks

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with ISO 20022 messaging, correspondent banking (nostro/vostro), or treasury management.
  • Track record working with mid-size ($50B-$300B) or larger US banks, or navigating enterprise PoCs in financial infrastructure.
  • Knowledge of Canton Network, R3 Corda, Partior, Regulated Liability Network, or Project Agora.
  • Open to structuring comp for someone leaving a senior bank role.
  • In-person team in New York.
  • The working group operates together daily.
  • Direct access to Co-CEO, CCO, Head of Engineering, CCO, and Legal.

Compensation

  • We offer competitive, equitable compensation and benefits tailored to your location — including token compensation, paid leave, and health coverage.

Benefits

  • Competitive base + equity/token allocation.

Company info

  • 📌 Cosmos Labs is the core team driving development and growth of the Cosmos blockchain ecosystem, Cosmos technology stack, and the Cosmos Hub. Cosmos powers the largest network of vertically integrated Layer 1 blockchains in the world: 200+ blockchains use the Cosmos Stack in production.
  • At Cosmos Labs, we are responsible for developing new software and products for the Cosmos Stack and its customers, building and maintaining customer relationships, growing the adoption of our Stack, and fostering the community of independent builders and end users in the Cosmos blockchain ecosystem. Cosmos Labs builds open-source blockchain infrastructure used by 200+ networks globally. The Cosmos SDK and IBC protocol are the foundation for chains managing tens of billions in value. We are now applying this stack to bank tokenized deposits - the most significant shift in banking infrastructure since SWIFT, with the goal of delivering 24/7 asset settlement.
  • We focus on hiring the core team and senior talent to work together in person in NYC and Berlin to build a collaborative and supportive culture. We are open to hiring best-in-class remote talent anywhere within 6 hours of the NYC timezone.
  • Core team member responsibilities
  • 📌 Cosmos Labs is the core team driving development and growth of the Cosmos blockchain ecosystem, Cosmos technology stack, and the Cosmos Hub.
  • Cosmos powers the largest network of vertically integrated Layer 1 blockchains in the world: 200+ blockchains use the Cosmos Stack in production.
  • At Cosmos Labs, we are responsible for developing new software and products for the Cosmos Stack and its customers, building and maintaining customer relationships, growing the adoption of our Stack, and fostering the community of independent builders and end users in the Cosmos blockchain ecosystem.
  • Cosmos Labs builds open-source blockchain infrastructure used by 200+ networks globally.
  • The Cosmos SDK and IBC protocol are the foundation for chains managing tens of billions in value.
  • We are now applying this stack to bank tokenized deposits - the most significant shift in banking infrastructure since SWIFT, with the goal of delivering 24/7 asset settlement.
  • We focus on hiring the core team and senior talent to work together in person in NYC and Berlin to build a collaborative and supportive culture.
  • We are open to hiring best-in-class remote talent anywhere within 6 hours of the NYC timezone.
  • Work to solve hard technical problems at the cutting edge of blockchain research, alongside a world-class team.
  • Be empowered to make bold technical and strategic decisions, including in product development, software engineering, marketing, sales, and operations.
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