Product Manager

Role overview

Defuse Labs is building programmable, intent-based infrastructure on NEAR Protocol — making blockchain interactions smoother, smarter, and more composable. 

As we scale our core product NEAR Intents, we’re looking for a Product Manager to join our lean and deeply technical team. In this role, you will drive the strategy, roadmap, and execution of product initiatives that bridge cutting-edge engineering and real-world developer and user needs.

As Product Manager for Near Intents, you will own the full product lifecycle — from research to roadmap, delivery, and iteration. You’ll work directly with engineers and leadership to define product vision, translate it into action, and ensure real impact for our users and partners. This role is for someone who can go from a whiteboard brainstorm to a structured product launch with clarity and speed.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the product roadmap in collaboration with leadership and engineering
• Collaborate closely with engineering leads to synthesize and prioritize technical requirements, balancing long-term vision with near-term execution.
• Own the product development lifecycle – from problem discovery to launch and iteration.
• Interface with developers, partners, and ecosystem stakeholders to deeply understand use cases, pain points, and opportunities.
• Produce clear product specs, user flows, and documentation that align cross-functional teams and guide engineering execution.
• Lead and support business development conversations, connecting product needs with strategic partner integrations.
• Conduct market, user, and competitor research to inform product direction and identify opportunities for differentiation.
• Drive growth planning and continuous improvement of the product across usage, feedback, and adoption metrics.
• Stay current with the evolving multi-chain ecosystem (e.g., EVM-compatible chains, bridge protocols, intent-centric architectures) to ensure product direction remains relevant and forward-compatible.
• Advocate for excellent developer experience by working with engineering to reduce integration complexity, latency, and cognitive load

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience managing technical software products from conception to launch – ideally in ideally in AI, developer tools, or APIs
• Demonstrated success taking a technical product from idea to launch and iteration
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Proven ability to create and maintain high-quality documentation, diagrams, or explainer content for internal and external audiences.
• Strong communication skills – clear, structured, async-friendly, and confident in cross-functional collaboration.

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