Fuel Labs

Founding General Manager: O2 Exchange

Fuel Labs

8 days ago

## Founding General Manager: O2 Exchange **Location:** Portugal / France / Germany / Greece / Spain / Switzerland / UK / USA / Canada **Department:** Other **Commitment:** Full-Time **Workplace Type:** Remote **Company:** Fuel Labs Inc. **Compensation:** Competitive Base + **Significant Equity Upside** **The Mission:** Turn the world's fastest execution layer into the world's most profitable orderbook exchange. ### About Fuel Labs Fuel Labs is incubating **O2**, a high-performance orderbook exchange designed to prove the throughput of the Fuel Network. We are looking for the **Founding GM** to take this internal venture from MVP to profitability. This is not a standard PM role, it is a startup leadership role backed by the resources of a Layer 2 protocol. Fuel is a high-performance blockchain operating system that redefines what's possible on Ethereum. By combining unparalleled throughput with the core principles of decentralization and security, our platform simplifies the development process for builders worldwide. The Fuel Virtual Machine, with its groundbreaking state minimization and parallel transaction execution capabilities, sets a new standard for Ethereum Rollups, overcoming existing limitations in protocol development. Since our 2019 launch with Fuel V1, we've been focused on enhancing Ethereum's scalability. Our innovations, like the Fuel Virtual Machine and the Sway programming language, provide developers with a powerful, user-friendly environment. We’re a passionate, intelligent, and empathetic globally dispersed team, united by a love for innovation and a commitment to shaping the future of blockchain technology—one groundbreaking solution at a time. ### The Role We are looking for a **Founding General Manager** to lead the strategy, roadmap, and execution of our O2 Exchange, our decentralized orderbook and its supporting ecosystem. You won’t just be managing a backlog—you’ll be defining the future of how users trade, provide liquidity, and interact with decentralized finance. As one of the earliest product leaders, you’ll shape everything from market research and user experience to building markets and growing volume. You’ll collaborate closely with engineering, design, and business stakeholders to ensure we build products that are both technically excellent and deeply valuable to our users. The ideal candidate is entrepreneurial, data-driven, and passionate about the intersection of crypto, market structure, and user experience. You’ll help establish a culture of rapid iteration, high standards, and obsessive focus on growing a trader base and functional markets. ### Responsibilities * **Product Leadership & Strategy** * Define and drive the product vision, strategy and roadmap for the orderbook, including spot trading, market making, and cross-chain integrations. * Translate the company’s mission into clear product milestones and success metrics that balance user experience, scalability, and decentralization. * Push the Fuel Ignition team to shape the underlying blockchain to meet the orderbook’s high performance requirements. * Lead product discovery: identify user pain points, analyze competitors, and validate hypotheses with real usage data and user interviews. * **Cross-Functional Execution** * Partner closely with engineering, design, and research to deliver features end-to-end—from contracts to API design to front-end UX. * Partner with marketing and business development teams to drive the creation of markets and acquisition of traders. * **Ecosystem & Growth** * Work with community, marketing, and BD teams to drive user acquisition, market making, and integrations with other protocols to support shared growth. * Develop and manage incentive programs (trading rewards, referral systems, rebates, etc.) aligned with long-term healthy growth. * **Data-Driven Decision Making** * Define core KPIs (volumes, retention, liquidity depth, user growth) and use analytics to inform prioritization and roadmap iteration. * Establish frameworks for experimentation (A/B tests, on-chain metrics, incentive feedback loops). * Continuously drive execution toward those goals. * **Team Building & Culture** * Recruit, mentor, and develop team members as the organization scales. * Foster a culture of ownership, iteration, curiosity, and speed while maintaining product quality and user trust. ### Qualifications * 5+ years of experience in product management, including 3+ years in leadership roles. * Proven track record of launching and scaling complex financial or trading products (crypto, fintech, or exchanges). * User acquisition and growth experience–work tightly with marketing and business development to bring traders and related parties onto the platform. * Strong analytical mindset—comfortable using data to drive decisions and assess product performance. * Exceptional communication skills: able to align technical and non-technical stakeholders on a shared vision. * Passion for decentralized systems, user empowerment, and building products that redefine financial access. ### Bonus Points * Experience as an early-stage startup or founding product leader. * Familiarity with on-chain data analysis and tools like Dune, Nansen, or Flipside. * Previous collaboration with blockchain engineering teams (Solidity, Rust, or TypeScript stacks). * Involvement in designing or running incentive programs. * Contributions to DeFi or open-source protocols. ### Why work with us? * **High Impact:** You’ll shape the core product and direction of an emerging decentralized exchange from its earliest stages. * **Visionary Team:** Collaborate with builders and researchers across crypto, market design, and engineering.

UX & Graphic Designer- Crypto Trading Platform

Fuel Labs

39 days ago

## UX & Graphic Designer - Crypto Trading Platform **Location:** Lisbon, Portugal / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / USA / UK / UAE / Singapore / Spain / Hong Kong **Department:** Marketing **Commitment:** Full-Time **Workplace Type:** Remote Fuel is a high-performance blockchain operating system that redefines what's possible on Ethereum. By combining unparalleled throughput with the core principles of decentralization and security, our platform simplifies the development process for builders worldwide. The Fuel Virtual Machine, with its groundbreaking state minimization and parallel transaction execution capabilities, sets a new standard for Ethereum Rollups, overcoming existing limitations in protocol development. Since our 2019 launch with Fuel V1, we've been focused on enhancing Ethereum's scalability. Our innovations, like the Fuel Virtual Machine and the Sway programming language, provide developers with a powerful, user-friendly environment. We’re a passionate, intelligent, and empathetic globally dispersed team, united by a love for innovation and a commitment to shaping the future of blockchain technology—one groundbreaking solution at a time. ### Role Overview We are seeking a hybrid UX and Graphic Designer to transform complex crypto products into professional, intuitive, and visually compelling experiences. This role will be responsible for design across product development, marketing, and community engagement. The Designer will create end-to-end user experiences for professional traders, develop high-impact visual assets for campaigns, and ensure a cohesive, high-standard visual identity for Fuel Labs. The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of trading mechanics and user interfaces, translating this knowledge into precise and effective design solutions. ### Who You Are - You’re optimistic. You’ve got positive energy and see opportunities where others see problems. - You’re a lifelong learner. You’re eager to dive deep into emerging technologies, from Ethereum Rollups to decentralised finance, and you thrive on mastering new concepts. - You’re a team player. You believe in the power of collaboration and are ready to push boundaries with a group of like-minded innovators. You welcome the challenge of stepping out of your comfort zone to achieve something great. - You’re high agency. You believe in your ability to impact outcomes and take proactive steps to make things happen. Instead of waiting for instructions or letting obstacles deter you, you create solutions and drive projects forward with determination and resourcefulness. - You’re courageous. In a rapidly changing industry like ours, you’re not afraid to voice your ideas, and challenge the status quo. You have the confidence to tackle difficult problems and the resilience to see them through. - You steer clear of performative crypto trends. You’re mission-driven, focused on substance and prefer actions that drive real results over following popular narratives. ### Key Responsibilities - Design and iterate on user interfaces for decentralized trading and DeFi platforms on the Fuel network, prioritizing intuition and visual clarity. - Produce high-quality visual content, graphics, and digital assets for targeted marketing campaigns aimed at crypto and financial audiences. - Partner closely with development, product management, and marketing teams to define and govern Fuel's visual and interactive identity. - Conduct focused user research with experienced traders to optimize UX flows and streamline complex platform interactions. - Develop high-fidelity design prototypes using industry-standard tools like Figma, with an emphasis on performance and usability. - Establish and maintain a consistent design language across all platforms, including web, mobile, and external community channels. - Generate innovative and culturally relevant visual concepts, including static graphics and motion assets, to enhance brand recognition within the crypto ecosystem. ### Required Qualifications - Direct experience with, or a strong intuitive understanding of, crypto, capital markets, or active trading—particularly as it relates to effective trading interface design. - A strong portfolio showcasing creative problem-solving and the ability to develop original, high-impact visual concepts. - Demonstrated success in design and content creation aimed at crypto or financial-technology audiences. - Advanced proficiency in UX/UI design tools (e.g., Figma) with mastery of responsive design principles and end-to-end design systems. - Proven ability to execute brand strategy through visual campaigns, professional-grade web design, and motion graphics. - A commitment to first-principles design, with a willingness to challenge existing conventions in pursuit of optimal user experience. ### Desirable Qualifications (Bonus Points) - Experience designing professional-grade dashboards, trading interfaces, or analytics platforms. - Familiarity with DeFi protocols, Web3 principles, and industry-standard design patterns. - Working knowledge of basic front-end technologies (e.g., HTML/CSS, React). - An established and active presence in professional crypto communities or relevant design networks (e.g., Twitter/X). ### Salary Range $150,000 - $180,000 a year ### Closing Information **Be Aware of Job Scams** Fake job ads and fraudulent recruiters can sometimes appear in the Web3 industry. To ensure the legitimacy of any job offer or recruiter communication, please contact us directly at **[email protected]**. **Our Commitment** At Fuel Labs, we are an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a fair and inclusive workplace.