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Lead Product Manager, On-chain Payments
Ripple Labs INC · 🇺🇸 San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 26 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 17 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Ripple Labs INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles2 certified filings for “Manager, Software Engineering” (Computer and Information Systems Managers) in CA: $255k–$260k, median $258k. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
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The US Department of Labor certified 26 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 17 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
At Ripple, we’re building a world where value moves like information does today. It’s big, it’s bold, and we’re already doing it. Through our crypto solutions for financial institutions, businesses, governments and developers, we are improving the global financial system and creating greater economic fairness and opportunity for more people, in more places around the world. And we get to do the best work of our career and grow our skills surrounded by colleagues who have our backs. If you’re ready to see your impact and unlock incredible career growth opportunities, join us, and build real world value. THE WORK: We’re looking for a senior product leader to shape the future of payments and financial applications on the XRP Ledger. In this role, you’ll own product strategy and execution across areas such as stablecoin payments, on-chain liquidity and foreign exchange, and emerging forms of programmable commerce. You’ll work at the intersection of blockchain infrastructure, financial markets, and real-world customer needs - turning new capabilities into products and experiences that can achieve meaningful adoption. This is a highly cross-functional role. You’ll work closely with engineering, business development, ecosystem partners, and customers to identify the most important problems to solve, develop a clear product strategy, and drive complex initiatives from concept through market adoption. WHAT YOU’LL DO: • Own product strategy and roadmap for key payments and on-chain financial capabilities on the XRP Ledger • Identify and prioritize opportunities where blockchain infrastructure can meaningfully improve how value is exchanged, converted, and settled • Develop product-market fit hypotheses and validate them through customer discovery, market research, product data, and real-world usage • Partner closely with Engineering to translate market and customer needs into scalable product and protocol capabilities • Work with financial institutions, payment providers, liquidity providers, developers, and other ecosystem participants to understand workflows and adoption barriers • Lead complex cross-functional initiatives spanning Product, Engineering, Business Development, and external partners • Define the capabilities and ecosystem requirements needed to deliver compelling end-to-end customer experiences • Navigate technical, commercial, and market tradeoffs to drive clear decisions and maintain momentum • Represent the product strategy internally and externally with customers, partners, and the broader ecosystem WHAT YOU'LL BRING: • Significant product management experience building payments, fintech, financial infrastructure, trading, or other technically complex products • Proven ability to define product strategy and lead ambiguous, high-impact initiatives from discovery through launch and adoption • Strong cross-functional leadership skills, with a track record of driving alignment across technical and commercial organizations • Strong technical fluency and experience working closely with engineering teams on backend, infrastructure, API, or protocol-level products • Deep customer orientation and the ability to translate complex financial workflows into clear product opportunities • Strong systems thinking and judgment across product, technology, market dynamics, and go-to-market considerations • Excellent written and verbal communication, particularly when simplifying complex problems and driving decisions across diverse stakeholders • Comfort operating in a fast-moving environment where the market, technology, and customer needs are still evolving Nice to Have: • Experience in payments, FX, liquidity, settlement, treasury, or financial market infrastructure • Experience building crypto, blockchain, or