Product Manager

Department/Team Purpose:

With a set of market leading products in custody, settlement, clearing, liquidity access, and our position as a leading infrastructure provider in the industry, Copper is well placed to become a pillar of future digital and tokenised assets industry. Although the product suite is established, evolving regulatory requirements and market practices demand continuous refinement, modernisation, and innovation of our solutions.

The Product Team’s goal is to shape the company’s vision into actionable product strategy, ensuring we build the right products, for the right clients, at the right time. We do this by deeply understanding the market, defining clear priorities, and guiding cross-functional teams from concept through delivery to measurable outcomes.

Role Purpose:

This role drives the evolution of our Digital Asset Custody and Collateral Management products, ensuring they remain best in class amid a rapidly changing institutional landscape. The Product Manager owns the roadmap, supports Senior Managers in defining product direction and priorities, formalises development tasks, collects and processes product feedback and metrics, and facilitates communication with internal and external stakeholders. Partnering with Engineering, Operations, Risk, Legal, Compliance, and Client-facing teams, this role translates emerging institutional client needs into clear product requirements and actionable items.

Key Responsibilities:

• Help shape the roadmap for Copper’s custody and collateral management offerings.
• Execute on strategic initiatives, managing the end-to-end SDLC, from ideation to delivery
• Understand Copper products exceptionally well and lead discussions with stakeholders throughout the business. 
• Continually research the industry and the market to ensure that we are building best-in-class
• Contribute to strategic initiatives.

Skills and Experience:

Essential

• 2–4 years of experience in digital assets, fintech, institutional finance, or market infrastructure.
• Open to candidates without prior Product Management experience who demonstrate strong interest in learning the craft and possess a foundational understanding of the product development lifecycle.
• Solid understanding of blockchain technology, digital asset custody, collateral management, and trading infrastructure, combined with a natural curiosity about emerging trends in the digital asset and crypto ecosystem.
• Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt.
• Track record of delivering in a fast-paced environment.
• Resilient and hands-on, with a strong bias for action and problem-solving.
• Excellent prioritisation skills: able to context-switch effectively while knowing when to cut through noise and focus on what matters most.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and confident in making decisions with incomplete information, proactively carving a clear path forward.
• Outstanding communication and stakeholder engagement skills, both written and verbal.
• Customer-centric mindset: willingness to engage directly with users and clients to understand their needs.

Desirable

• Strong understanding of the Prime Services Operating Model and familiar with financing solutions that Prime Brokers provide to their clients.
• Experience operating in a highly regulated environment.
• Experience in an institutional client facing role (preferably liaising directly with Hedge Funds, Market Makers, OTC desks).
• Experience in a rapidly growing start-up/scale-up.

Why Copper?

At Copper, we keep innovation, openness, and curiosity at the centre of everything we do. Here, bold ideas get the spotlight, learning is constant, and diversity shapes our team from the ground up.

Jump into a fast-moving, dynamic team that loves a challenge and knows how to have fun along the way. Collaboration is just as important as results—you’ll be surrounded by smart, driven colleagues in London and across our APAC, Switzerland, UAE, and US offices.

Hybrid working model – we believe in the value of bringing people together and at the same time we embrace the adaptability of flexibly working.

Diversity and inclusion matter to us – they’re woven into Copper life. From employee-led groups like Women at Copper to a committee focused on community and wellbeing, you’ll have a network that supports you from day one. Everyone voice matters.

If you’re looking to ramp up your career, or keen to do something new in your field, with us, you’ll keep moving forward.

Ready to make your mark, keep growing, and join a supportive, dynamic team? Copper’s the place.

The interview process at Copper

Our interview process is designed to be thoughtful, efficient, and engaging. While specific steps may vary slightly depending on the role, the typical journey includes:

1. Initial Screening A brief conversation with our Talent Acquisition team to explore your background, motivations, and alignment with the role.
2. Technical Interview A virtual session conducted via Microsoft Teams, where you'll engage with team members to discuss relevant skills, problem-solving approaches, and technical experience.
3. In-Person Interview A conversation focused on team dynamics, collaboration style, and any final technical questions. This may be with cross-functional peers or leadership.

Additional steps may be added based on the role's complexity or seniority. We aim to keep the process transparent and respectful of your time.

Benefits

In return for everything you can bring to Copper, we can offer you an exciting, challenging role in a fast-growing and dynamic business, with career opportunities and welcoming working environment. Some of our key UK benefits are highlighted below:

• Paid Time Off - A minimum of 35 days of paid time off per year, inclusive of annual leave and public holidays. Employees also receive one additional day of annual leave for each year of service.
• Comprehensive Medical Insurance - Inclusive of dental, optical, audiology, and mental health coverage, with medical history disregarded
• Life Insurance
• Enhanced Pension Contributions - Includes an enhanced employer matching contribution
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

If you think you have everything we're looking for and more, then we'd love you to apply for the opportunity.