Public
Blockchain Technology
About Public
Public is a blockchain technology company that develops and operates decentralized networks and protocols, including the Public Network and the Public API Gateway.
Open Positions at Public
Director of Risk
About Public Public is an investing platform that makes building a multi-asset portfolio fast, frictionless, and secure. Members can trade stocks, options, bonds, crypto, ETFs, and alternative assets—all in one place. Alongside its robust suite of investing tools, Public offers Alpha, a layer of artificial intelligence that provides fundamental data and custom analysis to support informed investment decisions. Since 2019, Public has raised over $300 million. Investors include Accel, Tiger Global, Will Smith's Dreamers VC, The Chainsmokers' Mantis VC, and Shari Redstone's Advancit Capital, as well as renowned figures in business and culture, like Maria Sharapova, Tony Hawk, and NYU Stern professor Scott Galloway. This role is based in our NYC office and is onsite Mon-Thurs. What you’ll do We are looking for a highly-motivated and experienced Director of Risk to join our nimble brokerage team. In this role, you’ll focus on identifying, assessing, and managing Public’s financial and operational risks. This is a critical function that will drive the development of our risk management framework, and help determine our risk appetite, in support of our overall business plan. Analyze, interpret, and provide the daily risk exposure of our business by assessing transactions, and through the development / implementation of quantitative models, portfolio analysis, and other methods Identify and assess market risks associated with trading activities, such as price volatility, liquidity risk, and correlation risk Develop and maintain risk reporting systems and dashboards, including associated metrics and alerts in order to monitor the execution and performance of our strategy; provide timely and insightful analysis Improve data integrity throughout the platform, and work closely with third-party vendors to rectify inaccuracies and inconsistencies Review and evaluate new business initiatives, including potential partnerships and acquisitions, to identify changes to the operational risk profile of the business Act as a strategic business partner on financial risk topics by ensuring effective communication and an understanding of risks at all organizational levels Who you are Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, engineering, or a related field required (Master’s degree preferred) Minimum 6+ years of relevant experience in risk management Extensive margin, equity, and options strategy knowledge within the retail brokerage space Detail oriented and scrappy, but possess the ability to think strategically about long-term trading risk Data oriented — you have a keen sense for numbers and understand how to analyze complex data sets Strong understanding of financial markets, credit risk, liquidity risk, and market risk Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams Data management and visualization experience a plus Programming experience a plus Strong passion for options trading a plus Public is an equal employment opportunity employer to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. We celebrate people of all race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression. The compensation range for this role is $140K-$190K based on skills and experience. Apply Now:
Product Manager
About Public is an investing platform that makes building a multi-asset portfolio fast, frictionless, and secure. Members can trade stocks, options, bonds, crypto, ETFs, and alternative assets—all in one place. Alongside its robust suite of investing tools, Public offers Alpha, a layer of artificial intelligence that provides fundamental data and custom analysis to support informed investment decisions. Since 2019, Public has raised over $300 million. Investors include Accel, Tiger Global, Will Smith's Dreamers VC, The Chainsmokers' Mantis VC, and Shari Redstone's Advancit Capital, as well as renowned figures in business and culture, like Maria Sharapova, Tony Hawk, and NYU Stern professor Scott Galloway. What you’ll do We are looking for a highly-motivated Product Manager to join our nimble product team. In this role, you’ll: Develop, own, and continuously re-evaluate a product roadmap to meet the most important needs of our customers and deliver strong customer experiences, balancing speed, quality, and impact. Drive end-to-end execution of new asset classes and/or features from ideation, to product positioning & goals, design & iteration, ticketing & refinements, development, QA, and launch. Collaborate closely with engineering, design, leadership, design, marketing, customer support, and compliance experts to build the primary investing account for the next generation. Be the first point of contact to unblock whatever engineering needs to be as effective as possible at their job. Have a strong pulse on the overall market and our current and potential new customers to understand the current investing landscape, sentiment, and customer needs to scale, grow, iterate, and differentiate Public’s business. Own Developing initial go to market hypothesis on what we’d have to believe for the product to be a success, including the target audience, goals (KPIs/impact), product positioning/messaging, and key differentiators This role is based in New York City, and you will be required to work from our office at minimum, Monday through Thursday. Who you are 1-2+ years of experience as a Product Manager within a startup environment building high-quality consumer or financial products Passionate about the financial markets and ways to help investors make more informed investing decisions Self-starter attitude and ability to execute the entire product lifecycle, from ideation to execution, analysis, and continuous iterationExcellent verbal and written communication skills to work cross-functionally with teams of engineers, compliance, risk, operations, go-to-market and more Bonus Points Experience in brokerage or payments Experience leading API integrations with external partners Awareness of U.S. financial regulations Public is an equal employment opportunity employer to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. We celebrate people of all race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression. The compensation range for this role is $120-$150k based on skills and experience. Apply Now:
Senior Product Manager
About Public Public is an investing platform that makes building a multi-asset portfolio fast, frictionless, and secure. Members can trade stocks, options, bonds, crypto, ETFs, and alternative assets—all in one place. Alongside its robust suite of investing tools, Public offers Alpha, a layer of artificial intelligence that provides fundamental data and custom analysis to support informed investment decisions. Since 2019, Public has raised over $300 million. Investors include Accel, Tiger Global, Will Smith's Dreamers VC, The Chainsmokers' Mantis VC, and Shari Redstone's Advancit Capital, as well as renowned figures in business and culture, like Maria Sharapova, Tony Hawk, and NYU Stern professor Scott Galloway. What you’ll do We are looking for a highly-motivated, technical Senior Product Manager to join our nimble product team. In this role, you’ll collaborate closely with design, engineering, marketing, and compliance experts to build the primary investing account for the next generation. Money movement is critical to Public’s ecosystem, and we’re continuing to optimize that experience for our members. From setting up new integrations to optimizing our current feature set, you will own and drive our payments roadmap. You'll be expected to have a strong understanding of the trade lifecycle, and be responsible for incorporating data analytics, market research, and member insights to inform our product strategy, design, and execution. This role is based in New York City, and you will be required to work from our office at minimum, Monday through Thursday. Who you are 7+ years experience as a Product Manager with money movement experience within a startup environment Ability to write detailed requirements in Jira, document in Confluence, and navigate Figma and other standard product tools to ensure requirements are clearly shared and communicated with teams You are comfortable leading API integrations with external vendors across identity verification, payments, clearing or custody Uncanny attention to detail from drafting product specs to reviewing customer metrics Self-starter attitude and ability to work independently Understanding of and experience with agile methodologies, rituals, and communication with the engineering org Passionate about user experience and solving problems Excellent verbal and written communication skills to work cross-functionally with teams of engineers, compliance, risk, operations, go-to-market and more Bonus Points Experience in brokerage, identity verification, and/or payments Awareness of U.S. financial regulation Familiarity with data analytics tools: SQL, Mixpanel, Segment, Looker, etc. Comfortable writing detailed product specs and documentation (e.g. Confluence, Jira, etc.) Familiarity with product tools: Jira, Asana, Pivotal Tracker, Monday, etc. Experience working with a global team Public is an equal employment opportunity employer to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. We celebrate people of all race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression. The compensation range for this role is $160K-$220K based on skills and experience. Apply Now: